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With the ringing in of the New Year, why not make one of your resolutions for 2008 a green one?
When you head to the checkout with your purchases at the grocery store or any store, bring your own reusable bags. Keep a stash in your car or a small foldable one in your purse, and you’ll be ready to answer “No, thanks,” to “Do you need a bag?” Challenge everyone in your family to remember to take reusable bags whenever you head out for a shopping trip. This simple step to preserve natural resources really adds up when you think of all the plastic bags you might use in a year.
Read about the decision our two Austin stores recently made to end the use of plastic bags at the checkout, one more step on the ongoing journey toward a greener operation.
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For Christmas, I gave presents “wrapped” in reusable bags. It was part of the gift, they were usually less expensive than a gift bag, AND I didn’t use wrapping paper which cannot be recycled. This year I plan on doing it for all gifts!!
January 2nd, 2008 at 3:35 pm
kp, that was a GREAT idea!! I think I’m going to use that one!
I don’t like wrapping paper myself…I think using a plain paper shopping bag, cutting it to be flat and decorating it creatively makes better wrapping paper. That’s how I currently mail packages through the post office except I don’t decorate the packages.
I also use reusable bags every time & everywhere I shop, and I don’t like how sometimes I get looked at funny…like “oh, here comes one of those….”, alsmost as if they don’t know why I’m using my own bags? Alot of stores accept them and are very accomodating, but others are clueless. Especially disbount department stores…does anyone else use their reusable bags in stores OTHER than FOOD stores? or am I the only one?
All I know is that I really dislike plastic bags.
Thanks for your tip, kp!!
January 3rd, 2008 at 7:11 am
Not only do I use the reusable bags at the checkout, but I use reusable mesh bags for produce instead of the single-use plastic they have in the produce section. The bags are see-through, so the checkout clerk can still see what you purchased. Their weight is very minimal so I don’t really worry about having to pay more by using them either. Try http://www.ecobags.com! The less plastic used, the better!
January 3rd, 2008 at 7:52 am
I have gone vegetarian for good starting Jan 1, 2008. It is better for my health, the animals I don’t eat, and the environment. I will also make a very strong effort to buy foods only from the southeastern states (I am in North Carolina) so my carbon footprint is smaller. I will continue to take my own bags to the grocery store.
January 3rd, 2008 at 8:15 am
Thanks fdor the tip on the ecobags website, Mary…I just ordered the mesh produce bags…I was wondering how to solve that problem! I buy ALOT of veggies at Whole Foods Market and I was really feeling gulity about putting them in the plastic produce bags, but I didn’t know what else to do…now I can’t wait to get those mesh ones!!
January 3rd, 2008 at 9:44 am
For those plastic bags that still accumulate: nonprofit food distribution programs — e.g., Arlington Food Assistance Center in Arlington, VA — need clean bags for groceries for clients.
January 3rd, 2008 at 10:42 am
Last July 4th I declared my Independence from plastic bags and have since made it a focus. Like KP, I gave gifts this year in reusable bags that I purchased online at http://www.1bagatatime.com. The bags come with a tag that concisely explains why reusable bags are important and just how much energy you’re saving by using them. I carry my bags in the car so that I can use them at all stores. I’ve also discuvered, though, that for those quick drugstore purchases, etc. you can do without a bag of any kind. Just tell the clerk “no thanks, I don’t need a bag.” Sooner or later I hope to retrain a few of them not to automatically drop something into a plastic bag!
My New Year’s bag resolution is to extend my focus to trash bags. I recently found out that they make BIODEGRADABLE trash bags. Otherwise, the trash bags that get buried in the landfill simply live on for centuries. Only a few stores carry these bags – Whole Foods does in some locations but not all – they cost a bit more but are just as strong and will biodegrade in a matter of weeks, not eons!
January 3rd, 2008 at 10:47 am
Oooh the mesh bags is a *great* idea! In 2007 my main goal was water conservation. I am also in NC in one of the counties hit hardest by the drought. All the simple things you hear about doing; not leaving the water running, washing only full loads of clothes, etc…really do make a difference. We reduced our water consumption from almost 40 gallons a person in my household to less than 30 gallons per person/day/month. I still want it to be less. I will be installing low-flow shower heads in our showers and I would love to replace our washer as well to a front loader (if only that big price tag wasn’t in the way…sigh). My washer uses a ghastly 50 gallons of water per load…ack. We’ve also gone to shopping with our own bags and food shopping almost exclusively at the Farmer’s Market during the spring/summer/fall months for produce, herbs, and eggs. We changed all of our Christmas lights this year to LED lights…and while the “true white” took some getting used to and we definitely stuck out in the neighborhood, my energy consumption has not taken a noticable hit for the month of December like it usually does. This year, my big goal is to go paperless around the house where I can. I like paper towels, I enjoy paper towels, but we use soooooo many of them. So, through the use of dishcloths, hand towels, and fingertip towels, I would like to move towards *no* papertowels. I would also like to wrap gifts next year in reused items such as the already mentioned paper bags and cloth bags. We make our own household cleaners so I also like the idea given regarding an earth friendly cleaner being part of a gift.
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:38 am
Thanks for the eco-friendly tip with the bags. I go to a lot of conferences for work, and have turned all the bags I received through the events into grocery bags. I have a few at the office, a few in the car, and a few at home, so I am ready for all my purchases! Each set usually has a few plastic bags that I continue to reuse for produce.
January 3rd, 2008 at 12:25 pm
why use plastic bags for produce at all? I skip them completely and just pile everything into the cart. I’ve never believed the plastic saves me from any dirt or germs. If they’re not shipped in plastic after what is usually a long journey (I wish I could get more local foods at WFM!), a plastic bag for the last mile of their journey to get to my home isn’t going to do much.
January 3rd, 2008 at 12:53 pm
i like to use reusable bags and put the nickel i get each time in the bag. i shop frequently and by the end of the month i usually have enough to buy a compact flourescent bulb. goodbye, wasteful incandescents!!
January 3rd, 2008 at 2:01 pm
When we have a party and use those plastic utensils, I make a point of putting them in the dishwasher to be reused.
This is the same as washing our flatware.
