Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Quote of the Day --  "Too many of us consent, or are forced, to spend time doing things for which we have no heartfelt reason… We do it to hold a job, to make a living, to satisfy the expectations of others, to fill our time, to evade the fact that we don’t know what else to do – but not because the doing comes from inside us. When our action is dictated by factors external to our soul, we do not live active lives, but reactive lives." ~ Parker Palmer -- Green Bags -- *Today's article was written by Douglas Lober, founder of ReuseThisBag.com . It is his belief that by using green bags will one day eliminate single use paper and plastic bags. There are many benefits that green bags can have on the environment. One of the largest benefits is the reduction of the waste people produce. Plastic bags take up enormous amount of space in the landfills around the world. Unfortunately, this problem will only be...

-- Product Review --  Back on March 31st, Douglas Lober of www.ReuseThisBag.com decided to send a selection of bags our way for review, which we received around mid-April. The company focuses on bags made from 100% recycled materials and offer a good selection of interesting high-quality bags that can be custom printed to represent your event or business. With 4-5 trillion bags being consumed annually on this planet, and more than 1 hundred thousand marine animals, and one million feathered and land based wildlife perishing each year due exposure to plastic bags - options like these are essential in helping the world become sustainable. Douglas sent us two samples of his latest products is called a Rip Stop Polyester Shopping Bag that comes in both “tee-shirt” and “wave” handle styles, and two Reusable Wine Totes in 4 (green) and 6 (black) bottle sizes. The day we received the four bags happened to be a shopping day, so while at the grocery till I ...