The 1 Bag at a Time Story

Our story begins with my belief that small actions add up to big impacts in the world. When I founded 1 Bag at a Time® in 2005, I wanted to make a positive impact. That meant a company that combines the best of environmental, social, and economic responsibility. I remain committed to those same beliefs today.

I used to be a high school English teacher, but when I discovered reusable grocery bags on a trip to Australia, it changed my life. As a passionate environmentalist and life-long learner, I was shocked to learn about the damage caused by disposable shopping bags.

It didn’t take me long to see how easy reusable bags were as a solution. It was a positive transformation that I wanted to share with others. So I set out to bring attractive and affordable reusable bags to America, and share information about the how bags impact our planet. That’s exactly what I’ve done.

Since then, my company has become a leading supplier of reusable bags in America. The more than 20 million bags I have sold will replace billions of plastic bags, saving our environment and our cities untold damage and waste.

As a bag specialist, I serve a range of customers from small organizations and businesses, to large corporations. They know they can count on my company to deliver a consistently high quality product, excellent customer service, and corporate responsibility policies that accord with their own beliefs about respect for people and the planet. If you are looking for bag specialist, please contact me for a quote.

For me, reusable bags are emblematic of a cleaner, better world. I hope you’ll join my mission to save the world—1 Bag at a Time®!

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I’ve Been Using Them for 12 Years!

I see your best seller guarantees 2 years of regular use – OMG – I’VE BEEN USING THEM FOR 12 YEARS! And still using them. I’ve used them weekly to go grocery store and washed them quarterly since I purchased them in 2004!! I haven’t purchased another bag since I bought yours.

I still use it to this day

I bought my first 1Bagatatime bag in 2005 from a local produce stand, Kordell's in Lake Oswego, OR. I still use it to this day in 2015 on a weekly basis. I thought it was a great idea then, and look, now every store asks "Do you have your reusable bags with you?"

The bags are exactly what we wanted

Every Earth Week, we give away 20,000 free custom reusable bags. 1 Bag at a Time is attentive and responsive and offers us great customer service! The bags are exactly what we wanted (and come in right on budget) and our customers look forward to them every year.

Allison Weinhagen

Director of Community Engagement / City Market, Onion River Co-op

The quality of the bags is so good

The Mountain Lodge Telluride has been purchasing top quality bags from 1 Bag At a Time for the past 5 or 6 years. We use the bags as a marketing tool for our Lodge and give them away in each room upon arrival so our guests can use the bags for local shopping and therefore cut down on plastic bags contaminating our planet. The quality of the bags is so good people take them home and re-use them. We have images of our property along with our name and website. I have seen our bags in Australia, Europe, South America and all over the United States. They are very popular and the marketing value is unbeatable.

Neil Hastings

Director, Sales and Marketing / Mountain Lodge Telluride

Excellent service

We’ve been a customer of 1 Bag at a Time for approximately 10 years and have always received excellent service, competitive pricing, and a top-notch product. Lisa is very responsive and great to work with

Norma Angel

Sr. Administrative Analyst / Santa Monica Public Library

We love our 1 Bag at a Time

We (here at LifeSource Natural Foods) love our 1 Bag at a Time reuseable grocery bags. Because we change our color combination and/or design with each order, our customers collect them and use them whenever they shop elsewhere. And, the customer service is great, too!

Roxanne Magnuson

Marketing and Outreach Director / LifeSource Natural Foods

Excellent customer service – with 1 Bag at a Time

At Harvest Co-op Market, we have been repeat customers for 10 years. We not only wanted a good quality, long lasting bag for environmental reasons, but we also wanted to be sure that workers were treated responsibly. We found both - along with excellent customer service - with 1 Bag at a Time

Christopher Durkin

Director of Membership and Community Relations / Harvest Co-op Market