It comes out clean and and ready to be reused and not put into landfill. Not sure why I didn’t think of this sooner
January 3rd, 2008 at 5:03 pm
Here’s my green tip: we learned that we could purchase all wind power through our electric company. But being poor students, it was hard to justify the extra cost (it should be cheaper, IMHO!). However, we switched all our electronics – computers, TV, even microwave – to power strips and/or outlets connected to wall switches. We keep them off when not using them, and wouldn’t you know, we more than made up for the cost of the wind power! Now we pay about the same electric bill, use a lot less electricity, and get it all from a clean source. What a great deal!
(yes, at first it is annoying to reset your clocks or channels every time you turn the TV on, but we got used to it really fast and learned tricks for getting around those menus that pop up – usually just turning it off and on again will do it)
January 3rd, 2008 at 6:10 pm
I have found that when I go shopping, if I take my own tote bag, I can facilitate the process by packing my own groceries. There are moments when I have been caught off-guard without my tote bag; however, I’ll make sure to minimize the number of bags I use (especially by not double-bagging). A trick I did while doing some New Years’ shopping was to place all items subsequently purchased in the same bag (from the initial purchase). Since I was able to consolidate all of my errands within the same 6 block radius, I never moved the car. I was able to minimize carbon emissions and get exercise. Next time, to really make a difference, I think I’ll take my tote bag and take the train!
January 3rd, 2008 at 7:39 pm
This may sound extremely simple, but I noticed that my boyfriend and I would use insane amounts of paper towels daily! We switched to using cloth towels instead, and what a difference in the amount of garbage it has made! Cloth towels do the same job as paper, but you save so much money, and waste! Instead of going out weekly to fork more cash, just head to a washing machine, or even easier, wash them by hand in the sink.
January 3rd, 2008 at 8:50 pm
i decided to start making my own “chewy granola bars” for the purpose of reducing preservatives in my family’s diet. however, i came to realize that i’m also doing the environment a service. i wrap the bars in biodegradeable waxed paper and i don’t have deal with an empty cardboard box!
January 3rd, 2008 at 10:46 pm
I hope that Whole Foods decides to discontinue plastic bags at all its location and not just in Austin!
January 4th, 2008 at 6:16 am
I making a decision to buy only what my family will eat this year in an effort to try and reduce our food waste. Although our family is small, we only have a 2 year old son, every time I have to throw out food, I think of the energy it took to grow and get that to the supermarket shelf. I also think of the others who may not have enough to eat and of the money I’m wasting.
January 4th, 2008 at 6:18 am
I want to take the BYOB one step further. Go through your families clothes and pick out the t-shirts no one wears anymore. Sew up the bottom seam and cut the neck to make the opening wider and POOF a free green bag! Keep them in your car and one small folded one in your purse. I also keep a clean reusable travel mug in my car for when I go to coffee shops.
January 4th, 2008 at 10:22 am
I live in NYC and my new years resolution is to bring a reusable bag with me when ever I go shopping whether it is to the grocery store or just shopping in general. In order to help myself remember to grab a reusable bag before I leave. I’ve started to hang them by the door so I see them as I leave and just grab one and go.
January 4th, 2008 at 11:02 am
For 2008 I have decided to move to as many environmentally friendly products as possible. As my conventional cleaning and household products run out, I’m replacing them with environmentally friendly cleaners, laundry detergent, cat litter, etc. I buy in bulk to reduce my use of packaging. I have been using reusable cloth grocery bags for some time, which I also take to other stores. I’ve also started buying more locally grown products when available, such as eggs, honey, cheese, grains and vegetables.
January 4th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
One step I make is the reusable shopping bags or saying no to a bag when I buy just a couple of products. I make great efforts to buy local and sustainable foods. When I need to buy canned goods and such, I read ingredients label and buy foods with as few processed ingredients as possible. All of those chemicals must contribute to global warming in more ways than one. Going green is helping me lose weight which helps reduce my carbon footprint as well. I try to walk when I can. And years before hybrids, I bought a car which gets a minimum of 35 mpg. My community has a recycling program which I take full advantage of. Not only are we able to recycle paper, boxes, plastic containers and cans but our yard waste program allows us to recycle certain foods that are turned into compost. When I purchase small appliances, I try to make sure they have multiple uses. Also, rechargeable batteries are reused a lot around my house.
One of the easiest “greens” to do is donate your old items which still have life in them. If you know someone getting married or having a baby, see if you have items that they would like to use. When I got married, my parents and in-laws cleaned out their cabinets and helped us out with items we didn’t receive in wedding showers. A bassinet that has been in my family for decades has cradled so many new babies, saved the new parent’s money and our landfills multiple pieces of furniture. This year for Christmas we participated in helping a local family by cleaning out our closet and donating two TV’s to the organization for other families. I’m ready to go back through my closet and donate more clothes to an organization that helps abused women acquire clothing to assist them in gaining employment and/or getting better jobs.
I’ve started replacing my chemical cleaners with non-chemical items that clean even better, such as baking soda and vinegar. It’s healthier for my lungs and cleaner for my drains which drain into waterways that fish swim in.
When I am at home, I only use one glass to drink out of, instead of getting a new glass every time I want something to drink. Every light fixture in my home that would take a compact florescent light bulb was changed. If I only have a few dishes, I hand wash them. But I don’t just let the water run, I fill the sink with a little water and soap and wash until my rinse sink is full. Then I rinse them off and let them air dry or I towel dry with a cloth towel that is washable. I have a front loading high efficiency washer and dryer and three-fourths of my laundry is air dried reducing the amount I use my dryer. I also clean my dryer’s lint filter after every use. I have a programmable thermostat on my heater and keep it set to 66 degrees when we are not home. When we are home, we use blankets and dress warmly to keep the heater at about 70 degrees. But when we go to bed, the thermostat goes back to 66 degrees.
I look for product packaging that is recyclable and made from recycled products. Also, I check out books and magazines from my local library.
My plan for 2008 is to begin using washable cloth napkins at home instead of paper napkins. I already use dish towels to conserve paper towels when possible.
There’s a lot of room for “green” improvement in my life. However, I do hope the changes I have made are making a difference. Hopefully, your readers will get ideas from my life and come up with even more ways to help Mother Earth live longer and healthier.
January 4th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
I put reused plastic bags inside of my canvas shopping bags that I have in my car in order to place lettuce & all vegetables in them through the check-out. Rarely do I have to wash them out but just shake out any stray leaves and return to my larger shopping bag again. I make it a habit to never take a new plastic bag from the produce section. All the plastic that is in the world now, is here to stay so I avoid contributing that drain.
