June 24, 2008 - Green Bag Co. was started by Bill Clohessy, an Irishman who got the idea for reusable grocery bags after his native country banned single-use plastic bags. That was seven years ago, and single-use plastic bag usage in Ireland has dropped 90 percent. Green Bag Co. now has a large share of the reuseable bag business in both Australia and the United States, and it continues to grow in Europe, Canada and Japan. Elizabeth Kasell, 40, is the company's Australian business development...