“Reusable tote bags are such a better, common sense alternative to single-use plastic bags,” says Tunnell. “In the US, about 100 billion plastic shopping bags are used per year and only 1 percent of them are recycled properly." She adds that so many of them “pollute our planet by ending up in oceans and other wildlife environments, causing a lot of damage to our animal population.” Using a canvas tote bag instead of a plastic bag “is one of the easiest and best things we can all do."