Zero Waste on Etsy, Part 3: Produce Bags

One area that I always feel guilty about getting disposable bags is the produce aisle. At least with regular grocery bags with handles, I find a number of reuses for them, but the produce bags are just so flimsy. For a single fruit or vegetable, I've started just skipping the bags altogether, but when you have a handful of lemons or loose mushrooms, it's still nice to have a way to carry them.

The good news is tons of makers are creating reusable produce bags. Check out this awesome mesh drawstring bag:

The mesh is so light that you don't need to worry about adding extra weight to the scale, and you can still easily see the contents and the number on the sticker.

I got this one as a part of a set of 12 from Love For Earth on Etsy. At $23.75, they are just under $2 a piece. They come in their own bag, so you can easily just grab the whole bundle. I have this pouch sitting inside one of my regular reusable shopping bags for a quick grab-and-go.

With the different sizes and colors of drawstrings, you are sure to have a bag that works for everything and your own organizational system. 

While shopping on Love For Earth's page, I also learned about the tag "teamecoetsy" (Team Eco Etsy). Simply enter this tag in the search bar when shopping on Etsy for products and makers with the theme of reduce, reuse, and recycle.