Buffy Reid, of the knitwear label &Daughter, halted production of her cotton bags in April this year; she’s planning to implement an on-site feature where customers can opt into receiving one.

Buffy Reid, of the British knitwear label &Daughter, halted production of her cotton bags in April this year; she's planning to implement an on-site feature where customers can opt into receiving one.

If you only look at the climate change impact category—which is measured in kilograms of CO2 emissions—the reuse number for two organic cotton tote bags drops to 149, or 74.5 for one.

The answer to what’s the greenest replacement for a single-use plastic bag isn’t straightforward but it boils down to this: Reuse whatever bags you already have, as many times as you can.

Why you need to use your ‘environmentally friendly’ cotton carrier bag 131 times to be green By COLIN FERNANDEZ FOR THE DAILY MAIL Updated: 20:47 EDT, 20 February 2011 ...

We all know to avoid single-use plastic carrier bags, but what about our cotton tote bags? Well, a recent piece by the New York Times has highlighted that they might not be as eco-friendly as you ...