A nonwoven polypropylene reusable shopping bag uses 28 times more energy to manufacture than a standard plastic shopping bag, and 8 times more energy than a paper grocery bag. So reuse your bag at least 29 times. (Using a shopping bag once a week for a year eliminates about 100 plastic bags.) Source: Wall Street Journal, 9/26/08
"Poison control centers are second only to childhood immunization programs in their ability to provide cost savings in public health delivery." Source: Pharmacy Today, September 2008. ETA: I learned that in the 19th century, pasteurizing milk and chlorinating drinking water saved even more lives per dollar invested.
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Interesting. Is that the stuff they use to make those reusable bags that they sell in supermarkets, libraries, Target, etc?
Yes, those are the standard reusable bags you can buy, that fold up with a rectangular base.
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