Seattle’s Bag Fee

 

Don't let the plastics industry win! We donated $5,000 to the campaign.  You can help, too! In the six years this company's been around, Seattle's bag fee (up for vote Aug. 18) is the most important piece of legislation we've seen to dramatically reduce the consumption of use-and-toss bags. Based on Ireland's extremely successful PlasTax, the plastics industry has been fighting it tooth and nail. If passed, this model will take hold in the U.S., providing a proven, market-based solution to the plastic bag problem. "We're following the lead of Ireland... not just for Seattle, but to provide a model for other cities as well." - Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels When Mayor Nickels called us for help, we saw an historic opportunity to drive real change, & we gave our full support.  Here are 3 ways you can help right now: 1. GET INFORMED Check out our easily-digestible overview of this issue, including a simple outline of Seattle's bag fee & why it makes sense, the Green Bag Campaign's short video, a bag fee myth-busting article & more. 2. SPREAD THE WORD Forward this e-mail along to a friend. If you're a blogger or reporter, cover the story. 3. VISIT OUR STORE Help support our efforts so we can continue to support causes like this.  Your purchases count! This is an urgent opportunity to get behind a groundbreaking initiative, significantly changing society's use-and-toss mentality. Help make it happen! "I applaud ReusableBags.com for raising awareness and empowering people to kick the bag-habit." - Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels Leading the way since 2003, our carefully selected family of safe, high-quality "reusables" has now grown to hundreds of products in 30+ categories. We've guided and empowered our 190,000+ customers to reduce their consumption of use-and-toss items by more than 700 million units. Visit our store today. Want to learn more about what makes us so different? Click here. Your purchases count! As of 2009, we've donated over $140,000 to environmental organizations.  Together, we are making a difference! As always, thanks for your support. Vincent Cobb -- Founder, ReusableBags.com