"As eco-conscious Seattle moms, Karen Whorton (left) and Becky Harper felt there was a better solution for their kids’ lunches than plastic bags. They were already using multi-use lunch boxes, cloth napkins and reusable water bottles, but they did not have a reusable bag for sandwiches and snacks -- and storage containers just seemed too difficult to use for their young children.
After about six months of creating prototypes and letting their children test their products, Karen and Becky launched ReUsies Snack and Sandwich Bags, two different sizes of cotton and nylon bags with Velcro closures. Though they initially started small last year, just selling to moms in their school, they’re now selling to local retail stores, in national school and nonprofit fundraisers and on their website."