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"...making a difference in our environment."
Oprah.com, Going Green Resources
Earth Day, April 2009
Core to our mission is to dramatically reduce the consumption of use-and-toss items with high quality, practical reusables - our store now offers hundreds of items in 30+ categories. All meet our strict criteria, including quality, style, performance, durability, value & ecological impact.
In the last 6 months, we've added nearly 150 items - more ways we're helping you reduce, reuse and save™. Check out our New Arrivals to see them all. This issue's highlights:
- Giving back - As of Earth Day, you've enabled us to donate over $140,000 towards environmental efforts!
- 75+ New Arrivals - Each high quality reusable you adopt has the potential to eliminate 1000s of disposables from your life.
- Our Plastic Bag Counter appears on Oprah's show & we get mentioned as a resource for our eco-friendly products!
- The Bay vs. The Bag - The best video we've EVER seen on the plastic bag problem, plus the top 5 stories from our newsroom.
FYI - We're offering a $7 Flat Shipping Special - any size order! (domestic orders only)
Launching a movementAs of 2009, we've empowered our 190,000+ customers to reduce their consumption of use-and-toss items by more than 700 million units. We've been a driving force behind teh emerging reusables movement. Learn more.
Help support our efforts - visit our store for hundreds of safe, high quality products in 30+ categories - all carefully selected & designed to help people consume less. Your purchases count. We donate 1% of sales to environmental causes. Together we are making a difference! 
Vincent Cobb -- Founder, ReusableBags.com
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| Over $140,000 in Donations Through Your Support |
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Our commitment to the triple bottom line
"Reusablebags.com is a true change agent..."
-Terry Kellogg; Chief Executive Director, 1% For the Planet
As evidence that your purchases really do count, our donations to non-profits, schools & grassroots organizations have now eclipsed $140,000!
We support like-minded non-profits committed to real change.
Our partnership with 1% For The Planet is representative of our dedication to the triple bottom line and protecting the environment. Joining the likes of Patagonia, Newman's Own and others each year we donate 1% of our sales to organizations devoted to the preservation & restoration of our natural environment. We believe so strongly in the work 1% For the Planet is doing that we donated $10,000 directly to their organization.
Our 1% For the Planet donation partners are all grassroots organizations making significant impacts through their efforts. This year, our donations will help 9 non-profits achieve their visions, including:
Want to learn more?
To learn more about 1% For the Planet and see all 9 of our donation partners, click here. To see a partial list of hundreds of other organizations we've donated to, click here. |
| New Arrivals: 25+ Lunch Items |
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Sandwich and snack wraps & more
25+ smart items to help you build a sustainable lunch kits and save money in the process. As always, our lunch products aren't just sustainable - they're safe, helping reduce your exposure to harmful chemicals like BPA and lead.
Oprah's mainstream endorsement! Oprah's Earth Day Lunch Challenge evangelized another one of our causes - switching from disposable to reusable lunch items. Plus, nearly every product suggested is offered by our store. Right on, Oprah!
Highlights include:
 Wrap-N-Mat® Grande - One of our best-selling lunch reusables, now available in a larger size! (353 Reviews, ave 4.6 out of 5)
"I love the product. It's super easy to use and clean. Makes it a snap to pack my lunch every day!" -Stephanie
"Cool Stuff" -Mothering Magazine
 To-Go Ware® RePEat Bamboo Utensil Set - Smart way to avoid all that plastic cutlery, for under 10 bucks!
"Great, lightweight set of easy-to-transport utensils..." -Cara
 Built NY® Gourmet Getaway - French Bull Series - Stylish new patterns from a customer favorite. (158 reviews, ave rating 4.8 out of 5)
"Great bag, great size...holds my salad container and more so I'm very pleased." -Leslie M
 Fresh Snack Pack & ReUsies™ Snack Bags - With the addition of these two great products, we now offer dozens of options to avoid plastic baggies.