January 5th, 2008 at 2:49 am
I only buy glass storage containers to put left-overs into rather than all the tuperware/plastic containers that are everywhere. Make a commitment to stop purchasing any plastic and see how far you can get. Any improvement counts. It is hard to get away from all plastic when buying yogurt but most food items can be found in glass (like juices etc.). It certainly takes more effort and some sacrifices but I feel it’s worth it with the decrease in petroleum non-recyclable products.
January 5th, 2008 at 2:52 am
This year for my “Green” resolution I am going to try and purchase as many “Green” products I can. Not just organic foods, but also household cleaners and clothes. It will be a challenge to not just go for convenience over green, but I am going to do it and help the environment at the same time.
January 5th, 2008 at 4:53 am
Why use biodegradable trash bags? Go without! We quit using kitchen/bathroom trashbags over a year ago, we empty the trash into our outside can and wash the inside cans as needed (about once a week). We’ve not missed them! The biodegradeable bags will only degrade rapidly if exposed to air, covered with tons of garbage in the landfill it doesn’t happen, so they are really no better than other plastic bags if they end up in the landfill. I gave reuseable shopping bags as gifts this year also – small ones that fold into their own stuff sack, clip onto a purse or backpack – the kids loved them! (available at reuseablebags.com).
January 5th, 2008 at 7:00 am
On another note, if Whole Foods is going to use compostable containers at the food bar (which I applaud), why not provide a trash bin to put them in? If they are put in a bin with a plastic lining, which they are at the store in Louisville – how are they going to decompose? And, when are all Whole Foods stores going to do away with plastic bags, including produce bags?
January 5th, 2008 at 7:03 am
I had a problem with one of your green bags: it tore at the seams after first use. Once it was replaced the seams where the handles were suppose to been reinfores tore. I purchased a canvas bag to solve my issue and ended up using the green bag to dispose of trash on trash day.
January 6th, 2008 at 9:25 pm
greener life- I reuse the mesh bags that fruits and veggies come in by first removing UPC label and bagging my fruits and veggies in them when shopping. Second, we also reused the mesh bags for wrapping gifts (wrap gift in newspaper decorate then place in mesh bag and tie with reusable ribbon.) Third, place soap in bag, tie bag in knot and use as loofah
January 6th, 2008 at 9:33 pm
Green doesn’t always equal ‘healthy’
I would like to bring to the attention of the readers and WF executives that many WF customers that I know cannot go into some of your stores at all and many more may be lost in the future. People going to WF go out of health necessity or health consciousness. Certain practices make it impossible to benefit from the wonderful array of products sold towards that end.
Many of your stores use conventional pesticides on the premises, often outdoors and some, indoors. There is no such thing as being a certified ‘organic’ food store when pesticides are in the vicinity. The drift, even from outdoor application or indoor use in ‘the back rooms’, is sufficient to contaminate the goods on the shelves and produce aisles. There are a wealth of alternatives to conventional pesticides and it is imperative that WF explore those if you are to lead the food industry in organic and sustainable practices. I recall becoming very ill years ago when pesticide foggers were used in my local NY store. I was disabled from pesticide poisoning shortly before that happened and never expected to encounter those chemicals at WF.
Secondly, the World Health Organization and every environmental group knows that wood smoke is a hazard to the respiratory system. With over 38 million Americans having lung problems (asthma and COPD), the presence of ’smokehouses’ inside of WF stores (like the Ann Arbor MI locale), will absolutely bar many people from entering. I have seen many of your customers dragging oxygen tanks inside, others with masks or using inhalers – you cater to those with health problems but such practices are making access less and less possible. The disabled and elderly have little money to spare. If we are to buy healthy food, we cannot afford to hire people to shop for us as well. Surely you can sell smoked meats to your customers without their breathing in the fumes created in the process.
Lastly, I would urge you to use shrink wraps and/or glass cases to exhibit your scented candles and fragranced products. Many of us with lung problems have to avoid buying our vitamins at your locations because the personal care products and household items are producing fumes which bar us from being anywhere near those aisles. The combinations of scents confuse selection in any case, and also magnify the adverse effects upon consumers. Even essential oils are often combined through the use of solvents (like hexane) and the oils themselves are so concentrated as to comprise irritants. Synthetic fragrances are very well known to contain toxic ingredients, never revealed on the labels. Reducing the burden here would also maintain your reputation as a ‘healthy’ place.
I hope you will take these recommendations seriously. You can even engage a toxicologist to assess the degree of drift and intensity of pollutants created by such practices. I assure you that the results of attending to these problems will increase your profits and reduce worker rates of illness.
I spend a hundred dollars each week in your stores as you sell the only foods I can eat given my own medical condition. The idea that I would have to shop elsewhere for inferior products is a shame, should my local stores follow these practices.
Thank you for your attention.
Barbara Rubin
January 6th, 2008 at 10:53 pm
This year I’m going to not only unplug my electronics, I’m going to unplug my life. Every time I use some electronic device, I will unplug it after I use it—the TV, hair dryer, microwave, lamps, etc… Those 2 seconds of extra time means a better environment and a lower bill. On that same note, I’m going to unplug from being over busy. When I’m bored or have free time, instead of wasting my energy and the environment’s to watch TV or get in the car to go shopping, I’m going to go on a walk, spend time with my family, do something creative, and exercise my brain—instead of my wallet.
January 7th, 2008 at 9:00 am
We use beach bags to take our groceries home. They are great for this purpose. After summer they go on sale at most of the stores like kmart, target, walmart, etc. By doing this we save a tree or two and we don’t polute the earth with plastic. Also we use large backpacks for just picking up a few things. Think green!
January 7th, 2008 at 10:44 pm
Hello, Whole Foods friends. I just wanted to add a special little joy to the world. My partner and I have stepped up our efforts to recycle and found a great way to bond, enjoy nature and recycle as well. Every two weeks or so we drop off our recyclables at Montrose Harbor recycle bins, usually located right next to the normal trash bins. We enjoy the sunrise on the lake, the birds and the gifts that the universe gives us. This time is special to us and within a short distance from our home, so it has become something special to us and important for the environment as well.
Sincerely, happy whole foods customer! Latisha
January 8th, 2008 at 9:06 am
I made placemates as gifts and wrapped gifts w/in placemetes. I also made bookmarks from old cards and photos and mail those as xmas greeings cards. For storage I reuse food jars.
January 8th, 2008 at 9:51 am
I use the plastic bags that I currently have to wrap and cushion christmas ornaments in after the holidays. I’ve been re-using some of the same ones for 5 or 6 years.
