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by Michelle Lentz

Ecobags – reusable canvas grocery bags – debuted in the Cincinnati area sometime in 2007. My husband and I were rather taken by the idea and decided that it would be a great idea for holiday gift bags as well.

I was thrilled to discover that 1BagataTime actually offers holiday-themed bags. You can pack tons of things into these bags as well.

This year, 1BagataTime is offering a holiday ecowrap package. It’s not much – 10 bags and 10 bows for $15.99. Last year I got both green and red bags. They were an absolute hit with everyone who received one from us. It’s a nice way to help “green” your holiday wrapping.

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by Michelle Lentz

In the last few days I’ve run across a couple sites that are helpful if you’re going green – even just a little. The first one to catch my eye was Box Cycle.

I was standing at the Post Office yesterday, listening to a woman trying to buy boxes from the post office. She was moving and didn’t know where to get boxes. Wine shops and Kinko’s come to my mind, as well as your standard UHaul store. It’s a shame she didn’t know about Box Cycle.

According to their web site, BoxCycle was “created to make the environmentally superior option of reusing shipping and moving boxes practical, convenient, and worthwhile.”

Retailers with boxes to sell (at a rather low, set price), you can list them on Box Cycle. People who need boxes then put in their zip code to find boxes in their area. Using the web site, buyers can quickly and easily arrange to purchase and pick up the boxes.

Oh, the business plan you ask? There is one!

BoxCycle makes listing, buying, and selling used boxes simple and efficient while providing buyers with lower prices and sellers with higher returns. There are no upfront fees; BoxCycle only makes money after successful sales by deducting a commission before remitting proceeds to the seller.

I’m moving in about 6 months. Hopefully BoxCycle will still be around and have boxes in more places than San Francisco by the time I’m ready!

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Contact Michelle with your news, apps, and events via email, Twitter, Pownce, or FriendFeed. Visit Michelle at Wine-Girl.net and Write Technology. You can also catch Michelle presenting on Twitter at the upcoming DevLearn ’08 in San Jose.