Green Meter: Light Green

Did you know that we consume over 380 billion plastic grocery bags per year? Worldwide, the rate of consumption is approximately 1 million per minute. All this consumption costs retailers over $4 billion annually, a cost that is paid by the consumer.

One of the easiest things you can do to green up your grocery shopping is to take your own shopping bags with you to the store. This isn’t just limited to grocery shopping – take a bag with you to the mall, the drug store, even the hardware store. Reusable bags are easy to find these days; it seems that everyone has branded their own roomy bag. Walmart, Target, even Home Depot offer recycled, recyclable bags sporting their own logo.

But if you are looking for something beyond plain, bland and branded – something that screams, “I’m an individual,” – you’re in luck! Reusable bags are newest fad, and fun, fancy,