January 10th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
I goot to recycling every 1st and 3rd Saturaday of the moth in Philadelphia and people hang brown shopping bags on the gate. I collect dozens to dispose of leaves, If they are out of brown bags I purchase the tall brown bags @ Super Fresh or Home Depot for trash. I wrap garbage that can’t be used for compose in newspaper like a meat packer packes meat. We do not use plastic trash bags, garbage bag, china etc.
January 10th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
Used fabric-softener sheets are good to use for stuffing quilts, etc. or for dolls, pillow-corners, etc.
January 12th, 2008 at 10:34 am
We have to bag our trash – not just throw it in the trash can. I use bags from the grocery store. How do four plastic grocery bags compare to one trash bag bought specifically for the one use of tossing out the trash?
January 12th, 2008 at 7:32 pm
My wife and I are also trying to live green through extensive use of compact fluorescents, front-loading washer and dryer, cloth towels in the kitchen, etc. But I’m wondering if anyone beside me is recycling all those plastic shopping bags? I mean, if only one out of two shoppers took the time to return the bags to the stores, we’d save 250 billion plastic bags from being produced in the first place!!
Unfortunately, the closest WF store is two hours away, so we can’t shop there regularly. Nevertheless, it seems to me that for the overwhelming majority of grocers still issuing plastic bags, most seem to provide a way to recycle them, but nearly nobody does. Shame on us.
Canvas totes are great, but since you’re already hauling multiple bags back to the store, bringing back plastic bags seems just as easy to me. My net (bag) impact on the environment is zero as they don’t end up clogging drains and adding to the blight of the landscape. Am I missing something?
January 14th, 2008 at 10:29 am
My new year’s resolution is to revive the time-honored tradition of using cloth handkerchiefs. I already use cloth napkins and hand-towels. But, with my allergies, I was using a lot of kleenex, which is made from virgin wood and contributes too much to landfills (which are 40-60% paper products, depending on which study you read). Unless you use the scratchy recycled kind, which I don’t like.
So I’ve brought back handkerchiefs. And before you cry “germs!” I should say that I do not reuse the same one over and over throughout the day. I bought a large batch of lovely antique hankies that I fold up and put in a cloth bag after use, and the whole bag goes in the wash when I’m done. That’s slightly more wash to be done, but worth the trees it will save.
Mo
January 17th, 2008 at 10:10 am
There is a great differece from merely recylcing your plastic bags at the store and using canvas ones. To maufacture new plastic bags they are usuinf petrolium and energy and to recycle energy is also being used. Why not just go with the canvas tote? I have also heard but wondering if anyone else would know that our plastics that we cannot recyle are shipped to China and it affects the workers health who have to use these materials for howerver they use them. So best to go with canvas.
January 17th, 2008 at 11:39 am
My 2008 resolutions: no bags, no plastic bottles for water or juice, and no styrofoam and triple plastic wrap for meats and fish — bringing newspaper (weekly circulars) for that, trying something new.
When I tell store clerks: “No! I don’t want any bags! Here, I have my own!” I don’t get stared at like I’m a terrorist so much any more, and it helps to pipe in “My New Year’s Resolution.” This year, so far, I’ve gotten much better response.
It’s a bit of work to keep the shopping supplies organized and in the car, but it’s become a habit. Love having less and less trash.
Really enjoy the water filter at our local WF store, I bring glass 1 gallon jugs for refilling, water tastes great! With the reusable bag refund, cuts cost to 45 cents per gallon water.
THRILLED that WF’s is phasing out plastic bags. People will stop being “lazy” and start getting creative about shopping bag methods.
January 22nd, 2008 at 1:58 pm
We’ve used cloth napkins for years at home – I bought a bundle of dishcloths and those are good for years, and easy to wash. When they finally wear out and get “holey” I put them in the rag basket to use for washing the car, etc., and buy new ones.
What I’ve been working on since the new year is this: we recently adopted a two-year old lab from the animal shelter, and she and I have been taking a walk every morning. We walk 2 -3 miles, and I pick up all the cans, glass and plastic I find to bring home to put in our recycle bin.
Frequently, I find a plastic bag while we are out, and I can put all my recyclables in it, and then put the bag in with the others I return to the grocery store for recycling. I always use string bags when I shop, but I take all other plastic bags, like newspaper bags and bread bags, back for recycling.
January 22nd, 2008 at 4:59 pm
Me and my environmentally conscience friends share the same problem: forgetting to bring our reusable/canvas bags. So I propose WF implements these simple motivational tactics for these customers to encourage the use of reusable/canvas bags. (1) cash back or say…a 3-5% discount immediately (2) a card that receives a hole punch each time you bring your canvas bag to the store, after 5-10 visits, you are rewarded with a discount or cash back (3) a book of coupons as a reward for bringing the canvas bag. What do you think Mr. Whole Foods?
January 22nd, 2008 at 6:09 pm
I too wrapped some gifts in reusable shopping bags. The Whole Foods “A Better Bag” had a fun holiday look to it. I will also be giving Whole Foods gift certificates, as I know some of my family members shop there.
January 23rd, 2008 at 7:33 pm
Great decision to ban plastic shopping bags by Earth Day 2008! Hopefully you will influence other retailers to follow suite (like you did with organic foods). I’m promoting your store and your decision on my blog. Check it out!
January 24th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
How about ringing in the New Year with napkin rings? Before the dawn of the paper napkin our fore families used cloth napkins. Rather than washing the napkin after every meal (a waste of energy and time) each family member had a napkin ring to put their lightly used napkin into after their meal. The cloth napkin was used over again until it actually needed washing. You’ll often find antique napkin rings that are monogramed so that the owner knew what napkin was theirs.
Bring back the napkin rings to your family dinners-the cloth feels much better and you save the trees and landfill space.
January 25th, 2008 at 8:08 am
I am trying to reach your purchasing dept buyer for the BIODEGRADABLE Bags.
I have these for the POS counteer check out,
Kitchen trash and Lawn & Leaf.
In about 120 days I will have the BIODEGRADABLE diapers as well.
This is Completely Green! It starts out as recycled plastic then it has a mixture blended with the bag.
THE BAGS ARE COMPLETELY GREEN, BIODEGRADABLE AND ENTIRELY COMPOSTABLE IN 60 – TO- 90 DAYS!
This can be the resolution to eliminating the plastic bags.
The bags have been FDA tested & approved.
