Abstract: A disposable shopping cart sheath and method of using the same. The sheath comprises a sheet of plastic material, such as polyethylene, which is manually wrapped radially about the handle of a conventional shopping cart. According to a first preferred embodiment, the sheath is formed to have a generally triangular shape with an elongate slit formed in generally parallel relation along a respective side thereof, and opposite a respective corner or point of the triangular member. Such corner or point of the triangular member is insertable through the slit to thus enable the sheath to radially wrap about the handle member. In a second alternative embodiment, the sheath comprises a generally rectangular sheet of plastic material that is designed to cling to the handle as well as itself to thus stay wrapped about the handle during use. Following use, the sheaths are simply disposed of and may be recycled.