I have a thing about plastic bags…I hate them! According to
reuseit.com, 500 billion to 1 trillion plastic bags are used every year worldwide, where each bag can take up to 1,000 years to degrade. Their decomposition causes tiny toxic bits to seep into soils, lakes, rivers, and the oceans, and they are the second-most common type of ocean refuse (after cigarette butts), causing the death of countless marine animals every year. As far as I am concerned, there is nothing good about a plastic bag, and thus, I try my hardest to bring reusable bags along on all my shopping excursions. I even have portable, packable bags that fold into themselves and clip onto my purse for unforeseen shopping trips. One place I have trouble avoiding the use of plastic, however, is in the produce aisle of the supermarket. For the most part, I go sans bag (much to the cashier’s chagrin as he/she juggles my avocados and zucchinis), but for things like apples, where I purchase larger quantities, I am forced to use a plastic bag….until now!
I recently purchased a set of 5 produce bags from a company called Flip and Tumble (
http://www.flipandtumble.com/shop.html) and I love them! They are roomy (I routinely buy 6-8 apples a trip) and durable and have kept my produce fresh for extended periods in the fridge thanks to the mesh design. I would recommend purchasing a carrying pouch (offered by the same company); however, to keep the bags neat and organized among your other reusable bags.
i have a bunch of these and love, love them. the veggies stay fresher longer in the fridge than they ever did in plastic. before the bags, i used to wrap my produce in newspaper (not a bad option when compared to plastic), but these really do the trick!
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