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ACME Bags™ - Recycled PET Workhorse
item #: ACM-01R
$9.95
Special introductory price! The first ultra-compact on the market made from recycled bottles! Each bag opens to a full sized carrier that can hold over 25 lbs and folds into its own tiny pouch.
This item is discontinued. See more styles from Acme Bags / reuseit™
Why It Gets Our Seal of Approval
- The 1st ultra compact bag made with 50% post-consumer recycled content
- Made from recycled plastic bottles & containers
- Designed to fit over supermarket checkout frames
- Opens to full sized bag that holds over 25 lbs.
- Folds into tiny sack attached to inside of the bag
- Weighs a mere 2.1 oz
- Made with Fair Labor/Fair Wage
- Also available with long handles
In 2002 we introduced our innovative ACME Bags™ Workhorse; replacing thousands of disposable plastic bags a year with each one. Its unique design - based on the classic plastic shopping bag - proved to be a customer favorite, and paved the way for ultra compact bags from companies like Baggu, Flip & Tumble and ChicoBag. We’ve taken it a step further, using 50% post-consumer recycled plastic bottles and containers to make the first recycled ultra compact on the market.
Product Details
Dimensions
2" x 3" x 2" pouch
19" H (including handles) x 16" W x 6" D unfolded
Design & Functionality
Just like the original ACME Bags™ Workhorse 1500, our Recycled PET Workhorse has a truly innovative feature - it folds into its own mini-sack attached inside the bag. Once stuffed into its pouch, it measures only 2" x 3" x 2", easily fitting into the palm of your hand and small enough to stash in a purse or pocket so you will always have one handy. Plus, it is impossible to lose the storage pouch since it's attached to the bag. The 50/50 blend of recycled PET and nylon is a heavier fabric weight than ripstop nylon, making it tough enough to carry a heavy load. Weighing in at only 2.1 ounces, these lightweights perform like champs. Each bag opens into a heavy-duty, water- and mildew-resistant 19"x 16" x 6" sack and holds up to 25 lbs. With this bag, you may never have to take a plastic shopping bag again.
Materials
We work with trusted mills that develop materials for some of the best brands in the outdoors industry - Patagonia, for example - to develop our unique, next generation recycled PET. We’ve done our research to insure this material is genuinely made from recycled bottles and containers – so you can be sure you’re really getting a sustainable shopping bag.
Unlike cheaper versions of recycled PET, our Next Generation Recycled PET fabric, blended with nylon, is as beautiful & strong as it is sustainable. Using recycled PET is smart - it cuts down on waste & minimizes damage to the environment by conserving oil, energy & non-renewable resources. In the U.S. alone over 45 billion plastic containers ended up in landfills in 2006.
Check out our growing line of products made from recycled content, including recycled PET.
Sustainability
This bag can help you eliminate thousands of plastic bags over its lifetime, and choosing products made from recycled PET promotes a more sustainable path for plastic. Our wide range of reusable bags are built to last, which saves both money and natural resources.
Our Shopping Sets make it easy to start using reusable bags on your next grocery trip. Choose a set or browse for ideas to build your own!
About ACME Bags™
Our award-winning, proprietary line of innovative reusable bags - practical, stylish, durable and logo-free. All made from sustainable, high-performance materials and in accordance with Fair Labor/Fair Trade practices. We also donate 1% of sales to environmental organizations, supporting like-minded non-profits committed to real change through a partnership with 1% for the Planet. Read more...
Care Instructions
Machine washable cold, drip dry
Volume/Wholesale Purchases
Large volume purchases of this item may qualify for a discount. Please see our information on volume and wholesale purchases.
Perfect for the short trips to the grocery store f
Perfect for the short trips to the grocery store for a few items like a gallon of milk and a couple of other things. Plus, the bag is partially made of recycled plastic, so that's another plus. Definitely handy.
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Acme bags recycled PET workhorse is a great produc
Acme bags recycled PET workhorse is a great product, light and folds small enough to fit two in my small purse! My mother even likes them and she thought buying a reusable shopping bag wasn't a very good idea...untill she tried this one!
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These bags are actually quite great
These bags are actually quite great. I have other bags made of different materials. These bags ROCK!
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Very pleased with these bags
Very pleased with these bags. They're the same size as the typical plastic grocery store bag, but much stronger so you can really load them up. The handles are nice and wide too, so they don't cut into your fingers the way the bags from the grocery store do. Folding them back into the built-in pouch is a snap. Speedy delivery on the order, too. Thanks1
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I love these bags!
I love these bags! They fold up compact enough to fit in my coat pocket and hold a lot more than I expected once unfolded. Good-sized handles make it easy to carry and the bag seems self supporting; it's shaped so that the contents dont't easily fall out of the bag once the bag is set down. Very sturdy; I'd definitely recommend them to others!
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Great bags
Great bags. Love how compact they get - you can toss in pockets or purses so they are always handy. The material is quite sturdy and very durable so you can load it up and go.
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These are fabulous
These are fabulous. The size of a plastic bag, but so much more beautiful--the fabric has a beautiful sheen, and is so smooth to hold on to.
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These are a perfect replacement to standard plasti
These are a perfect replacement to standard plastic grocery bags. They are about the same size (just a little larger) and have the same style handles. This makes them easy to load at the grocery store by putting them on the racks. The pouch keeps the bag small and out of the way in a larger purse or tote but the bag holds quite a bit when opened. I got two of these so my fiance and I could each keep one in our messenger bags for those after-work or last minute errands. He liked the style and the color selections - makes it not seem like a "girly tote bag" but more like a regular bag (many stores in our area of NYC use black plastic bags). This bag is a great way to cut down on those plastic bags that you accumulate from just popping in a store to pick up one or two things. I also really like that this bag is made from recycled materials.
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I love these bags!
I love these bags! i always get jealous looks when I whip 'em out!
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This bag is great
This bag is great. I don't have to worry about the bag tearing on my walk home from the store, and the handles don't dig into my hands!
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I had purchased a number of these bags while they
I had purchased a number of these bags while they were on sale, and gave them to my coworkers at Christmas. For me, it was a WONDERFUL gift to see their absolute delight in receiving these bags, and to know that I've made at least 35 more people a little more aware of how important the use of these bags are to the environment. I carry about 3 or 4 bags (in their ingenious pouch) in my purse at all times; (I love this feature about them, as I'm always leaving my other bags in my car). I also appreciate how sturdy these bags are: other recyclable bags have often ripped apart after very little use. These bags will faithfully provide dependable service for a long time.
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i am very pleased with my purchase!
i am very pleased with my purchase! these bags carry more than a regular plastic grocery bag!
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The bag is great
The bag is great. A little smaller than expected. It is about the same size of the plastic bags at the stores but can hold more. It's wonderful how it folds up. Easy to remember, just throw it in your car to keep and then into your diaper bag, purse etc. I could never remember the other ones. Cashier commented on how it was nice that they fit on their carousal, even asked where I got them! I only wish the bag was a little bigger. I prefer this bag to the chico, easier to to "unroll" and looks nicer.
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I LOVE these bags
I LOVE these bags. I found a few of the standard PET Workshop bags in a store and was so pleased with the compactness and strength of the bag that I ordered more online as stocking stuffers. It was then that I discovered that they had a version made entirely from recycled materials, which is fantastic. The only drawback to the recycled version is that it is a little bulkier than its new-material counterpart. Maybe Acme will be able to shrink it down in the next generation.
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I bought these bags to use as wrapping for my Chri
I bought these bags to use as wrapping for my Christmas gifts this year. They were well received. The clerks at the store recognise us and ask for our bags now instead of grumbling about using them!
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