This isn’t exactly a review of Fat Bottom Bags. I chose local solutions as much as possible and these bags are made in the North West of America. They caught my eye because they look quite a bit like the grass basket that my wife bought in Hergla.

Below is a bag made by Berbers from grass…

reusable bag

…Above is a Fat Bottom Bag made from plastic bags

Fat Bottom Bags are made out of single use plastic shopping bags that are supplied by several local households. Christi started out making bags as a hobby and as a way to make use of the bags that had been accumulated in her household and by her extended family. This was an unsustainable system (in a good way for once); the single use bags were being incorporated into durable reusable bags that were put to good use, thus curtailing the accumulation of disposable bags. Rather than move on to another project, Christi chose to broaden her collection efforts to dozens of local families and sell the finished product. I really like this concept. It is a much better idea than putting a pile of plastic bags into the conventional recycling stream. When that happens they could end up on a slow boat to China.

I am happy to add Fat Bottom Bags to my reusable bag roundup post.

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