Not So Fantastic Plastic – Time To BYOB (GALLERY)

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Not So Fantastic Plastic – Time To BYOB (GALLERY)


Not So Fantastic Plastic – Time To BYOB (GALLERY) Not So Fantastic Plastic – Time To BYOB (GALLERY)


If you’re still using plastic bags, you’re not only very out of touch with current fashion trends, but also very ignorant to the environment. By now we all know the detriments of using plastic bags when buying groceries, but in case you feel there’s still something missing, Trend Hunter is giving you all you need to know to make the switch.

If you hate following trends, this one’s still for you. You might be the last person to ever consider snagging an “I’m Not A Plastic Bag” tote, but there is such a huge range of alternatives. There are no excuses.

Creative? Make your own. Style conscious? Check out some of the bags featured before, or, for a dose of something fashionable yet new, check out Bring Your Own Bag (BYOB), the Vancouver, Canada company whose bags are featured in the gallery.

Quick plastic bag facts:
A plastic bag takes about 1,000 years to dissolve
Up to a trillion plastic bags are used each year worldwide (a million bags/minute)
The average family takes home 6-10 bags from each grocery run (780-1,300 bags a year)

And Vista Magazine points out, “Don’t be fooled into thinking that paper bags are an environmentally friendly alternative – they use more energy and water, generate more air pollution and toxic waste, and take up more space in a landfill.”

The health and wellness magazine also points out that, “When one tonne of plastic bags is reused, the energy equivalent of 11 barrels of oil is saved.” That’s because “Plastic bags start as crude oil, natural gas or other petrochemicals that are transformed into polymer resin.”

Fashionably Green - Alternatives To The Sold-Out “I’m Not A Plastic Bag” Tote (GALLERY)

OK, so you couldn’t get your manicured fingers on a “I’m not a plastic bag” tote, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have an eco-friendly, fashionable shopping bag. (If you don’t know what I’m talking about, check out the links below.)

Designers were quick to come up with their own range after the pop… [More]

Bagladies - reclaiming the supermarket tote (GALLERY)

On the coat tails of Anya Hindmarch’s “I’m not a plastic bag” comes Bagladies. Created in response to both the visual despair of people carrying lower end chain store or supermarket green bags and the need to be environmentally friendly, Bagladies aim to reclaim the tote bag in a more aestehtically … [More]

Anya Hindmarch’s $15 IT BAG (GALLERY)

Fashion Designer Anya Hindmarch is doing here share in giving back to society with her latest SUPER CULT FOLLOWING bag called “I’m not a Plastic Bag”. The concept is to replace plastic shopping bags at the supermarket with your own shopping tote. Anya sells her tote for USD$15.00. The “I’m not a Pla… [More]

I Am Not An Anya Hindmarsh Not a Plastic Bag Bag - Trends on Trends

I adore the fact bags that are made to make the mick out of a trend are becomming a trend.

Especially when the ‘green’ Anya Hindmarsh bags this is based on was delivered to the press in bubble wrap and enough plastic to cover the UK. Not so environmentally friendly. Also by the time the £5 bag is … [More]

Lauren Bush & WFP FEED Bag - The New Eco “It” Bag

Ok, so you haven’t been able to get your hands on the Anya Hindmarch “I’m Not a Plastic Bag”. Well, there are plenty of other causes for you to raise awareness through fashion, like the FEED bag offered exclusively at Amazon designed by Lauren Bush in an effort to end world hunger.

Your pur… [More]


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Not So Fantastic Plastic – Time To BYOB (GALLERY)
Not So Fantastic Plastic – Time To BYOB (GALLERY)


Read More: bringyourownbag   Via: vistamagonline   Posted: Sep 26, 07
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Stylishly Green!

By: PinkVixen on Sep 27, 07 | 60 Trends | 14 Comments



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