In the bag


Market bag made using plarn
(plastic bag yarn) by reprendre

Some people are addicted to gambling, sky diving, and Starbucks. Not me, I am addicted to collecting (and creating) awesome reusable bags. What kind of addiction is that? Ha! My eclectic collection seems to catch eyes every time I'm at the grocery. I don't do it for the attention, as if pushing the oversized race car cart through the store with 2 escaping boys isn't distracting enough! But my bags have offered up multiple oppurtunities to talk about the benefits and importance of recycling/reusing to fellow grocery gettings both young and old.

Bag made from ad by seen1

I had to make a quick run into the store just a few days ago, and I went in bag less. I actually cringed at the thought of bringing home a yucky plastic bag when I was checking out. Then came the pang of guilt. I wasn't raised in an eco- concious family, and I hate to admit it... but my first 20 something years on this planet I probably wasn't as Earth friendly as I could've been. I think that the real turning point for me came along with a blessing in the shape of a baby boy bundle. There is an old Indian Proverb that I like to share, "We don't inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children." My families 'green' transition was a modest one, and we are far from being as efficiant and self sustaining as I hope to be some day. Making the decision to cut back on waste, conserve energy, and reduce out impact on the Earth overall and deciding where to start was the hardest part.

Tote made from bird seed bag
by sarakaycow
Welcome to the Recycle, Reduce, Reuse, RECREATE Webbernet event! I planned this to be a fun way to encourage, inspire, share, and support others as we come together to celebrate the Earth every day. TrashN2Tees has been joined by so many talented artisans and bloggers who realize how important it is to recycle. Join us each day for ways to reuse your trash in practical and creative ways, tutorials, artist interviews, and some really great giveaways!

One of my first steps, and I think one of the easiest for 'going green' is getting into the habit of BYOB. No not bring your own beer- but Bring Your Own Bags! Lets jump start your collection (or add to it) with a set of 5 TrashN2Tees Reusable Produce bags . They're made from reclaimed tshirts, and are scraps left over from other projects.




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  1. Love it! great jump start to a super great Event.
    I too wasn't raised so green, I started off slowly in a way, I always tried to return the plastic bags to the store or use the paper ones for wrapping a box, looking back I do remember wrapping presents with the comics section of the newspaper, and we did have cloth napkins growing up, to this day we dont buy kitchen paper products, then came kids and cloth diapers and oh so much more ......

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  2. I have become eco-friendly thanks to the eye opener of my daughter Jenelle... She has taught her family and also extended families to follow her through her incredible journey through Trashn2tees. WE are extremely proud of her and her accomplishments. I wish I had one of these bags! :)

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  3. I too was not raised very "green", I mean we recycled and re-used the plastic bags for garbage liners and kitty litter(still not good). I have gotten greener with each child! We now CD, babywear, recycle, re-usable bags and up-cycle everything I can! I <3 shopping at the Salvation Army to find new fabric to make CD or anything else out of :)

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  6. Awesome giveaway!

    I guess you could say I caught the recycling bug when I was in grade school and it was a part of our everyday activities. But to be honest, "reusing" is new to me and I haven't really foraged into that territory yet. I found instructions online for making these types of bags from old shirts and I'm excited to try it out ... if I can get my sewing machine to work after years of neglect!

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  7. I have always liked to repurpose things but do even more of it now that I have kids that like to do crafts
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  11. It all started with turning the water off while brushing our teeth and turning the lights off when we weren't using them. Then came the reusing of plastic bags until actual reusables were made. Now we've gone as far as installing a skylight in our kitchen so we don't use lights during the day. Bit by bit, we can all make a difference!

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  16. For me, I grew up being taught not to waste... it was probably more out of necessity and frugality more than a primary concern for the environment, but either way, it was a way of living. It just rolled on over into adulthood and that basic lesson of not being wasteful turned into a passion for green living. I love my boys are well aware of recycling/reusing (and reducing) :).

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  19. I think my Mom did not want to throw anything away that could be used again but really getting into upcycing, recycling all that good stuff has been in the last 10 years. I think that there has been more awareness about it and that helps people to really look at how they effect each other and the Earth. Great event to help raise people attention even more!

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  20. i wasnt raised green but we were always taught to turn off lights, reuse things, turn off water when brushing teeth etc... just everyday dont be "wasteful, be aware" garage sales and thrift store for clothes etc... we recycle all paper, cans bottles, etc... and my granddaughter goes to a green school and she is teaching us different ways to recycle reuse and repurpose!!! love your blog finding it helpful and learning great things, thank u!!

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