Please pass this e-mail on to your purchasing agent.
Hopefully I will hear from you soon.
Respectfully.
Jeff Daly
January 28th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
Well, Jeff Daly—I wish there was a way for me to contact you, for I am a big fan of these other biodegradable kitchen bags I buy from my local market, and I’d like more information on your bags and diapers. I have reviewed other Earth-friendly products, and I would love to review your product on my environmental blog and give you some free press.
January 29th, 2008 at 11:15 am
It is so exciting to see such awareness building regarding plastic – all of which ever made is still on the earth……….Please take a moment to go to the following website to read the article — page two regarding the sea turtle was particularly illustrative to me. Then send it along to everyone you know. (also bagit.com is a great resource for compostible bags of all sizes — and they do decompose!)
The web address is:
http://www.bestlifeonline.com/cms/publish/travelleisure/Our_oceans_are_turning_into_plastic_are_we.shtml
January 29th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
I use the ecobags canvas bags with the long handles. I can load them up with groceries and carry about three regular plastic grocery bags worth of purchases in one bag. The bag easily goes on my shoulder so I can take in a whole grocery cart full of purchases in one trip from the car. These bags have proven very sturdy this past year and still are going strong. I also stopped buying water bottles and bought a Brita filter for my kitchen sink. I fill a reusable bottle for work every day and this has reduced spending and waste. This month I started re-using ziploc bags that I take to work with dry foods such as rice cakes or breadsticks. Instead of taking a new bag every day I can use one bag all week or longer. I also stopped putting plastic utensils (that I reuse) in a plastic sandwich bag to transport them every day with my lunch, but now wrap them in the napkin I will use and put a rubberband around it so they stay clean.
January 31st, 2008 at 11:21 am
For the holidays I received the Shaklee Get Clean starter kit featured on Oprah. It was the best gift I have ever gotten. The laundry products are wonderful and don’t have perfumey scents. The dish liquid is also great. We also re-use any plastic bags we might get as liners for small trash cans. Another tip I have, which may sound a little strange, helps to save electricity. Instead of drying my hair with a hair dryer every day, I let it air dry almost totally and then put a little hair product in. Then before I start driving to work I put in 4 velcro rollers on the ends of my long hair. During my 20 minute commute the heat or A/C I would normally use dries my hair by pointing the vents strategically. My hair is very healthy without all that damaging heat from the hair dryer. I also just bought a re-usable, water resistant, fabric shower curtain liner so I don’t have to keep buying the vinyl variety.
January 31st, 2008 at 11:46 am
Sadly the paper carrier alternative you offer as a bag of last resort does more harm to the Environment than most plastic bags. They weigh 10 – 30 times as much as a lightweight plastic carrier and are bulkier by a factor of 25 – 40 . So much more energy is used in their manufacture, storage, delivery and disposal than the plastic equivalent. One 40ft truck of paper CARRIERS holds 150,000 – 200,000 bags , yet the same truck will hold 3.500,000 to 4,000,000 lightweight plastic checkout carriers!
Paper cannot be continaully recycled – you finish up with mud. Plastic, however is easily recycled over and over again using minimal energy in its manufacture, storage, delivery and distribution. It is a MYTH that plastic is made from oil – it is made from a by-product of the refining of oil into gasoline, so for as long as we all drive cars, use buses, trains, airplanes, or bicycles, the feed stock for the production of plastics will be available to us. We MUST use that by -product for resource efficiency, and the plastic bag is the most efficient, lightweight, strong, waterproof, non-absorbant, free and hygenic product currently available for the transportation of retail purchases home.
Those well intentioned individuals who believe that cotton or jute bags are more ecologically friendly should take a hike to India where most of these bags are produced often using indentured labour, underage children, working in ill lit, filthy and unhygenic sweatshops for a pittance. The most revealing statistic provided by the Heath Department in Kolkata, India, is that 90% of all Indians do not have ACCESS to a toilet and that the Health Departments aspiration to have 50 % of all Indians having ACCESS to a toilet by 2012 is impossible to achieve.
I wouldn’t let a cotton or jute bag within 100 yards of my food, and to have to wash the bags repeatedly using hot water, washing powder, rinsing and drying kind of defeats the purpose of being “eco – friendly”.
No thanks everyone, plastic bags should continue to be used if you want to help the planet, but continue to use, reuse,again and again, and when they finally become unfit for purpose, have them recycled into garbage bags, hoticultural films, building films and other useful products.
Plastic truly is fantastic!
February 7th, 2008 at 3:07 am
Wow, very interesting comments from everyone about bag usage. I love the idea of using old potato/lemon/onion bags for produce but in the event that someone forgets theirs, I was wondering if WF’s would consider also doing away with their plastic bags from the produce/bulk foods section. Why not offer small brown paper bags which could also be reused or recycled? Kudos to WF’s for their choice of doing away with their plastic “grocery” bags. Keep up the great work. I love your store and your vision =)
February 7th, 2008 at 10:15 am
I have a question that I have been “struggling” with for some time. I like to use my own cloth bags for groceries to reduce the amount of waste but what do I do with my trash (not recyclables?) I have been taking paper over plastic (when I run out of bags) and using those for both trash and paper recyclables (newspapers,mail,etc.) I don’t like to buy the large kitchen trash bags. I figure at least the brown paper bags will break down more quickly in the dumps. Am I correct in this assumption?
I do not like the idea of so many trees being cut down for that use but it seems better than plastics. Can you comment or give a good suggestion? Thanks….
February 7th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
One idea that could really reduce the amount of waste in grocery stores and even society in general would be to promote the purchase of bulk goods dispensed to consumers in reusable containers. In stores it appears that almost everything is available in a fixed amount in “small” containers that are thrown away once used. Containers like boxes, cups, jugs, etc. are able to be recycled, but why not go back one step and reduce/eliminate them in the first place? Sturdy, reusable containers could be brought to the store and the desired quantity of an item could be dispensed/purchased at a predetermined price (if it is a “loose” product like grain, coffee, seeds, etc.). More monolithic products could be dispensed and sold just like vegetables and fruit: the consumer pays by the pound or unit in an amount that they determine, and not in a boxed or bagged fixed amount that is predetermined by the manufacturer . I realize that this would not be appropriate for all products (it would be unwise to just toss a chunk of meat or cheese in a cart and walk away) but for many necessary products I believe this would work well if consumers maintained an open mind for the sake of waste reduction.
