We feature reusable shopping bags all the time on greenUPGRADER and while they are an important staple in our sustainable lives, they are beginning to get boring.  If you’ve seen one you’ve seen em all… except this bag (pictured on the right) that I found over at MyRecycledBags.com, which I can safely say I’ve never seen anything like it.  In her most recent post RecycleCindy delves into the idea of the “Ultimate” reusable shopping bag.  According to Cindy it would be made from recycled materials, strong & durable and free.  Instead of trying to find this tall order, she made it.  She also posted the pattern and a tutorial on her site.  This was the first time I had been to My Recycled Bags and to be honest, at first I thought “A whole site about recycled bags?  How much can you actually do with old plastic bags?”  Apparently, a lot.  Check out Cindy’s recycled plastic bag creations.

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I love these new Flip & Tumble bags! They are super stylish, and add a cool twist (or I guess I should say flip) on the boring old reusable bag. The Flip & Tumble bags have a stretchy pouch sewn on the inside of the bag that lets you quickly ball it up like a pair of socks. I find this particularly useful. My old reusable bags (they are old school canvas totes I’ve been using for years) hang in my coat closet until its time to go to the store but I only have them when my shopping trip is planned. Now I keep two in my bag and two in my glove box so I’ll never get caught empty bagged.

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Envirosax graphic series pouches contain 5 uniquely designed reusable bags.  The pouch is small enough to fit in your glove box or medium sized tote, so you’ll always have a chic eco-friendly alternative to disposable shopping bags right at your finger tips.  Pictured above is the Mikado series featuring fun yet simple Japanese design.