Many people have begun taking their own reusable bags to the grocery store so they don’t have to answer the “paper or plastic” question and decide which material to add to the waste stream once they get their groceries home. Now there’s a way to take that idea a step further with the drycleaning routine.

While you can ask for your clothes to be returned “naked” from the drycleaner with no plastic bag protecting them, they may get soiled again by the time you get them home in a car full of kids or pets. As an alternative, The Green Garmento is an affordable and eco-practical option that not only helps organize, but more importantly eliminates the need for single-use plastic drycleaning bags.

The Green Garmento is an eco-friendly 3-in-1 reusable garment bag. At home it functions as a space-saving hamper; on the trip to the drycleaner, it becomes a stylish duffel bag; and at pick-up, it transforms into a hanging garment bag to protect cleaned clothes. Switching to The Green Garmento will help to reduce the estimated 300 million pounds of single-use plastic drycleaning bags that continue to clog landfills and kill wildlife each year, say the makers of the green garment bag.

Here’s how it works: Place all your “to be cleaned” garments in The Green Garmento as a duffel, using it as a hamper. Turn the bag over to your drycleaner and ask him to return your clothes hung up inside. At pickup, the clothes will be neatly arranged in The Green Garmento as a hanging garment bag. Wide gussets and a side zipper help to keep everything safely in place. Using two Green Garmentos, you can “swap out” with the drycleaner and continually repeat the process.

Many professional drycleaners have adopted the use of The Green Garmento. Not only does it meet their desire to be more eco-friendly, it saves them money on plastic and it’s easy to implement, claims the company.

The Green Garmento is available in multiple sizes ranging from 40 inch to 72 inch and in a variety of colors including: Black Night, Blue Water and Green Grass. To learn more and see the list of authorized drycleaners that currently utilize The Green Garmento, visit:

http://www.thegreengarmento.com