Los Angeles - July 30, 2007

Plastic Does Not Make Perfect

Baggu Shopping Bags

Paper or Plastic: The Great Check-Out Aisle Debate.

This two-party system stinks. Time to shake it up and cast a vote for Baggu, a new reusable shopping bag available online starting today.

Weighing in at just two ounces, each Baggu holds up to 25 pounds (that’s two or three totally stuffed grocery sacks). And the smart design includes a bottom gusset — so it sits flat when packed — and handles long enough to carry over the shoulder, forearm style, or by hand.

In eight colors (red, fuchsia, olive, navy, aqua, gray, khaki, and black), the ripstop nylon is easy to store and maintain: The bags fold into a five-by-five-inch pouch, and when they’re dirty, just toss them in the washing machine then hang them out to dry.

Use one for a year and you’ll save between 300 and 700 disposables.

Because it’s not a plastic bag either.

Available online at baggubag.com.