cotton totes

A handbag or a tote can add lots of charm to the otherwise plain dressing style. Apart from being stylish and trendy, a handbag should be functional to meet the daily needs of a woman. Picking up the right colored tote is also important. Though printed bags are trendy, it is better to carry a single colored tote or handbag in case you are wearing a colorful and flashy costume. You can even add a few handbags that go well with the change of seasons. It is a wonderful idea to go with red in fall or green in spring. Black is one such color that goes well with all seasons. Handbags and tote bags are available in an array of materials and textures

Why carry a heavy leather or plastic suitcase while traveling when they add some extra weight making you to carry more weight than you need to? When traveling in trains or planes, a carry-on luggage is almost always a necessity for your essentials. A cotton carry bag can be a perfect choice for putting all those items securely to keep under your seat.

Cotton bags are a quintessential commodity throughout the world. Cotton is a natural fiber, primarily used in the textile and garment industry. Cotton has been used dated back in the 3000 BC in India and gradually it spread to China, Egypt and the South Pacific. Cotton tote bags and garments are the most

How to compost food scraps using jute and cotton bags

Nowadays, people are realizing how important it is to care for the environment and most of all, care for one's self. Polythene pollution has drastically disturbed our everyday life style. Our oceans are brimming with plastic garbage that is harming the marine life and birds, our land fill dumps are overflowing with these bags that take hundreds and hundreds of years to decompose. Food waste, as EPA says contributes 13% of the total trash nationally. It has been estimated that about one-half of all food that is produced or consumed in the U.S. is discarded. A typical American household throws away 474 pound of food waste every year due to spoilage and overproduction/surplus.

How to create a Food Compost

Many people who have an

Jute Hessian or burlap is one of the cheapest, affordable and the toughest of all natural fibers and considered as the fiber of the next generation. It is one of the most versatile, durable natural fibers that are extremely sturdy, strong and has the life expectancy of over a thousand plastic carrier bags.

Jute bags and cotton totes have numerous uses. Jute and cotton bags can be used as a primary bag, carrying textbooks, folders, lunch, and mails.  It can also be used as a shopping bag primarily because it can be served as a substitute for disposable plastic shopping bags. Both jute and cotton bags can also be used as a Beach bag for all those beach buddies. It is also being widely used as an office bags in developing countries.

If your jute and cotton totes look old and rusty, in

Eco-friendly Gifts for Mom

Mother is the symbol of life. She personifies the nature and has a life giving and a nurturing aspect which make the world a better place to live in. For Mother's Day this year, the perfect gift for her will be something ecofriendly and natural that she would adore. Here are some few tips for ecofriendly Mother's Day gifts that she would remember forever.

Buy her gifts she can reuse. Buy lightweight reusable organic jute bags and ecofriendly cotton bags on this special occasion. If your mom is interested in reducing waste, give her m

Organizing and decluttering your house teach you and your family to be disciplined.  You learn to be structured in the process and eventually you save time and money. Organization brings peace and serenity into your life. Here are some tips to declutter your house in an ecofriendly way.

Choose a particular corner to declutter: Chose a particular corner of the room to work with. Do not get distracted by the whole house. For example if you find a fork at one corner of a room, keep it aside for a while. Focus on your area of work and then return the kitchen item when you head towards the kitchen.

Do not get overwhelmed: Sometimes decluttering your house can be an overwhelming

Plastic bags have been introduced to the US super market in 1977. It has been estimated that Americans use and throw away about 100 billion plastic bags every year. Only 5% of disposable plastic bags end up being recycled. The oil used to make just 14 plastic bags could make enough fuel to drive a car for one mile. Plastic bags have disastrous effects on the environment as they result to global warming. The following methods need to be adopted to reduce plastic bag uses.

Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle:  Reduce using single use plastic bag at your every trip to the grocery store. Carry cotton bags and jute bags at office, shopping or parties. Use recyclable j