February 18th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
I’m really interested in this blog readers opinion:
One day, I carried a roll of bin liners in a cashout bag, and thought: how stupid carrying bags in a bag!
A few day’s later I got the idea to modify a normal bin liner, folding him up like my socks and glue two handles at the inner wall: so I got a carrier bag. Unfolding my carrier bag at home, I got again a bin liner. As bin liners are strong, I can use the bag several times, till at the end I had to replace it as my former one was token by the Community Waste services.
And for sure, bin liners will not disppear very soon.
So I got the US patent for it.
Now I’m just curious about Whole Foods comments and the CONSUMERS comments.
Thanks for it.
drdirkdewitte@yahoo.com
Saving carrier bags
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:25 am
We have been recycling, re-using, and putting just about everything in our household through the works before it’s decided that it’s “garbage”. One of the biggest items that we throw out regularly are bottles from liquid laundry detergent. Our one household alone uses approximately 2 per month, 24 per year. I would like to see large barrels of laundry soaps at the store, with a pump; you bring back your laundry soap bottle, refill, and pay, reusing the same 1 bottle over & over. The impact of that much less “garbage” would be enormous.
February 22nd, 2008 at 7:23 pm
not many people on the blogs
February 27th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
Dirk:
imho, bin liners should disappear. why are we putting all our (mostly plastic) trash into plastic bags kept in plastic trash cans? so we can burn more plastic?
I compost all kitchen garbage, bury meat/fish bones deep in the garden (newest thing at our house), so my trash, a very small weekly amount, is mostly non-recyclable, non-reusable packaging (mostly plastic), broken stuff (made in China, thrown out in America) and dust. The trash can is already washable plastic, why line it with a plastic bag? do we really need that convenience of carrying our trash 50 feet to the street for curb pickup in a neat plastic bag? (and not having to bring the empty trash can back to the house and washing it out every week?)
not really clear on what your patent is for from your post, but these are my thoughts on plastic liners.
We’re suffocating from the convenience of plastic.
February 28th, 2008 at 8:56 am
J Neil Young : It’s the other way on “fantastic plastic” and “rotten cotton”. Your facts are wrong.
Plastic is NOT recycled over and over again, that is a myth. Plastic gallon water bottles do not become new plastic gallon water bottles, they become toys
or lumber (in China), and are not further recyclable. Most plastic is not recycled at all.
Check Wikipedia or http://www.ecologycenter.org/ptf/misconceptions.html.
I first read this in a Coop America newsletter: only glass and metal can be recycled repeatedly, that’s the reality. Just because the township gives me a
recycling bucket doesn’t mean the problem is solved. I’m back to feeling bad about plastic…
WF is not saying paper bags are the green shopping bag “alternative” to plastic, REUSABLE bags are. Question is, what makes the best reusable shopping bag?
I totally disagree on cotton and food hygiene. My neighbor recently gave me an old denim cotton shopping bag, which I’ve been using alot. It’s super
strong, the perfect size (holds SIX wine bottles no problem, try that with a plastic or paper bag!), really comfortable handles. It feels good, soft to the
touch, but very strong. And it BREATHES. If it gets wet, it air dries.
Plastic gets mildewy and stinks, unless you hang it to dry. Not good for reusing repeatedly. Tears easily, then what? Plastic bags are MADE to be free and thrown away, not for reusing.
I’ve been using my cotton bag for a while now and I see no reason to “wash it repeatedly in hot water”. Washed it once when I got it and hung it to dry,
that’s it. Someday, many many MANY years from now, it’ll be composted.
I just checked the label, was made in the USA. 50/50 Cotton/polyester, actually. I called the manufacturer, my bag is probably 20 yrs old. They’re made in China now, from 100% plain natural cotton, and only 99 cents each. Here’s the web site.
http://www.janlynn.com/detail.cfm?ID=1897
I really like the size, shape and handles on this bag. I don’t have to baby it, like I would plastic, it’s sturdy and holds it’s shape.
So, what’s so hygienic about plastic bags touching your food? Especially, reused plastic bags? They get wet, they don’t breathe, they get mildewy and
stink, and you can’t wash them (well, you could, but very carefully, because they tear, and it takes forever.)
A good cotton canvas bag will outlast any combination of plastic and paper.
I’m still working on the perfect reusable shopping bag system. Keep getting 5 cents back from WF for each one, each time I shop.
Mostly, I use a set of bags made from a combination of triple (lightweight but strong) plastic bags with a paper bag inside. The paper gives the bag a shape
and absorbs any moisture. I let them dry before folding back up.
At Home Depot, I got for $1.99 this great huge orange nylon shopping bag with plastic clips to open it up and attach to the sides of a shopping
cart. It has elastic at the top so it stays shut after you fill it. It’s huge and just perfect for produce, which is not heavy, but takes up a lot of
space. We’ll see how well it holds up after a few years. It’s a great big bag for holding all my bags and shopping supplies, which I have to remember to put back in the car after unpacking groceries, air-drying the bags and repacking them. I’ve gotten into the habit.
Since WF announced they’re discontinuing plastic shopping bags, I’ve completely stopped using plastic produce bags, what for? to keep my shopping bags
“clean”? I don’t want all that plastic touching my organic fruits and vegetables…
Reusable cloth bags do not have to be made in India nor do they have to be washed in hot water constantly. I plan to make a few more myself from old pairs
of jeans.
Plastic is so fantastic, it’s littered all over the streets and we’re just taking all this “convenience” for granted. It’s created this magic mindset, every
little thing we buy has to go into a (hygienic?) plastic bag, our trash has to go in a plastic bag, a sip of orange juice goes in a plastic bottle, etc.
If you had to keep every plastic thing you consumed on your own property, it would pile up and you would not want any more.
February 28th, 2008 at 11:29 am
Hello Natalie,
Thanks for your interesting reply.
You know, I really want to be respectfull to nature, but I must accept that our environment produces some waste. This is unavoidable. Or you have – to be fully consequent with yourselves – to abandon the use of modern features, like television, internet, electricity, petrol, cars even chewing gum or sunglasses: all stuff who produces at a certain moment some litter.
So I start with something: one bag instead of two, you with burying the bones in the garden.
But pay attention your garden doesn’t become a “landfill” ! The difference lays in the quantity you bury. Why not give the bones and kitchen garbage to animals, (chicken, dogs, cats) they recycle them very efficiently.
