Green Options

Terri Bly discussing OLovesM’s brilliant use of yoga mat remnants as the base for their adorable, fashion-forward collection of bags.

Terri Bly announces their exclusive, eco-friendly makeup bag filled with samples. Proceeds benefit women in Gambia.

Can you shop at any large retailer today without seeing a display of reusable shopping bags for sale at the checkout aisle? Seems like a good thing, right? Buy a cloth tote and prevent a lot of one-use plastic bags from entering the landfills.

But the thought occurred to me recently that it might not be a good thing if lots and lots of people are buying reusable bags but not reusing them. Apparently, I’m not the only one who’s started worrying about that.

Sea Bags ~ Custom Tote Bags Made From Recycled Sails

“Since 1999 we have been making custom tote bags out of recycled sails. Every bag we make has sailed around the world before it even leaves our shop …”

The Sea Bag creators have big hearts, they’ve made special editions for the Maine Tri for a Cure race and our US Olympic Women’s Sailing Team.