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Article: Readers stock up on ideas for reusable shopping bags.(Food)(From the food editor)
- Article from:
- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
- Article date:
- May 7, 2008
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Thanks to everyone who called and e-mailed in their comments and ideas about reusable shopping bags. It's encouraging to hear about more and more people toting cloth bags on their shopping trips.
A few readers led me to organic cotton net produce bags (pictured) from www.reusablebags.com ($3.95 each; volume discounts). The bags are a bit heavier than plastic bags available in produce sections, so you might want to empty the produce onto the belt before weighing.
Or try the lightweight European-style market bags ($39.95 for a colorful set of five plus a holder at www.reusablebags.com).
Dawn Goldberg of Gurnee suggests nylon mesh bags from ...