Who hates the plastic produce bags provided by supermarkets? They’re usually too small and flimsy to reuse and either end up in clogging your kitchen’s plastic bag collection area or go directly to the local landfill without passing go or collecting $200. But there are alternatives. I recently began using ‘Weigh’, Onya’s reusable produce bags and I swear I will never go back to the old ways. I have a set of five bags that come in a little red pouch. The pouch is small and can be easily permanently stored in your handbag. Onya also sells other sizes and there is a choice of pouch colour. The bags are made of mesh, meaning they are breathable so you can use them to store your fresh food in the fridge if you like. The company also suggests washing your produce in the bags, which are made of nylon and seem very durable.
Onya, an Australian company with international distribution, also sell other reusable bags as well as biodegradable bags. Oh and by the way, Onya is an Australian way of saying On You and refers to the fact that their bags can be folded down to such a small size that you can always have one ‘On You’. A very good idea.
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