Fashion

JP Monkey Reusable Shopping Bags
By Staff Writer

Joslyn Gray is the owner of JP Monkey, a reusable shopping bag company, and has a mission to get everyone re-using and reduce waste. Having spent two years of high school in England where reusable shopping bags were a part of daily life, she continued using her own bags upon return to the United States.

As a commercial interior designer and sustainability advocate, Joslyn considered good looking and durable shopping bags a necessity and made her first re-usable shopping bags over 15 years ago. Grocery store checkers and shoppers gave her strange looks back then, but as the interest in sustainable living has grown over the last few years, they started to ask where she got such gorgeous bags. After so many inquiries, she decided to make her bags available to people who care about the environment and design, and focus her energy on getting more people to re-use.

Joslyn is also accredited by the US Green Building Council for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for Green Building.

JP Monkey designer textile grocery bags are the same size as a typical paper grocery bag, but pack better, hold more items and more weight, and definitely have more style.

The goal of JP Monkey is to get everyone to reuse their grocery bags and reduce waste.

They use remnant upholstery fabrics, so the patterns are available in limited edition. When they sell out of a particular style, it is out of their collection. New styles are introduced as great patterns become available. They are extremely durable, made to last, and the bags are handcrafted in the United States.

Bag features:

• Beautiful upholstery grade fabrics
• Reinforced webbed handles
• Durable and cleanable bottom panel
• Hang tag for club cards
• Machine washable
• Eco-friendly alternative to paper or plastic
  

Reusable bags are a must have for today's shoppers. An increasing number of cities are banning plastic bags; stores are charging for them, and worst of all, every year billions of bags litter and pollute our planet. There are countless reasons why utilizing reusable bags will help the environment, and now there is a smart and fashionable alternative. JP Monkey is a sponsor of environmental education programs.

JP Monkey PO Box 1016, Santa Barbara, CA 93102
(805) 617-0304
www.jpmonkey.com

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