Now that it seems that the rest of the US outside of SF and some other crunchy places has caught on to the fact that using zillions of disposable plastic bags might just not be the best idea, the next question is - what's a good reusable bag? Well, if you don't have something already that works for you,
Onya Bags makes a great nylon bag (lightweight parachute fabric) that collapses into a tiny little carry pouch so you can always have it with you. The cord that secures the pouch also doubles as a should strap if you want when the bag is in use. They're a great design, definitely a step up from the random nylon bag.
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I'm wondering if the petroleum used to make the cute little nylon bag is more or less than the petroleum used to shop the little bag to my city from China? I'm assuming here that the bag is made in China, as so many are. Is this one different?
Posted by: Lara Robinson | February 6, 2008 08:51 PM
@lara: Hard to say. My onya says it was made in Indonesia, which is closer to Australia, the home of Onya. I've had mine for a while so it may have changed. They're super-light and small, the marginal amount of petro used to ship a single one of these bags would be so small - even a large box of a couple hundred bags probably would only weigh a few pounds. Re-using the bag enough times obviously is the point of offsetting the petro that would otherwise be used to make X number of disposable bags. I wonder if enough re-use of this bag - since it is small enough to carry everywhere/everyday - offsets the marginal petro that would have been used in its shipment to point of sale.
Posted by: Chris | February 7, 2008 07:53 PM