Handmade Reusable Lunch Bag

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Matt Embrey .

If you are going green on the go, when it’s time for lunch you need to lose the brown bag, tin foil, seran wrap and paper napkins.  You could fill your pockets with potato salad or get a reusable lunch bag and a bento lunch box.  Our friend and write  Becky from Glue & Glitter [...]

The Bay vs. The Bag: Title Bout or Distraction?

Posted on April 15, 2009 by Matt Embrey .

The San Fransicso “Save the Bay” group has waged war on plastic bags in a campaign called “The Bay vs. The Bag,” while some feel it’s a fight not worth fighting… We do need to be careful not to placate our environmentalism with narrow easy wins, but we can’t be elitists that scoff at legitimate causes because they are “too small.”

Green Eyed Monster Reusable Shopping Bags

Posted on January 29, 2009 by Matt Embrey .

Fellow New Englandas Ashley and Kimberly Ulmer are adding a fresh twist on the reusable bag initiative.  By combining community created enviro-conscious art on the bags, they are not only providing an eco-friendly alternative to disposable bags but they are making it fun and helping spread the message.
Unlike many of the reusable bags available today, [...]

Bag Another Day: The Best Ways to Reuse Plastic Bags

Posted on October 1, 2008 by Samantha Tackeff .

Switching over to reusable bags is a necessary change that we should all be making both a habit and a rule. Unfortunately, at times many people still find themselves with some extra plastic bags on their hands when they forget their reusables or from an unplanned shopping trip. Instead of guiltily throwing them out (Yes! [...]

GreenAid Reusable Bag: Fighting The War on Plastic

Posted on September 17, 2008 by Matt Embrey .

Here’s a fun design from the design collaborative of Lovegrove & Repucci that’s blowin’ up the reusable bag scene… GreenAid.  For those of you who haven’t had your coffee yet, it’s a play on words, you know… GreenAid > Grenade.  The info on their site is sparse and they are not available to buy yet, [...]

City Bag Trade: Raincoats Recycled Into Bags

Posted on August 24, 2008 by Matt Embrey .

How do you combine fashion, practicality, and sustainability into one product?  Kendra Stanley’s answers this by making old raincoats into bags!  Her company is called City Bag Trade, and if you want to get your hands on one of her rain coat carry crafts you can buy one, you can send a jacket in trade [...]

DIY Reusable Bags Made From… Bags

Posted on July 21, 2008 by Matt Embrey .

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 [...]

Target’s Retote Reusable Shopping Bags

Posted on May 7, 2008 by Matt Embrey .

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(pictures from Notcot)
Target has teamed up with Newsweek and Terracycle to make Retotes, an interesting reusable bag program.  Basically, the Retote is made of used, recycled Target bags that have been returned to the store then Terracycle turns them into reusable shopping bags.  If you pick up Newsweeks April 15, 2008 issue, “Environment [...]

The Stylish, Packable Flip & Tumble Bags

Posted on April 13, 2008 by Matt Embrey .

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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 [...]

Envirosax Graphic Series Reusable Shipping Bags

Posted on March 16, 2008 by Matt Embrey .

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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 [...]