Nordstrom is following in the steps of Barneys by going a little greener.
The Seattle-based department store introduced a reusable shopping tote to West Coast shoppers this past Saturday, featuring a cityscape illustration by Ruben Toledo; the tote won't be available in Nordstrom stores across the country until later this year.
And for those of us either unwilling to part with $22 (the cost of the bag,) or too forgetful to bring the tote along on shopping trips, they're getting ready for another green initiative - 100% recyclable shopping bags and gift boxes.
As of right now, the bags are only partially earth-friendly due to propylene handles; but those will soon be replaced with cotton ones, which will be filtered into stores while the old ones phase out, a move that should be completed by September, just a couple months before the new and improved gift boxes should complete their own transition.
We're are all for this and hope that other retailers, big and small, follow suit. The next logical step? Companies like Urban Outfitters and Victoria's Secret laying off on the 70 or so catalogs we get in the mail every five seconds.
posted by syako
Mar 17, 2008 12:24PM
good news. but it won't be until they start charging people to use the bags (even the fancy new recycled ones) that most Americans will actually bring their own bags. They successfully do this in other countries and people either have to shell out some change to buy a plastic bag, or they just bring their own and not pay a penny.