Sounds catchy doesn’t it? We saw this headline on a few websites recently and discussed in social media. We all want the perfect solution for our retail bags. But can this be true? You just may be surprised.
Believe it or not, there actually is some truth to this one. Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) is a white, chalk-like mineral derived from trillions of ancient shellfish accumulated in the remains of prehistoric seas. The carbonate is mined underground and is used … Read More
You may have noticed the buzz growing about “green” weddings. Many brides today want to not only have a beautiful wedding but be environmentally friendly with their choices.
Nashville Wraps has plenty of beautiful eco-friendly wedding gift wrap and pretty bags along with wedding favor packaging.
You can give each guest a flower bulb tucked into a 100% recycled kraft box and tie the knot with paper raffia. Or go all-out and have your monogram printed on the box, … Read More
On August 31, 2010 the California Senate rejected AB 1998, a proposal to eliminate single use plastic bags. The ban, which passed the Assembly in June, would have eliminated single use plastic bags in grocery stores and pharmacies, starting in 2012 and in liquor and convenience stores in 2013. The proposal also included $2M in grants/loans for green businesses.
Why did this proposal fail? What do we learn? And how does this affect green packaging going forward?
Why the Ban … Read More
Plastic bags are easy to hate, but when they are recycled properly they become “green” gold: A real, long-term, sustainable solution whose time has come, and is in fact already working in Southern California.
Trash goes in – new plastic material comes out. That’s the way it’s done in Vernon, California at Command Packaging’s recycling center, a Nashville Wraps Green Way® supplier. Plastics are collected from a variety of industrial and consumer sources and brought into the recycling center as … Read More
What does the term “green packaging” mean in the reusable bag marketplace? Here at ECOBAGS.com we evaluate bags & packaging materials based on the following parameters:
• Quality, durability, country of origin and third party certification for fair wage and fair labor standards.
• The chemical processes used to create the products.
• The degree to which the base materials for the bags are compostable, biodegradable or reusable.
It’s easy to see why market confusion exists about “green” products & … Read More
Eco-Voila! Holiday Wrapping with a Re-Purpose
Let’s face it, I’m wrapping challenged. I love beautiful wrapping paper but I hate that it’s still not made from recycled paper and that it’s coated and can’t be recycled.
Each year, I drag out lightly-used, carefully stored wrapping paper from years past and then I don’t use it. What seemed perfectly good to re-use doesn’t look good in the light of this holiday season. Or, I try to use newspaper wrapping but somehow cartoons and bad news don’t really … Read More