Abstract: A system and a method facilitating access to and use of contextual identity information during law enforcement encounters for minimizing confrontational tensions are disclosed. A user updates information corresponding to a user, his/her associates, and a vehicle on a government server and an insurance server. A law enforcement official uses a law enforcement device to access the government server, the insurance server, and a law enforcement server. The law enforcement official accesses the government server, the law enforcement server, and the insurance server to verify the identification of the user and the vehicle. The system allows the law enforcement official to have required information on the law enforcement device to verify the identification of the user and the vehicle. The law enforcement official verifies the identification at ease thereby reducing potential hostile situations with the user.

Abstract: A trash-receiving shopping bag device for allowing the user to reuse the plastic bags received while shopping at retail stores. The trash-receiving shopping bag device includes a container having bottom and side walls, and also having an open top; and also includes a lid being hingedly attached to the container; and further includes a handle being attached to the lid; and also includes a plurality of shopping bag support members being attached to the side walls and being spaced above the bottom wall inside the container.