Folding Recycling Bags from Gaiam

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.

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.

Comments (5)

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 January 17th 2008 at 9:36am
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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 January 17th 2008 at 10:12am
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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 January 17th 2008 at 10:59am
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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 January 18th 2008 at 3:02pm
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posted by Beverley on January 18th 2008 at 7:00pm
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