Why Re-usable bags?

The list goes on and on... there are so many reasons to use re-usable bags. And dont just stop with re-usable shopping bags, use re-usable snack bags, produce bags and bulk bags too! We can eliminate plastic and cloth helps save money in the long run! Did you know that...

• In the US, about 12 million barrels of oil and 14 million trees go to producing plastic and paper bags each year.
• Reusing makes cents. Stores like Albertsons and Wild Oats offer a 5-penny discount if you bring your own.
• Be a role model. Other shoppers'll watch and learn.
• Make sure plastic bags don't harm sea creatures. They're one of the 12 most commonly found items in coastal cleanups.

Womens Personal Care

Check out these numbers from www.planetgreen.discovery.com. Pretty interesting to keep in mind when you are shopping for personal care items!

• $35 billion: The size of the booming cosmetics industry. Major loopholes in US federal law allow this industry to put virtually unlimited amounts of chemicals into personal care products with no required testing, no monitoring of health effects, and inadequate labeling requirements.
  
  
• 33 percent: Personal care products that contain at least one chemical linked to cancer, according to the Skin Deep report by the Environmental Working Group, a partner of the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics.
  
  
• 2 billion: Number of disposable razors end up in U.S. landfills each year.
  
  
• 38,000: Number of animals that die needlessly in the EU every year in tests for new cosmetic products, according to Animal welfare groups.
  
  
• 77 percent: Percentage of rinse-off cosmetics that contain parabens; the figure rises to 99 per cent for leave-on cosmetics such as sunscreens.
  
  
• £182 million: Annual revenue from the UK sun-care market. Government advice for us all to cover up has boosted the sales of higher protection factor creams. SPF 15 and SPF 25 are now the UK's most popular choices. Unfortunately the higher the SPF, the more chemicals the cream will contain.
  
  
• 7: the SPF rating of the average T-Shirt; 85 percent of fabrics tested in an Australian study had an SPF of 20 or more.
  
  
• $3 billion: Revenue from the skincare market, the leading segment of the personal care industry; hair care has showed the strongest growth in the past 5 years.

Fabulous Friday Kitchen items!

My re-usable produce bags were recently featured on Odannysgirl's blog. Check out her blogspot HERE for some great handmade items for you kitchen, and dont forget to purchase your set of re-usable produce bags for a chance to WIN a market bag!!

Hot Coffee!

Did you know that the cardboard sleeves you usually get with your morning coffee can add up to 6-10 lbs. of paper waste a year? Eastcoastkitsch has found a way to upcycle seaters into new items, like coffee sleeves! Check out her items to find other fun upcycles items made out of sweaters and ties!

Plant a card

As a kid I always though burying paper in the ground could grow trees! It never worked, but now Recycledideas has found a way to make recycled cards that grow into beautiful flowers, trees, or vegetables! Just bury the card when you are done using it and enjoy it much longer... planting also keeps our air cleaner and grass greener, so buy your green HERE dont forget to mention you saw their item on gogirlgreen!

Recycle Everything!

Have you ever though of a use for old wine bottles? CDChilds has! Now you can eat your cheese of this fabulous wine bottle cheese board. You can purchase it HERE! Dont forget to mention you saw their item on GoGirlGreen!

---Win Win Win---

I am currently having a raffle for a market bag and set of re-usable produce bags. If you feature me in your blog or purchase on of my items between now and January 1st you will automatically be entered to WIN! Dont forget to check out my new items!