Canvas bags and tote bags are alternatives to single-use ... The term for determining a bag’s environmental impact is “life cycle assessment” (LCA), which looks at the raw materials ...

This means its environmental footprint is bigger than ... rather than sell consumers (who’ve forgotten their reusable tote) heavy-duty bags they don’t need, Ekvall said. Enck stressed it ...

E. Melanie Dupuis, a professor of environmental studies and science at Pace University, said tote bags sometimes get in the way of the bigger picture around how consumers and companies define ...

So in that sense, it might be reasonable to try to avoid it, even though it's not specifically an environmental benefit from that choice." The problem with cotton bags The cotton tote has become a ...

If you need to carry smaller Costco items to your car when you're done shopping, you can bring your bags inside, but there is ...

Trader Joe's beloved mini canvas tote bags are back, just in time for Easter. The California-based grocery store chain confirmed to USA TODAY last month it would release its mini canvas totes in ...

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According to environmental advocacy organization PennEnvironment ... Since consumers rarely wash reusable cotton tote bags, they have been found to harbor harmful bacteria.