# Typographic Eco Bags 'Taste the Seasons' Reusable Grocery Totes for Sainsbury By Danielle Levy | Published 2009-02-09 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eco-friendly-shopping-bags References: [smadani](http://smadani.com/index.htm) 'Taste the Seasons' is a campaign proposal by Shaz Madani for Sainsbury’s grocery store chain. These reusable bags highlight and encourage the importance and benefits of eating seasonal food. These designs are eco-friendly for more reasons than one. Clearly they are reusable (unlike regular old plastic bags), which is sustainable in itself. Secondly, they teach which foods are available locally depending on the season (in the UK, at least). They’re also quite lovely looking. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.2/10 - Popularity: 37% | Activity: 20% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Reusable Bags:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in creating more eco-friendly and visually appealing reusable bags. - **Seasonal Eating:** Opportunity to develop campaigns and products that promote the importance of eating seasonal food. - **Environmental Sustainability:** Opportunity to create more eco-friendly solutions to reduce the use of plastic bags. ### Who This Affects Most - **Retail:** Opportunity for retailers to offer eco-friendly and aesthetically pleasing reusable bags to their customers. - **Food and Beverage:** Opportunity for the food and beverage industry to promote and educate consumers about the benefits of seasonal eating. - **Packaging:** Opportunity to develop sustainable packaging solutions that reduce the need for single-use plastic bags. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Fashion-Forward Grocery Totes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/waitrose-x-lulu-guinness-tote.md) - [Functional Grocer Tote Bags](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/trader-joes-totes.md) - [Everyday Sustainable Bags](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/versatile-bags-for-essentials.md) - [Multi-Use Flower Bags](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/reusable-flower-bags.md) - [Convenience-Focused Upcycled Tote Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/out-of-the-ocean1.md) - [Charitable Reusable Bags](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/community-bag-and-giving-tag-program.md) - [Recyclable Chilled Grocery Bags](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/freshbag-recyclable-cool-bag.md) - [Oceanic Conservation Merch Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stop-shop-bags.md) - [Limited Peach-Tonal Summer Totes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/peach-tote-bag.md)