We all know that we should use reusable shopping bags at the grocery store and when out running errands, but sometimes it can be difficult to remember to bring them with us. If you do forget, it is always better to ask for paper than plastic, but I recently found something that will help me remember to bring reusable bags every time I shop: Blue Avocado bags. Reusable grocery bags don’t need to be boring mesh-like bags with the logo of the convenience store or grocery store where they were purchased; Blue Avocado provides a stylish fun alternative. Blue Avocado bags come in all shapes and sizes and can easily be folded down to fit inside any purse for unplanned errands or impulse buys. The bags are cute and come in a variety of colorful designs. In fact the bags have been praised in some major style and living magazines, such as Real Simple, InStyle, and Parade.
Another reason to love Blue Avocado is that all of their shopping bags are made from recycled plastic. Not only do these reusable bags prevent more plastic bags from entering the waste stream, they also take some already-used plastic out of the waste stream. 1,000 plastic bags can be replaced by reusable bags per consumer per year, which empowers every individual to have a huge positive impact.
Blue Avocado also provides other tools to help people make a positive impact. They actually have an entire portion of their website titled “Impact”. There you can find a carbon footprint calculator and links to Green Mountain Energy where you can offset your carbon usage. Blue Avocado also has a partnership with Kiva.org, which provides micro-loans to people that need them the most around the globe. Blue Avocado donates 1% of all proceeds to Kiva. This shows that Blue Avocado is not only environmentally sustainable, but socially and ethically sustainable as well. That is reason enough to remember your reusable shopping bags every single time you hit the stores!