Held in conjunction with the 2008 Democratic National Convention, the Green Frontier Fest highlighted various natural, organic and eco-friendly products and innovations.
This free event was designed to be non-political and all-inclusive with a genuine focus on promoting the emergence of a diverse selection of earth-sustaining products and technologies. Event attendees included locals as well as the tens of thousands of delegates and media representatives in town for the DNC. The Best Bag was proud to be involved in this once in a lifetime opportunity for businesses to showcase their products at such a landmark eco-friendly, natural and organic event.
During the event, 1,000 attendees received a Best Bag filled with products from other like-minded natural and organic brands. One of the highlights of the event was when “Splash” actress and renowned environmental activist Daryl Hannah received a Best Bag of her own.
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The Best Bag Team is thrilled to announce that they will have a booth at the upcoming Celebrity Food Show taking place August 15-17, 2008 at the Hilton Anaheim in Sunny California. At the event, visitors will be able to sample Gourmet Food and Wine from across the nation, sample gourmet products and participate in cooking sessions that will be held daily on the Celebrity Stage by top TV Network Celebrity Chefs.
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REUSABLE GROCERY SACKS: Going bagless
Environmental activist’s efforts designed to help shrink landfills
By DANIELLE NADLER
VIEW STAFF WRITER
“Plastic bags are bad,” Kurt Nicholson uttered frankly.
It’s been the mantra for the past 23 years that’s driven the 50-year-old Spring Valley resident to design and market durable, reusable bags in an effort to shrink the mountain of both paper and plastic bags that loom in landfills.
Kurt Nicholson is aiming to make the world bagless with his The Best Bags.Marlene Karas/View
With his multicolored polyester bags in hand and determination in his eye, Nicholson is aiming to make the globe bagless. Nicholson has had little trouble selling the idea to conserve bags to several communities
throughout the world.
As of March, his product, called The Best Bag, can be spotted in the hands of people in China, Australia, France, Ireland, Germany, Israel and the United States, toting most everything from groceries to books. Various companies, schools and governments have purchased bags to either resell or give away. Read Full Feature Cover Article
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The Best Bag made an appearance at last weekend’s Earthworks Expo event in Denver, CO. The Bag was utilized as an eco-friendly goody bag to reward event organizers and sponsors. The bags were such a hit, one of the event organizers joked that she would have to hide them in the office to keep extra people from taking them! It’s no surprise, after all The Best Bag Reusable Bag is the BEST reusable bag on the market today!
A perfect fit for The Best Bag, Earthworks Expo is an exciting event which features a celebration of solutions that enable our evolution to a truly sustainable society. The 2008 Expo was composed of an estimated 150 exhibitors, dozens of workshops, world-class keynote speakers and special programs for young people to promote living green. It was held at the Denver Merchandise Mart on the weekend of Summer Solstice when some people believe that the Earth is most in balance. Know as one of the most inspiring, informative and empowering sustainable-living events offered in the Denver metro area, Earthworks gives attendees the opportunity to learn about green products and services in a fun, engaging environment. In addition to the many exhibitors Earthworks also features dozens of informative, hands-on workshops, special activities for kids, live music and entertainment and valuable prizes and giveaways. One of the highlights was when Peter Barnes, co-founder of Working Assets and author of Climate Solutions: A Citizen’s Guide spoke at the event.
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Life Goggles, a Web site devoted to green reviews, news and interviews, just featured The Best Bag on their Web site!
As more people ditch paper and plastic, there has never been a better time to make the switch to The Best Bag. Besides the fact that you can fill it with tons of stuff and comfortably carry it, it’s completely durable and comes with a 5-year guarantee. One of our favorite features is that you can tuck it into a self contained pouch for easy storage in your purse or car.
It’s also great for summer activities to carry gear, a change of clothes or food and supplies while enjoying the sun! Simply put, it’s The Best (Reusable) Bag for all of your activities.
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Talk about fun in the sun and saving the environment, too! The Best Bag was an instrumental part of the Memorial Day Weekend 2008 Boulder Creek Festival. For over twenty years, the Boulder Creek Festival has been the unofficial kickoff to summer in Boulder County. It includes three days of festivities featuring a large variety of events, activities, food and entertainment unique to the Boulder community.
To cap off the festivities, The Best Bag team donated 500 bags filed with goodies for event volunteers and festival officials. The Festival organizers were excited about giving The Best Bag away (and keeping a few for themselves)…and the volunteers were beyond excited to receive them. Not only do reusable Best Bags help to keep plastic waste out of the environment, but The Best Bag boasts a variety of unique features including large interior volume and a self-contained pouch for easy storage. It is definitely THE BEST reusable bag on the market today.
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The Best Bag celebrated Cinco De Mayo by participating in the Denver, Colorado Fiesta in the famed Civic Park. The weekend proved to be a great opportunity to showcase The Best Bag and educate consumers and corporations alike about the many benefits. For instance, did you know that up to 1 trillion plastic bags are used every year and tied end-to-end, discarded plastic bags would encircle the Earth a whopping 63 times?!
The Best Bag also pledged a dollar of bag sales to Colorado Youth at Risk, an organization dedicated to utilizing mentors to help at-risk youth graduate from high school. All in all, the weekend proved to be a great opportunity to spread the word about The Best Bag and work toward positive change.
– The Best Bag Team
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Hi everyone!
Welcome to the new Best Bag blog! Here we will keep you posted on all the new happenings at Best Bag along with environmental news. “The Best Bag” was developed to meet the demand for a light, durable and eco-friendly reusable bag.
The first Best Bag was produced in Seattle 23 years ago and is presently catching on as more people look for alternatives to paper and plastic. It’s made of 100% rip stop polyester and is so compact it can be folded into a self-contained pouch that fits in the palm of your hand!
We are happy to announce that all Sunflower Grocery Stores are presently carrying The Best Bag in various colors! Please pick up a few next time you go shopping at Sunflower. By using The Best Bag again and again, you keep plastic bags, which can take 1,000 years to decompose from polluting our landfills!
– The Best Bag Team
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