Paper or Plastic?

Paper or Plastic Bags?

The next time you are asked “paper or plastic” at the grocery check-out, you can do your part to save the environment by answering “neither” and using your own reusable shopping bag.

Obviously, these bags are more eco-friendly, but here are just a few more advantages they have that you may not have known:

Typically, reusable bags can hold twice as many items – and sometimes four times – as other bags.
They are easier to carry and will not rip or tear like other bags.
They are washable and will last for years.
They are made of non-toxic, non-allergenic material.
Most reusable bags have a flat-based design that allows them to stand upright, making packing and unpacking easier.
Using just one cloth reusable bag can save up to six paper or plastic bags a week … or 24 bags a month … or 288 bags a year … or 22,176 bags in a lifetime!