"It is a great feeling to know you are packing a lunch without any extra waste!" -Karen K
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| New Arrivals: 50+ Bottles & Accessories |
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New bottle styles, cleaners and filters
Introducing 50+ new bottle styles from two outstanding trusted brands - SIGG and Innate. We've also discovered a new bottle cleaner and a bottle accessory that gives you access to filtered water, anywhere you go.
Highlights include:
Since 2003, we've earned a reputation as a respected source for safe, high quality reusable bottles - supplying our customers with over 300,000 reusable bottles!
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| New Arrivals: More Innovative Reusable Shopping Bags |
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| Basics you'll use every day
"A trusted source for reusable shopping bags." -Consumer Reports, 2009 Green Roundup
Our New Arrivals feature the best reusable bags available - made from sustainable fabrics and innovative designs. Roomy and strong, each time you use one, you can eliminate several plastic or paper bags.
Highlights include:
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| FAST FACT: E-Commerce...A Green Way to Shop |
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Save money & natural resources
According to the Center for Energy and Climate Solutions, shipping two 20-pound packages by overnight air - the most energy-intensive delivery option - still uses 40 percent less fuel than driving 20 miles roundtrip to the store.
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| NEWSROOM HIGHLIGHTS: Top 5 Stories |
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The Bay vs. The Bag
A must-see video from San Francisco-based Save the Bay and Free Range Studios shows the tidal wave of plastic bags that threaten our environment, waterways and shorelines. Read more...
Also:
- Save the Plastic Bag strikes again - Needlesome group sues Palo Alto, delaying bag ban. Read more...
- Plastic bags blow...and illuminate! - A fantastic art installation in Madrid makes something beautiful out of a wasteful addiction. Read more...
- Kitchen reusables - Simple ways to reduce consumption, beyond disposable bags and bottles. Read more...
- And more...
Visit our growing Newsroom blog - you'll find all the stories featured in this issue, and many, many more (including important video and audio clips). Plus, our comments and insights.
Want to stay in the know? Sign up for our Top Stories Newsletter - get the inside track on plastic bag news & related issues.
Click here to visit our Newsroom blog... |
| PRESS HIT: The Oprah Winfrey Show |
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Our plastic bag counter was featured on Oprah's Earth Day Show, "Go Green Save Money," as a reminder of the thousands of plastic bags consumed every second around the world.
We were also listed in the "Going Green Resources" page at Oprah.com - for our hand-picked selection of 700+ reusables. Many were featured in the Earth Day Lunch Challenge, which shows Oprah encouraging people to switch from disposable lunch options to reusable ones. Read more... | |
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About Us
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Acting as a hub, ReusableBags.com spreads
awareness by educating consumers with facts on consumption/litter, and provides summaries
of news
articles and trends from around the
world on the global push to reduce plastic
bag consumption.
Our store features a growing
family of smart, earth-friendly products all
designed to help you reduce, reuse and
save™.
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| Reasons to shop with us |
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 - We donate 1% of sales to environmental causes - We support Fair Trade practices
- Winner "Green Business of the Year" Co-Op America People's Choice Award, 2007
- BizRate Circle of Excellence Gold Honoree, 2008
- Member BBBonline
- Most orders ship within 24 hrs
- No sales tax (except IL)
- 18,000+ product reviews & testimonials |
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What customers are saying
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"...what you guys are doing is absolutely
awesome... once again thank you for all your
efforts..." -- Emily M.
"Thanks for a wonderful shopping experience.
You make it easier for us to go green." --
Christina S.
"I LOVE every one of your products that we
own... and whenever I think that I could use
something to make my family's life more
earth-friendly, I go on your website and
there it is!" -- Isabel G.
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ReusableBags.com in the News
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| Stay in the Know & Get Involved |
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 Our Top Stories Newsletter features a quick summary of key current events emailed to you every few weeks. It's a great way to stay informed on the rapidly evolving, multifaceted plastic bag issue, plus related consumption issues such as water bottles.
Join our Street Teams - Help spread the word about ReusableBags.com and our movement to empower people to "reduce, reuse and save." It's easy & free to sign up - just click here, enter your email & hit submit for instructions on updating your newsletter profile. | |
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