May 22nd, 2008 - My MIL’s reusable bags
Linda wondered what my MIL’s bags look like and where she got them. So I looked online, took some photos, and then waited a few days to get them up as I didn’t have the right wire for the camera here at work. Then I went to a conference, where I got a cool flash drive and now I can easily bring photos from home on it! (It was a nursing conference, and the drive looks like a short, fat hypodermic needle. Without the needle. I seem to collect things like this. I also have two large push pins much like this. Except they have the needle–it’s the pin!
Here’s 2 photos of mine. Although now that I know the edging in PVC, I’m less enthused about it. ::sigh::
It does, nicely, have two sets of handles.
My MIL’s colorful bags come from/for the Elizabeth Haub Foundation. They are only available from certain stores. Unfortunately, the last note on the page is that they are fully recyclable and environmentally friendly. PVC isn’t environmentally friendly, folks: “Why do we want to identify and avoid it? Because its manufacture, use, and disposal involve dioxin, phthalates, lead, and other nasties that can cause cancer, endocrine disruption, endometriosis, birth defects, respiratory problems, and immune system damage. Because the full range of its effects on human health hasn’t been fully determined. And because there are indeed alternatives, including other types of plastic, that are not nearly as damaging to the environment and to our health” (from Ask Umbra at Grist).