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Folding Recycling Bags from Gaiam

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The best thing about Gaiam's folding recycling bags are the line-drawing illustrations on the front, describing what goes in what bag. It matches the pure function aesthetic, as opposed to the bulk of a more solid recycling station.

 
 
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The bins stick to each other with Velcro, are lightweight but tear-resistant and waterproof, and will set you back $15 for the set, or $6 individually.

At Gaiam.

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I like the idea of using a more flexible bag rather than a bin. I'm thinking a less expensive (and bigger) alternative might be those big Ikea bags that they give out to shop but are also for sale there?

posted by SFGail on 2008-01-17 14:36:55
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if this is a structured bag, this would be a better solution than the IKEA bag. They have no foundation, and much like anything at IKEA will fall apart after regular use.

posted by frontiersperson on 2008-01-17 15:12:24
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depending on what makes these stand up, they'd actually be great for the grocery store because they'd be so much easier for the baggers to load than the floppity canvas/fabric bags most of us bring-your-own folks use

posted by em on 2008-01-17 15:59:41
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Actually, those Ikea bags are REALLY sturdy (but don't have as sturdy a base as these bags) and I use them for everything. Laundry, packing random stuff into a car for trips, taking a ton of stuff down to the recycling bin. I have to go to bat for Ikea--some stuff falls apart, but you're probably picking the wrong stuff.

posted by Shannon in SF on 2008-01-18 20:02:04
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posted by Beverley on 2008-01-19 00:00:39
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