Why Use a Reusable Grocery Bag? There are countless reasons why you as an every day American should start to use a reusable bag every time you go to the grocery store. Here are a few of our favorite facts in regards to why we are urging you to make the very important choice to put down your paper and plastic and protect your Earth today! It isn't too late. In fact, we are just getting started!

-A Plastic bag takes 450 years to biodegrade. Imagine 10 billion of them!
-The production of Paper bags causes 70% more pollution than Plastic.
-When Plastic "photo degrades" it ends up in our oceans. Incidentally, it appears much like a plankton, and is then consumed by fish. Fish eat it, and it winds up on your dinned table.
-The recipe for making paper bags starts with 1 part pulp, 400 parts WATER. What a waste of water!
-The recycling of plastic emits heavy metals into the air causing extreme air pollution
-An average person will use over 350 bags in a single year!
-In New York City, one less grocery bag per person would reduce waste by 5 million pounds and save $250,000 in disposal costs!
-In 1999 more than 14 million trees were cut down to produce 10 billion paper bags that were used by Americans that year!

The facts are staggering! We could go on and on as to why it is so imperative that you stop using paper and plastic now. To put it plainly, the benefits of using a reusable bag far outweigh any other option as they save trees, save water, save gas and oil, help air pollution, help our oceans, help our sea creatures, and save 700+ paper or plastic bags each over the spans of their lifetime!

The facts have been presented, the reasons why have been made. There are now companies out there like ReuseThisBag.com that are making custom bags for grocery stores, trade shows, and even some for individuals that only want to buy a few very inexpensively. For others, there are more high end bags that you can find at places like envirosax, or Bringyourownbag.ca.

Whatever bag you prefer, the options are limitless and the time is now! Now get out there and make the world a better place to live!