Comments on: Happy Earth Day!! My Own Review of Reusable Grocery Bags http://www.sixredheads.com/2008/04/22/happy-earth-day-my-own-review-of-reusable-grocery-bags/ Conscious Living....Deliberate Living. Deciding what I want to strive for and then setting goals to get there... "But the dreamers of the day are dangerous people because they think their dreams into reality with eyes wide open." Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:31:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Cindy Atmar http://www.sixredheads.com/2008/04/22/happy-earth-day-my-own-review-of-reusable-grocery-bags/#comment-26467 Cindy Atmar Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:42:35 +0000 http://www.sixredheads.com/?p=938#comment-26467 The idea behind reusable bags is not the fabric that is used to make them, but the fact that they are reusable so you're taking plastic bags (hundreds of them each year per family) out of the eco-system. Polypropylene is recyclable so after their useful life of approximately two years, the bags can be recycled. Nylon ones can't but polypropylene ones like the Ecologie Bags mentioned above can. And canvas gets dirty and is heavy before you even load any groceries into them. The idea behind reusable bags is not the fabric that is used to make them, but the fact that they are reusable so you’re taking plastic bags (hundreds of them each year per family) out of the eco-system. Polypropylene is recyclable so after their useful life of approximately two years, the bags can be recycled. Nylon ones can’t but polypropylene ones like the Ecologie Bags mentioned above can. And canvas gets dirty and is heavy before you even load any groceries into them.

]]> By: Tia Graham http://www.sixredheads.com/2008/04/22/happy-earth-day-my-own-review-of-reusable-grocery-bags/#comment-25488 Tia Graham Thu, 01 May 2008 14:21:31 +0000 http://www.sixredheads.com/?p=938#comment-25488 Ann-Marie, Nylon is a synthetic but it's not "plastic" per se. While all natural fibers for everything is a nice ideal, I've found lots of places in life where a synthetic is useful and sometimes, better for the job. A canvas bag in this instance would be much heavier, bulkier and also more expensive to make. Ann-Marie, Nylon is a synthetic but it’s not “plastic” per se. While all natural fibers for everything is a nice ideal, I’ve found lots of places in life where a synthetic is useful and sometimes, better for the job. A canvas bag in this instance would be much heavier, bulkier and also more expensive to make.

]]> By: AnnMarie http://www.sixredheads.com/2008/04/22/happy-earth-day-my-own-review-of-reusable-grocery-bags/#comment-25477 AnnMarie Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:59:58 +0000 http://www.sixredheads.com/?p=938#comment-25477 Ummm...you do realize that nylon is a plastic, don't you? So any nylon bags are still plastic bags! Go canvas. Ummm…you do realize that nylon is a plastic, don’t you? So any nylon bags are still plastic bags!

Go canvas.

]]> By: Anh http://www.sixredheads.com/2008/04/22/happy-earth-day-my-own-review-of-reusable-grocery-bags/#comment-25396 Anh Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:27:19 +0000 http://www.sixredheads.com/?p=938#comment-25396 Against my wishes, my wife made me buy the reusable bags from Publix. And, I have to admit, they're great! glad i found you, tia. i'm new to the blogosphere...but what fun it is! Against my wishes, my wife made me buy the reusable bags from Publix. And, I have to admit, they’re great!

glad i found you, tia. i’m new to the blogosphere…but what fun it is!

]]> By: gina http://www.sixredheads.com/2008/04/22/happy-earth-day-my-own-review-of-reusable-grocery-bags/#comment-25395 gina Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:53:08 +0000 http://www.sixredheads.com/?p=938#comment-25395 Hey Tia- I just checked out these bags, they are very cool! I wonder why they are making some out of polypropylene-um, that's PLASTIC!!! Kind of defeats the purpose! Your mom's looks like the obvious choice:-) Hey Tia-
I just checked out these bags, they are very cool! I wonder why they are making some out of polypropylene-um, that’s PLASTIC!!! Kind of defeats the purpose! Your mom’s looks like the obvious choice:-)

]]> By: Cathy Tomlinson http://www.sixredheads.com/2008/04/22/happy-earth-day-my-own-review-of-reusable-grocery-bags/#comment-25392 Cathy Tomlinson Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:42:17 +0000 http://www.sixredheads.com/?p=938#comment-25392 Another satisified customer here. I ordered the Use Again Bags after reading about them in one of your blogs. They are very sturdy, beautiful colors and they hold a lot. At $10 each they are a great bargain!! Another satisified customer here. I ordered the Use Again Bags after reading about them in one of your blogs. They are very sturdy, beautiful colors and they hold a lot. At $10 each they are a great bargain!!

]]> By: Sherry Mullinix http://www.sixredheads.com/2008/04/22/happy-earth-day-my-own-review-of-reusable-grocery-bags/#comment-25391 Sherry Mullinix Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:23:44 +0000 http://www.sixredheads.com/?p=938#comment-25391 I love the use-again bags as well but also just found Ecologie Bags, a Texas-based company, which has colorful reusable bags too and they're really affordable. They're $2.50 each on www.ecologiebags.com. I love the use-again bags as well but also just found Ecologie Bags, a Texas-based company, which has colorful reusable bags too and they’re really affordable. They’re $2.50 each on http://www.ecologiebags.com.

]]> By: carrie http://www.sixredheads.com/2008/04/22/happy-earth-day-my-own-review-of-reusable-grocery-bags/#comment-25388 carrie Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:36:56 +0000 http://www.sixredheads.com/?p=938#comment-25388 I love the use-again bags I bought a while ago. I bought three, and plan to get more soon. I try to keep them in the car or van, along with the Sam's Club insulated bags, so they are there whenever I go to the store Even with only three I have definitely cut back on the number of plastic bags I'm bringing home. Carrie I love the use-again bags I bought a while ago. I bought three, and plan to get more soon. I try to keep them in the car or van, along with the Sam’s Club insulated bags, so they are there whenever I go to the store Even with only three I have definitely cut back on the number of plastic bags I’m bringing home.

Carrie

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