You know, Natalie, what’s very positive is that you are conscious of the excess of waste; How each individual responses to this is of lesser importance;
Concerning the patent: it’s very simple: its concerning the form of the bags. You can see it on the site:
http://www.2bagsin1.com
A warm hug,
Dirk
February 28th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
Dirk,
Seems to me you’re more interested in making money than saving the planet from plastics. I really think both your products are a bit ridiculous. I’m giving you feedback as a consumer, take heed; that’s what you requested.
Now, you know from my posts where I stand as a consumer and conscientious citizen worried about the environment. I’ve been mindful and concerned for longer than most people, I’m on that end of the green scale.
Your attitude towards me and the whole green movement is very condescending and offensive; not good marketing.
You imply that I’m so stupid, I’m going to turn my garden into a landfill, it’s insulting, and infuriating at the same time because you don’t know anything about recycling or composting, obviously.
First of all, FIX your website, it’s “Reduce Reuse Recycle”, in that order; REDUCE first, recycle as a last resort. If you want to enter the green market, learn something about it first. You’re quoting buzzwords and missing the whole point.
Now, about composting, I will try to enlighten you about that. I strive to be less lazy and change something else until it becomes a habit. So the meat bones…. Before, I was putting meat bones, anything fish, in a plastic bag in the freezer, so it doesn’t stink up my trash. (I have no garbage, compost it all for my small garden. Therefore, I don’t need plastic garbage bags…) So I was REUSING plastic bags for that.
Now, my grandmother had a huge garden for 50 years, it was fantastic, she buried EVERYTHING in there. Including bones. And the garden soil was tremendous, lush, dark, creamy, healthy, wonderful. Because she fed it, naturally.
So I was aware of how that works. I decided to do the same. Now I put the meat bones (and yes, I’m actually aware that my cat can chew on them first…. what a concept!) in a reused plastic container in the freezer, and when that’s full, bury it in the garden. And I said deep, because I don’t want wild animals digging it up. I live in a suburb.
It’s really not that astounding a thing to do, seems normal to me. Try burning something plastic, smell that, and decide if that’s “normal” and hygienic, or if it stinks.
Now that I’ve eliminated garbage from my trash, I don’t need plastic liners. I have a lifetime supply of plastic bags anyway, because I save all bags from garden supply (lime, compost, peat moss, fertilizer) in the garage, and reuse these for trash, if necessary. Most weeks, it’s not.
If you stop and THINK about what you’re doing, and the first step is to be properly INFORMED about how plastic, etc. is made, how it is collected, if when how it is recycled, then you can begin to be a concientous green consumer.
So the people who get on this blog (Dirk, J Neil Young) and instead of INFORMING other readers, tries to sell plastic, with misinformation, I gotta get on there, with a long blog, and set the record straight.
It’s a lot of work and effort being green, part of that is sifting out the bad info.
February 29th, 2008 at 8:34 am
I wrote into this blog about a month ago and have been trying desperately to get in touch with the buyers at wholefoods about the bio-degradable bags. The buyers are set up by divison and some have been interested, some have not and some just have not responded at all.
However all the concerns about plastic bags would be completely resolved with the commitment from the wholefoods buyers if they purchased this plastic bag of mine.
It is made already out of recycled plastic=WIN It has a goverment approved additive that makes the bag completely bio-degradable = WIN It is completely compoastable in 3 to 6 months = WIN We can provide counter check out bags = WIN we can provide kitchen trash bags for consumers =WIN and we can provide Lawn & Leaf bags for consumers – WIN we can provide cat littter pan liners. What we need more than anything is for wholefoods to be more recptive to this new idea and product. There is an old saying that goes DONT TALK THE TALK IF YOU CANT WALK THE WALK! You either are worried and concerned about the enviroment or you your just giving lip service to promote business. We need to all request of the companys to be genuine and actually try to make a difference!
February 29th, 2008 at 9:08 am
GREAT link posted above by Lynn Murphy above
link has been updated, here is:
http://www.bestlifeonline.com/cms/publish/health-fitness/Our_oceans_are_turning_into_plastic_are_we_2_printer.shtml
I think WF is walking the walk, btw Jeff Daly, they are pushing REUSABLE bags. It’s up to customers to stop being lazy and unorganized, and use (and re-use and re-use) them. I don’t think this blog is the right place to get in touch with store buyers. Good luck.
February 29th, 2008 at 9:52 am
This is not my way of trying to reach the buyers, but to reach the people concerned with the alternatives to remembering to bring re-usable bags.
Unfortunately, life is busy, complicated and stressful.
More times than not store visits are done on the fly.
a lot of times unplanned ( probably more times than not).
Trying to remember to bring a re-usable bag is not always top priority.
Convenience is just that, convenient. Why put people through the inconvenience
when this product eliminates Plastic to begin with by recycling. That is helpful.
And then it is made into bio-degradable product that is completely compostable.
Earth friendly and environmentally responsible.
My point about mentioning it to the stores managers or Assist managers is it will make them aware there is a product available that will help the customer and the environment.
That is what advertising is designed to do.
Make customers aware and ask for the product to create a demand.
I know this, if you don’t at least ask for something, your not going to get it.
If the customer asks for the product, chance are the request will be pushed up the line to the proper
people. whether it is my product or somebody Else’s.
A problem will be resolved and a need will be fulfilled and a convenience will be restored that will compliment the environment not decimate it!
Jeff Daly
Jdalytime@yahoo.com
February 29th, 2008 at 10:34 am
Dear Natalie,
it is really and absolutely not my intention to hurt you, offend you or being condescendent.
Thank you for pushing a glimp to the website and you are right: first REDUCE, than reuse and finally recycle.
But I learn from your comments you are a champion in REUSE, whether I simply got an idea to REDUCE bags by using first the trash bag as a carrier bag. Afterwards, you may REUSE the trash bag so many times you want.
Concerning your grandmother’s garden, I suspect that she had no alternative as no garbage collection occured in that time. I did the same when living in Paraguay. I also buried deep non comestible kitchen trash, the rest I threw away far from home as there were really wild and hungry animals; Please Natalie, forget my joke about your landfill.
And that I hope to make some money out of a perhaps good idea, so what ?
You think Whole Foods is there only to feed you and their bosses philanthropics ?
Natalie, I really appreciate your concerns and I share it with you.
