Earth Day Sale!

What Your Zimbag Can Do For You

To many of us it seems that the plastic bags they hand you at the store upon checkout are free, but the truth is they cost us about $4 billion dollars a year (according to the Wall Street Journal). If everybody started bringing their own bags and stores stopped producing and using plastic bags, our grocery bills could be lower, our landfills smaller, and our petroleum use lower (because plastic bags are made from petroleum). In the 25 years since plastic bags into our markets, we in the US have used 100 billion bags annually.

I don't think I have to go on, I'm sure you've heard all of this before and have seen the plastic bags acting as tumbleweeds outside and hanging from your pantry door and amassing in ditches and city streets. And you know what you can do! You can bring your own bags when you shop. And when you purchase a Zimbag, you get the added bonuses of beautiful artwork and the knowledge that your purchase is providing income to a woman in Zimbabwe struggling to survive on less than $1 a day.

And bringing your own bag isn't something that just helps the environment or other people. Stores all over the country are jumping on the bag refund bandwagon and it can put money right back in your pocket. Below is a list of stores that offer bag refunds. Most of us go to one of these stores each week and each bag refund adds up over 52 weeks of shopping a year. Why not treat yourself to a Zimbag in celebration of Earth Day and keep reaping the benefits for years to come?

Stores that Offer Bag Refunds:

Target
Whole Foods
PCC
Kroger
Fred Meyer
Safeway
Winco

And if the store you normally shop at doesn't offer a refund, you could write them a letter to suggest a refund for bringing your own bags!

To get started on saving the earth and some money, visit the Zimbags online store.