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Back-to-School Survival Guide
Mom Magazine, Summer Issue, 2010
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Better Brown Bags: Lunch has come a long way from plain grocery sacks and Snoopy lunch boxes.
Gadgets: virtual Vuvuzela and more!
9News, Colorado
June 25, 2010
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"Say goodbye to plastic bags..." ReUsies are a recyclable, plastic-free alternative to sandwich and snack bags. They feature cheerful patterns, Velcro-adjustable closures, easy-to-clean inner linings and are made in the USA..
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Green Website Focuses on
Eco-Friendly Products
KDKA, Pittsburgh
June 17, 2010
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Roberta Modena, of World of Green, talks about her online resource for some of the best eco-friendly products on the market.
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Paper or plastic? Seattle moms invent answer
Evening Magazine/King5 Television
April 22, 2010
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Many of us have changed our habits over the years to help the environment. We use travel mugs and cloth bags instead of disposable alternatives on a regular basis. Now, two Seattle mothers think they have created a permanent alternative to all those plastic baggies that end up in the trash after just one morning in a lunch bag.
Becky and Karen have now sold around 26,000 ReUsies. They're available at Bartell's, Metropolitan Markets, or you can bag a couple online at http://www.reusies.com/.
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Two entrepreneurs from West Seattle are changing the world, one sandwich at a time.
KOMO News, March 23, 2010
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Becky Harper and Karen Wharton found they make a whole lot of peanut butter sandwiches for their husbands and kids each week.
And that meant a whole lot of plastic sandwich baggies.
"It was that guilt that we felt," says Harper. "It was August of 2008. Karen Wharton, my business partner, we both pack lunches for a husband and two kids.”
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Rocket Lunch
Ideal Bite, August 10, 2009
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"Starting the back-to-school countdown? Ready your kiddies' lunch for takeoff with ReUsies, a reusable alt to endless purchases of disposable plastic baggies. Created by two Seattle moms, these dishwasher-safe, cotton sandwich- and snack-size bags come in about two dozen colorful designs for each size. They're Velcro sealed and lined with water-resistant nylon (no sketchy chems like BPA, lead, or phthalates found in some vinyl and plastics) - good for apple slices and even messier stuff like PB&Js. Small step for you, giant leap for Mama Earth. ..."
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School Ties / Bag of Tricks
Daily Candy, August 10, 2009
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"If you had a nickel for every plastic sandwich bag you’ve sent packing, you’d be Bill Gates. This fall do your part for the environment (and save some dough while you’re at it) with Seattle-based ReUsies reusable lunch bags ..."
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Start kids back to school with eco-friendly gear
Seattle Times, August 2, 2009
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"As you get ready to send your little greeniuses back to school, here are some Northwest companies or branch stores that promise their products will promote the new Three Rs: reduce, reuse, recycle:
• West Seattle moms Becky Harper and Karen Whorton, tired of tossing out plastic sandwich bags, designed ReUsies — nylon-lined cotton bags with Velcro closures — and field-tested them on the kids at Lafayette Elementary School..."
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We're thrilled to be featured in the July-August Issue of Just Cause Magazine!
Just Cause Magazine, July-August Issue (Just Shopping/Home & Garden Section), 2009
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"Little plastic bags have become as much a part of our culture as refrigerators. While we're still fans of refrigerators, the plastic bag thing is a bit of a bummer. Especially since, a lot of times, we toss them even though there was nothing wet or messy in them. If you're packing snacks or lunches on a regular basis, you really ought to be packing them in ReUsies. These incredibly cute and efficient reusable "bags" were the brainchild of some Seattle moms, and we love them. They come in two sizes, lots of colors and can be used over and over again — and yes, you can wash them if they get peanut buter or tuna or anything else in them."
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Get Green & Local With ReUsies!
Seattle Moms Deal Finder, June 9, 2009
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Two Seattle moms were sick of throwing out so many plastic baggies everyday, and tried to figure out a new way of packing their kids lunches without all the garbage. Then ReUsies were born! These plastic-free, reuseable alternatives to plastic bags are absolutely adorable and come in many different prints. Made of 100% cotton lined with leak-proof nylon (BPA, phthalate & lead free). From skulls to cupcakes, you'll be sure to find the right style for your child...
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Seattle moms create re-useable, plastic-free sandwich bags
King5 Television, May 27, 2009
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Many of us have changed our habits over the years to help the environment. We use travel mugs and cloth bags instead of disposable alternatives on a regular basis.
Now, two Seattle mothers think they have created a permanent alternative to all those plastic baggies that end up in the trash after just one morning in a lunch bag.
Karen Whorton says she was always bothered by the volume of plastic baggies her family went through every week...
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ReUsies on TV
West Seattle Blog, May 27, 2009
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You may have heard about ReUsies, cloth sandwich bags invented by West Seattle moms, now making a splash nationwide. KING5 has a story about them today - and the story notes that ReUsies are selling so well, they’ve “hired a manufacturer in Tukwila to help them keep up with demand.”
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Raves: Stuff we love in May
Parent Map, May 1, 2009
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Greenius!
If you’ve ever heard my baggie tirade, you know how happy I was to come across these pretty little bags. Made by two Seattle moms who are similarly sick of plastic bags, waste and pollution, ReUsies are sturdy, nylon-lined cotton envelopes with Velcro enclosures. Pack ‘em with sandwiches, chips — whatever! — then just toss ‘em in the wash and reuse them. $6.50–$8.50.
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Two West Seattle women launch reusable bag product
West Seattle Herald, April 20, 2009
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Two West Seattle women have joined together, with the help of many friends to launch a unique product with a decidedly "green" bent.
Called "ReUsies," the reusable cloth bags for snacks and sandwiches are the brainchild and product of Becky Harper and Karen Whorton. So far they have sold more than 700 of them and now have their Web site set up and are on the verge of choosing a manufacturer.
Up to now they've all been made by hand by Harper in her basement using a sewing machine and serger.
"I approached Becky because she knows how to sew," said Whorton.
Both women came up with parts of the design and evolved the concept over a three month period...
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Get Used to It
Red Tricycle, May 12, 2009
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"You recycle, reuse, and even remember to take your own bags to the grocery store.
But before you pen that acceptance speech for Greenest Parent of the Year, don’t forget about the nasty habit you have every day when you fill the kids’ lunchboxes. You know, when you tuck the sammie and baby carrots into those evil little plastic sandwich bags that are a pollutant to our environment. Sure, you tell the kids to bring them home to use again, but it never happens..."
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