Whether you’re a business owner looking for a solution to plastic bags or a concerned citizen hoping to help the planet, reusable shopping bags are the easiest solution to implement. Once you start adding up the number of bags you can save from entering landfills, the decision is easy. These five benefits of reusable shopping bags are their biggest endorsement.

1. They stop the landfill pileup. Where does our trash go after it is put on the curb? In most cases, it goes to a landfill, a part of...

In 2011, residents of Brownville, Texas were finally free to celebrate their banning of plastic bags. South Padre Island, a coastal area in Texas, has also been enjoying over two years of eco-friendly reusable shopping bags taking over their municipality. What then could a local lawmaker possibly hope to achieve in advocating the overturn of plastic bag bans statewide? While a multitude of theories abound, local residents have begun taking action by informing Rep. Drew Springer of...

Recently, Austin passed and is successfully enforcing a plastic bag ban. In neighboring New Mexico, the capital of Santa Fe is considering making reusable tote bags for shopping the new normal, among other environmental efforts. While Austin is one of the leading cities in the U.S. environmental movement, Santa Fe also sees an opportunity to bring in reusable bags as the beginning of a smarter trash policy, especially considering the amount of trash regularly brought to the city’s landfills....

This April 22, 2013 is Earth Day, an annual milestone that puts the spotlight on the environmental movement. It might sound strange that it takes a movement to be concerned about the planet on which we live, but indeed the earth is often the last thing considered when human beings make decisions. This Earth Day, it’s a great time to start living the green life. It doesn’t take a gigantic commitment. All it takes is little things, like using reusable grocery bags , rejecting plastic containers...

Austin, Texas’s state capital began its plastic bag ban on March 1, 2013 and is receiving mixed reviews. The most notable city outside of California to institute a ban on bags that do not biodegrade, Austin’s leadership is impressive for a variety of reasons. For instance, reusable grocery bags are being given away at stores across the city, making it easy for shoppers to comply with the new law while they forget there is no longer a plastic bag option. Yet some Texans in and around Austin...

Over the past decades, the struggle to advance environmental causes encountered heavy resistance. Oil companies belittled the benefits of fuel-efficient vehicles; manufacturers mocked the reasoning behind conserving forestry; and the public was led to believe environmentalists were head-in-the-clouds dreamers. These days, the debate has largely ended. Few can deny the harm we have inflicted on the planet. The time has come for change, which makes efforts like reusable wholesale shopping bags...

Business owners hoping to end the use of plastic bags in their community often stress over how to begin. Do you start giving away promotional reusable shopping bags or try selling totes at cost? Should you come up with a catchy phrase to go with your company logo or say it all with visuals? In reality, the hardest part is taking the leap and making the order for your bags. The rest will take care of itself. The best reusable grocery bags have simple designs, clear layouts and leave no mystery...

Every business owner must struggle with balancing environmental concerns with the need to make a living. Can you succeed on both counts and go home proud of a day’s work every evening? In fact, you can satisfy the needs of your company and the planet simultaneously by putting custom tote bags into circulation as part of a marketing effort. Promotional reusable shopping bags are one way business owners can do well on behalf of the environment and your enterprise. As environmental solutions go,...

On the topic of our distressed planet, there is little debate: the earth cannot support continued levels of trash from the world population. Many countries are taking drastic measures to curtail trash production. Some are banning to-go containers; others are banning plastic bags. While the U.S. is a leader in many environmental causes, observers suggest we take a simpler approach to the issue and ban plastic bag ourselves. The question is: are eco-friendly reusable shopping bags really making...

As individuals, we often see the problems of the world as impossible to tackle. Even if you know how to arrive at the solution, you can see it as elusive, the path difficult. Yet there is no limit to any movement when every person plays a small part. You can support our environment by using eco-friendly reusable shopping bags when you go to the store or for any other activity. Holden Bags provides the highest quality reusable tote bags , which allows you to lead by example and show the world...