The bad news: the average family brings home 1,000 plastic shopping bags a year,
adding up to 100 billion plastic bags to US landfills annually.
The good news? By switching to a re-usable shopping bag, you can save up to 300 to 700 disposable bags a year.
Colorful and portable (it comes with its own canvas pouch which keeps it tidy in your purse and ready for those last minute errands), the Baggu is our favorite alternative.
• hold the contents of 2 to 3 plastic grocery bags up to 25 lbs.
• made from rip-stop nylon