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Contributed by: Fairlight Baer-Gutierrez/YH on 2/8/2008

Did you read this week about environmental group BetterBagsColorado lobbying Denver City Council to put a 10-cent tax on grocery store plastic bags?

Until my husband and I switched over to a polypropylene 1Bag at a Time set and Western Kentucky University tote in the fall, I had a hard time deciding whether paper or plastic was a better choice. It seems neither is. Have you seen the arguments?

The 10 cents doesn't seem too hefty considering I paid about 50 cents for the things when I lived in Sweden (that fee definitely helped me remember to take the bags back to the store!).

When you decide reusable is the right bag option for you, here are some cute choices:
-baggy-shirts.com, a local company (link)
-reusablebags.com (link)
-shesabetty.typepad.com (link)
-envirosax.com (link)
-cafepress.com (link)

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Submitted By: Fairlight Baer-Gutierrez

posted on 3/4/2008 @ 9:41:38 PM

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(Yet again I accidentally starred myself.) I know what you mean; it definitely took me a while to remember to pull the bags out my car before I headed into the store.

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Submitted By: Jamie VanEaton

posted on 3/2/2008 @ 8:17:14 PM

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aahhhh. Better

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posted on 3/2/2008 @ 8:17:07 PM

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rate, darn you stars of difficulty!

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Submitted By: Jamie VanEaton

posted on 3/1/2008 @ 3:21:06 PM

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I have some reusable bags I've purchased from various retailers. I didn't want to let anyone feel left out. As a result, all bags are sitting at home, because I usually forget to take them with me.

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