Warm regards,
Dirk
February 29th, 2008 at 12:19 pm
I love the (made from recyled) plastic big blue bags. I have an addtion/change to suggest. I live in NYC and walk take the subway etc, use ALL the stores to shop in and, if you ADDED A FLAP to the TOP and MOVED THE HANDLES to one side it could be used as a BACK PACK, for folks with children or dogs and would like a free hand…..
March 3rd, 2008 at 8:44 am
In the last several months I have been rinsing and reusing all of my plastic produce bags whereas I used to be lazy and throw them out most of the time (sorry). I wish there was an alternative to produce bags — I don’t feel good about not using bags for sanitary reasons. I recycle as much as is possible and have recently bought the biodegradable bags at Whole Foods for everything else. Although they are more expensive, I have much less trash now, thereby using less bags, and feel much better knowing that these bags won’t be a hazard in our landfill. When the weather is warmer I plan to compost and reduce my waste even further. I have also bought a few of the Whole Foods reusable grocery totes which are very colorful and uplifting. Thanks Whole Foods for your efforts to motivate people to contribute to saving our environment.
March 7th, 2008 at 6:41 am
I try my best to reuse and reduce, since this country makes recycling such a challenge. One thing i have started doing is reusing cereal,cracker and potato chip bags instead of buying new sandwich and freezer bags. I reuse all plastic packaging that is clean and i find these bags more durable than the ones you purchase. I just reuse the twist ties over and over as well. Also i reuse plastic grocery bags as trash bags and have opted to have a small trashcan rather than a large one that i would have to buy trash bags for. This allows me to save money and help the environment as well. I even have my friends doing it now.
March 7th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
I hope that WFM will lead the country in the effort to encourage consumer packaged goods companies to use truly recyclable or biodegradable packaging. I noticed that many of the products for sale at WFM are packaged in non-recyclable, non biodegradable, non reusable containers. Plastic bottles with non recylcable tops for example. Tetra briks have no recyclable content (the plastic spouts used to be but not anymore). Cheese is wrapped in plastic wrap. The plastic sheets they use to pack your deli cuts, seafood, butcher cut meats. Now that WFM has made it easy to buy local, organic, and all natural products, I’m moving on to the next thing which is trying to base my buying decisions on ecologically responsible packaging, including buying bulk using and reusing plastic containers and bags, reusing plastic bags for produce, making things from scratch instead of buying processed/packaged foods. As a customer with a $800+/week WFM habit as well as an investor, I would love to see WFM use its well earned credentials in tackling the profusion of overpackaged goods in the market.
Thanks.
March 7th, 2008 at 11:09 pm
you can bring pillow cases or buy drawstring bags on some reusable bag websites for your produce. i bought some at http://reusablebags.com/
that way you can try to leave the grocery store using no plastic!
March 10th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
Americans use 92 Billion plastic grocery bags a year and 5 billion paper grocery bags.
One of the simplest ways to have a positive environmental impact is to use reusable grocery bags.
http://www.CoolGroceryBags.com
March 16th, 2008 at 8:55 am
I’ve got to admit I’m less green since I moved to Pasadena Texas where it was unheard of.
But…if you use your own bags, what do you put trash in? I avoid plastic and use paper bags (though it isn’t as neat).
March 21st, 2008 at 10:08 am
It’s been easier to remember to take my own “green bags” into stores since I made sure that I have extra cloth bags in both of our cars. At least for me, I had to get past the excuses and a bit of laziness in order to stay committed to using my own bags and not accepting the bags from stores. In some suburban stores people do look at you in a funny way when you hand over your tote bags or just say that you don’t need a bag, but I’m finding that overall people are getting better at realizing that it is better for the environment to not use all the plastic bags. Maybe if more of us keep doing this it will inspire others to follow suit and spread the green message. I realize that we all need to do more, but at least it’s a start.
March 23rd, 2008 at 9:21 pm
I love to shop at WholeFoods (Harry’s Farmers Market (Atlanta , Ga) I’m bringing my own paper bags and if I don’t have enough accept the paper that “Harry’s” has . My biggest problem is seeing every plastic container and bag for the fresh food, fresh bread, fresh veggies, etc. Whole foods has taken the first step by using paper at checkout.- but what can be done to get from fresh food to the check out.? Today I laid the fresh veggies in my cart. (after all I will wash them before I use them anyway) WHY even offer to the customer a PLASTIC bag to put the broccolli in, etc.? Instead put signs up to suggest the customer bring their own paper bags. I want to ban all plastic bags…. just as many cities and towns around the world are beginning to do.. I think San Fransisco ( or Los Angeles) , CA will be the first US city to ban plastic bags.
March 28th, 2008 at 6:21 pm
I got these HUGE canvas bags at Ikea about 5 years and never looked back. They don’t sell them anymore and I don’t know why. They are great I have never gotten a plastic bag since (except for when I buy meat). The plastic bags I do get when I buy produce I reuse when we take our dogs for a walk to pick up their “business”.
I have even brought the canvas bags to the mall. The stores don’t like though! There was 1 time I returned the items I had just purchased because the MANAGER wouldn’t let me put them in my own bag. It amazes me that there are some stores out there that would rather you advertise for them than help the planet.
March 31st, 2008 at 12:52 pm
The problem with not giving customers the option of plastic bags is that some of us still need to get plastic bags from somewhere for waste disposal. My condo association requires us to dispose of trash in double plastic bags.
I just ordered some biodegradable garbage bags online (elsewhere – could not find them on the Whole Foods web site). I think that Whole Food should supply a whole solution, and sell biodegradable bags at checkout for people who need them.
April 26th, 2008 at 12:19 pm
The only problem I have with reusable bags is that they’re difficult to remember to use. Leaving them on the front car seat helps, but it’s not something I want to do cause it’s messy.
I’m shocked at the other reader on here claiming that department stores don’t like those reusable bags. I’ve never had a problem anywhere I’ve brought my bags
February 22nd, 2011 at 10:58 pm
I enjoyed knowing today, Whole Foods Market, south will be carrying PrideGreen’s Biodegrable food and storage zip-n-seal bags which come from recycled materials and are all FDA approved. Its about time! So many sandwich bags are being used, and these I love are Biodegradable and recyclable. Such great news. My family uses 100’s of sandwich bags for kids lunches….its nice knowing that these are saving the planet one bag at a time. I also bought the PrideGreen tall kitchen bags which are great as well and come with a draw-string. Best product on the market for sure. Thanks so much. I love knowing that Whole Foods is making positive changes in making our earth sustainable.
April 27th, 2011 at 10:48 am