From IKEA to Target to community markets, it seems big retailers are going green and offering reusable shopping bags. But what can the style-conscious do when these bags are as bland as paper and plastic? 

(Left: Hanna Paik, right: Stephanie Barnett)

If you’d like to jazz up your weekly jaunts to Trader Joe’s, look no further than Eco Citizen’s limited line of tote bags. Whether you fancy animal prints or geometric shapes, there’s a sack suited for every earth-friendly consumer. Designed by textile design art students at the Academy of Art in San Francisco, each bag is a one-of-a-kind and will take you from the market to the beach. 

(Left: Delphina Rodriguez, right: Kaleookeola Magdaro)

Made in the U.S. with 100 percent organic cotton and water-based ink, these bags are large enough for your laptop and easy on your carbon footprint. The totes are priced at $68 each, and the profits will go toward the university students’ scholarship fund. Check them out online at  ecocitizenonline.com or in person at Eco Citizen Boutique at 1488 Valencia Street, San Francisco.

(Left: Camille Bucu, right: Myoung Hee Kim)

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