The Vitamin Shoppe to give away recyclable bags

NORTH BERGEN, N.J. In celebration of Earth Day, The Vitamin Shoppe will offer customers a free recyclable shopping bag with any $50 purchase in stores and online at www.vitaminshoppe.com on April 22.

"Earth Day is a perfect time to launch our new recyclable shopping bags," said Tony Truesdale, president of The Vitamin Shoppe. "Our customers are looking for easy ways to help our planet, and our eco-friendly bags are made of 80% recycled material and also recyclable themselves."

To further encourage consumers to support "Planet Healthy," a copy of the book "Living Green" by Author Greg Horn will be given free to customers with every purchase at the stores on Earth Day. "'Living Green' is a wonderful book packed with great ideas for making easy changes to live a more sustainable lifestyle," said Truesdale."