Bag Facts

• The raw material for plastic bags is oil, or natural gas
• Sea turtles often mistake plastic bag litter in the oceans for jellyfish
• It takes a 15 year old tree to make 700 grocery bags
• Each year in the U.S. an estimated 12 million barrels of oil are used to produce 100 billion plastic shopping bags. This is why cloth bags are a very good solution.


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BagShare Venues in Massachusetts

The following places host The Bagshare Project in Massachusetts.
If you forget to bring your bag you can borrow one. If you forget to return your bagshare bag, you can return it to any of these locations.

* Berkshire Organics in Pittsfield, MA
* Richard Salter Storrs Memorial Library, Longmeadow, MA
* The Old Creamery Grocery, Cummington, MA
* Elmers Grocery, Ashfield, MA
* Emily Williston Public Library, Easthampton, MA
* Florence Hardware, Florence, MA
* Cornucopia Foods, Northampton MA
* Serios Market, Northampton, MA
* The Millstone Farm Market, Sunderland, MA
* Kidstuff, Florence, MA
* Bread Euphoria, Haydenville , MA
* Wilbraham and Monson Academy, Wilbraham, MA
* Leather and Lace, Florence, MA
* Parson's Closet, Easthampton, MA

PRIME EXAMPLE OF THE BAGSHARE'S IMPACT:
The Creamery used 49,000 paper bags annually.
Since Earth Day of 2008 they became disposable bag free!
The offer the customer reused cardboard boxes or bag share bags when they forget their own. They have saved $5000 per year and 70, 15 year old trees per year.

It takes a 15 year old tree to produce 700 grocery bags.

= Denotes a venue that's completely Disposable Bag Free!