it's in the bag

It's a staggering fact that the average person will use and discard over 350 plastic retail/grocery bags per year. Not only do these bags end up in the landfill, taking approx 450 years to break-down, but they end up littering our roads, forests, fields, rivers, and lakes.

Think you're helping the environment by choosing paper bags? Guess again. They may be compostable/recyclable, but the production of paper bags is accountable for 70% more pollution than plastic and uses a huge amount of water in the process. Not to mention the 14,000,000+ trees that are cut down to make the bags. What a waste!

It's time to stop using paper and plastic bags and go re-usable! Need more convincing? Here are 5 reasons why you should BYOB the next time you go shopping:
- A good-quality fabric bag will replace up to 700 plastic bags over the course of its lifetime.
- Reusable bags now come in countless stylish fabrics and designs. Not only do they make a fashion statement, they tell the world that you care about the environment! Check these out: http://www.bbbegonia.com
- Many stores offer discounts or bonus "points" for green-minded shoppers that bring their own bags. Show your support by shopping at these stores, or encouraging a similar program at stores that do not currently offer one.
- It's about to get more expensive to shop! Many municipalities are now banning or putting a tax on disposable bags.
- An eco-concious shopper will save approx. 22,000 plastic bags over the course of their lifetime! Why not start today?