http://naturemoms.com/blog/2007/06/22/the-chico-bag/ Green and Natural Parenting Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:23:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://naturemoms.com/blog/2007/06/22/the-chico-bag/#comment-944 Sarah Mon, 18 May 2009 05:24:12 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/2007/06/22/the-chico-bag/#comment-944 I have been asking for paper when I check out. I always seem to forget to bring my mesh bags. I have been asking for paper when I check out. I always seem to forget to bring my mesh bags.

]]> http://naturemoms.com/blog/2007/06/22/the-chico-bag/#comment-943 Brie Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:24:00 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/2007/06/22/the-chico-bag/#comment-943 whipple---I just did a search on chico bags and the harmful effects of nylon manufacture and your comment is the first thing I encountered. Thanks for saying it! I really do love the convenience of the Chico Bag but they could have found a much greener solution for the material. Thanks for pointing it out. I impulsively bought a Chico Bag at a local market here recently, and then realized it was nylon. I feel kind of uncomfortable that these are getting so much positive attention, but at least it's making the reusable bag movement slightly more accessible to the masses. whipple—I just did a search on chico bags and the harmful effects of nylon manufacture and your comment is the first thing I encountered. Thanks for saying it! I really do love the convenience of the Chico Bag but they could have found a much greener solution for the material. Thanks for pointing it out. I impulsively bought a Chico Bag at a local market here recently, and then realized it was nylon. I feel kind of uncomfortable that these are getting so much positive attention, but at least it’s making the reusable bag movement slightly more accessible to the masses.

]]> http://naturemoms.com/blog/2007/06/22/the-chico-bag/#comment-942 whipple Sat, 29 Dec 2007 17:53:02 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/2007/06/22/the-chico-bag/#comment-942 hi i noticed this product being sold in lots of places and i am wondering what happened ?nylon requires high energy of non renewable fuels to produce,and involves the precursors benzene(a known human carcinogen) and hydrogen cyanide (which is extremely poisonous.The manufacturing of nylon also releases volatile organic compounds(VOCs), nitrogen oxides and ammonia ,some where in china their pouring this stuff on the earth?Not to mention the amount of greenhouse gasses just to get it to market, the strip mining for the aluminum and iron{ for the springs in carabener and slip clasp)the coal that had to be burned ,the acid rain that has yet to fall?if you care about the earth this product shouldn't be on the shelf.If your thing is, oh they save on plastic bags ,not only are Chico bags to small for us who really shop with our own bags,it cannot be recycled?heh yet all the bags in stores are a #2 plastic that can be re melted into tons of new products.funny the ink on the bag itself could be lead or better yet the inks made by some 12year olds in Mexico's NAFTA then sent to china by ship spewing tons of diesel into air, OK that's a little crazy yet there is sad truth in my words please think about this.thanx Whipple hi i noticed this product being sold in lots of places and i am wondering what happened ?nylon requires high energy of non renewable fuels to produce,and involves the precursors benzene(a known human carcinogen) and hydrogen cyanide (which is extremely poisonous.The manufacturing of nylon also releases volatile organic compounds(VOCs), nitrogen oxides and ammonia ,some where in china their pouring this stuff on the earth?Not to mention the amount of greenhouse gasses just to get it to market, the strip mining for the aluminum and iron{ for the springs in carabener and slip clasp)the coal that had to be burned ,the acid rain that has yet to fall?if you care about the earth this product shouldn’t be on the shelf.If your thing is, oh they save on plastic bags ,not only are Chico bags to small for us who really shop with our own bags,it cannot be recycled?heh yet all the bags in stores are a #2 plastic that can be re melted into tons of new products.funny the ink on the bag itself could be lead or better yet the inks made by some 12year olds in Mexico’s NAFTA then sent to china by ship spewing tons of diesel into air, OK that’s a little crazy yet there is sad truth in my words please think about this.thanx Whipple

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