Reusable shopping bags?

Question

I just bought a few reusable shopping bags from my local grocery store and have a question I'm hoping someone more knowledgeable than I can answer. The bags have this lovely little informational message on them: "I am a100% Reusable Bag! I can replace 2 shopping bags per trip, 2 times a week. That's 16 bags per month and 192 bags per year that I saved from our landfill!" I understand how it can replace 2 bags per trip since it is bigger, but what makes the distinction that it can replace bags 2 times a week? Is there some reason behind this distinction, or is it just to sound good? Any ideas?

Answer 1

Maybe that's the average of how often most people go to the grocery store? Only thing I can guess...other then that it's probably said to go into the per month and per year amount saved on average

Answer 2

Wow that seems like a low number. It's probably based on the average amount of plastic bags used over a certain amount of time.

You probably use more than 2 shopping bags a week when you buy groceries. And you probably shop at more than one place a week too. I'd even use it if I went to other stores just so I wouldn't have to use their bags.

You can also get insulated bags at Kroger...I think they're $2.99 and they keep cold items cold.

AND...you probably most definitely use more than 2 plastic bags during the November and December months because of holiday shopping.

Answer 3

Sounds like they're basing that on the most frequent shoppers, the ones that only plan out a few meals at a time.

Answer 4

SAVE OUR  EARTHQUAKE/TSUNAMI FREE

HELLO

I am S.Riya Subbu. I want to save our Earth with your help.

We are living under the control of Pancha Bhoot ( Water,Air,Fire,Earth, Universe).

Now frequently Earth Quake/Tsunami/Typhoon  is coming  all over World and destroying all Human beings/Livelihood/House/Building/Bridges... Stock  within a second. Also now days Global Warming is going on Alarmingly. Excess Rain/Flood destrying our Life.

Recently Canada  also face Earth Quake Problem. In Indonesia also facing Earth Quake Problem  frequently.

Please you all join with me to save our EARTH.

Do the following simple Systems in your House/Office/Working Place/Your Street/Your Society/Flat.

1.Are you saving  the following items in your House/Office/Work Place?

1. Current

2. Water

3.Petrol/Diesel/Kerosene

4.Gas ( LPG & CNG).

5.White Papper/News Paper

6. Wood

7. Cooking Oil

Note: the above all necessary for Day to Day Life. Please Try to Reduce the usage.

2. Are your Keeping your House free of the following items?

1.Plastic Free. Don’t Store Plastic Bags/Cups/Spoon( for example. Take Cotton Bag with you to market/Shopping)

2.Unutilised items like broken Cycle/Old TV Cover/broken Table/Chairs/Tyres/ Un Utilised/Non Repairable items like Bike/Car/Mixer/Washing Machine/Cooler/Utensils.

Note: Please Dispose this items which is not is use. Sent it for Re-Cycle.

3. What type of Conveyance are you using?

1.Car    2.Two Wheeler  3.Cycle 4.Using Public Transportation/Train

Note: Utilise Public Transportation/Sharing Auto/Car. You can avoid Traffic Jam/Parking Problem.Keep one two wheeler/One Car/One House for each family.( Don’t buy more than that). It will help us reduce Petrol Expenses/Pollution/Parking/Traffic Jam.

4. How many Children are you having

1. one  2. Two 3. More than Two 4. Unmarried

Note: Make one or Two Children only. Give them Good Food/Education/Shelter.

If population is more pollution is more.

5. Are Short out your Cub Board/Wardrobe?

1.Once in a Month  2. Once in 6 Months 3. Not at all doing  

Note: Short out Your Wardrobe/Cup Board/Working Table/House Kitchen free of unnecessary items. Give your Books/Old Pant/Saree/Shirt  to Poor/Needy.

6.What type of Gift are you giving to your Relatives & Friends?

1.Toys/Games 2. Greeting Card  3. Flower Bouque 4.Saplings like Rose/X- MasTree

Note: Please present Flowers/Anthorium Saplings/Rose/Seeds of Different type of Seeds as Gift to your Friends/Relatives.This will reduce the waste of Plastics Paper/Balloon/Wrapper/Cartoon Box.

AVOID

1. Avoid Smoking/Chewing Tobacco/pan and avoid Smoking/Spitting in Public Place. Smoking leads to Health disorder and it is leads to Cancer.

2. Avoid wasting Food in House/Function. If food is excess, please share the food with Poor. Take limited food in your Plate. Do not throw in dust Bin.

3. Avoid dumping Materials in House/Office. Be Plan before buying any Materials.

4. Avoid unnecessary Travels. Be plan before Travel.

5. Pray Rivers. But Do not throw Plastic Bags/Garbage on River. ( I have seen many people are throwing Garbage bag in river. Rivers are very Important for our Life.

6. Do not use Coluring Agent for Hair. It will make eye irritation/Stain in Shirt collar/Pillow Cover/Bed Sheets.

7. Do Simple Marriage. This will help us to save Money/Food/Transportation/ Reduce  arrangements etc.

Please Run Cycle (if your office/School is near to your Hose) for your Health/Wealth.

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Please spread this Message to all your Family Members/Relation/Friends/Office Colleague/To  School /College/To your village/To your Society etc

S.RIYA  SUBBU

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Answer 5

The average grocer uses 4 bags a week that *would* end up in a landfill if you did not use the reusable bag.

The biggest problem with my Trader Joe's reusable bags is that I almost always forget to bring them.  I drive myself nuts!!!

Answer 6

It means that if you use the 2 shopping bags twice a week then 16 bags per month will be saved from the landfill.  The manufacturer probably took some kind of average statistic about how many times a week people go marketing.

Answer 7

It's just trying to wake you up to the fact that by using that 100% recycleable bag you are saving approx 192 bags per year from landing in a landfill--plastic takes hundreds of years to biodegrade---so imagine what you are doing for the environment by reusing the bag.  

Thing is,  those plastic bags are so thin--the clerks inevitably double them up so they won't break.  All in all that really means you probably get an average of get 4 bags instead of 2 bags per trip so you are probably saving about 384 bags!  

I hope I didn't further confuse you!!