Tote bags have become so ubiquitous that even men are carrying them around. Retailers started pushing tote bags as early as 2007 to promote sustainability, on the assumption that reusing the same ...

Her 2007 “I’m Not a Plastic Bag” tote, created with the environmental agency Swift, sold for around $10 (£5) in supermarkets. It encouraged shoppers to stop buying single-use bags and went ...

For at least a few decades, Americans have been drilled in the superiority of tote bags. Reusable bags are good, we’re told, because they’re friendly for the environment.

Canvas bags and tote bags are ... The term for determining a bag’s environmental impact is ... ReMake, MindBodyGreen and more. She speaks about sustainability and climate justice for ...

Last month, the New York City Council passed a 5-cent-per-bag fee on single-use bags handed out by most retailers. Two weeks ago, the Massachusetts State Senate passed a measure that would ban ...

You’d have to use a tote bag 20,000 times to offset the damage caused in producing it (Picture: Getty) Unfortunately, tote bags are not as environmentally-friendly as you’d think.

Friends, I’m sorry to say it, but your tote bag isn’t as sustainable as you think it is. In fact, the more tote bags you have, the worse it may actually be for the environment. So, let’s ...

Campaigners say these bag hoards are creating fresh environmental problems, with reusable bags having a much higher carbon footprint than thin plastic bags. According to one eye-popping estimate ...

Men may be more likely to snub mother nature by refusing to carry reusable shopping bags — because they don’t want to appear feminine or gay, according to a new study. Penn State University ...

The intention to move away from single-use plastic bags was a good one but the rise of the cotton tote bag has created other problems, says an environmental activist.