Tag Archives: green shopping bags

Innovative grocers are adding extra green to the produce aisle

August 31, 2011 | By Allen King

The produce department of any supermarket is one of those places where one cannot help but feel in touch with planet Earth. You might be just paces from the cleaning products aisle where chemicals of all types are beautifully merchandised, but in the produce department you’re surrounded by the bounty of many American states and foreign countries. You pick out a couple of peaches, tear off a produce bag, and add them to your basket. Sounds perfect, doesn’t it?

But … Read More

New Recycled, Reusable Studio Plastic Shopping Bags

June 22, 2011 | By Buffie Baril

Here at Nashville Wraps, we are always striving to bring you new green packaging solutions for your business. I am excited to share with you more recycled and reusable bags that will help with those green initiatives.

Our new Studio Plastic Shopping Bags with soft loop handles are made in the USA from recycled Encore film. The recycled content ranges from 50%-100% recycled material depending on the designs, which include Sunflowers, Denim, Cityscape and Purple Heart.

They meet reusable standards … Read More

The NEXT 10 Things You Can Do for Earth Day

March 30, 2011 | By Ellen Ornato

1. Switch your lights OFF. If you’ve already moved to LED light bulbs, which last longer and are more energy efficient, a next step is to add timers to your switches so that they’re only on when you need them.

2. Get an ENERGY AUDIT. They’re usually free and they’ll help you make sure your home is as tight and energy efficient as possible. They also replace CFL light bulbs with LED bulbs.

3. UNPLUG to Prevent Phantom … Read More

A Sneak Peek of Green: Spring Packaging 2011

January 19, 2011 | By Buffie Baril

It’s so cold and snowy over half of the country right now, so let’s think about spring! Preview our new Spring Collections to be released in January. Made in the USA, they are all part of our Green Way® line of eco-friendly packaging. Coordinating packaging abounds: gift wrap, gift and shopping bags, reusable canvas bags, tissue paper and ribbons, as well as gourmet, nested and basket boxes.

Love bright colors? The Candy Stripe Daisies Collection is for you. Our 30%

Plastic Bags from Shellfish

October 28, 2010 | By Buffie Baril

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

California Plastic Bag Ban Loses in the Senate

September 8, 2010 | By Ellen Ornato

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

What’s in that Bag?

August 4, 2010 | By Ellen Ornato

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-Bags Products, Inc.

July 7, 2010 | By Ellen Ornato

Eco-Bags Products, Inc. is one of the green pioneers, a company founded in 1989 to “clean up the planet one bag at a time.”™ Sharon Rowe started it with one bag, a cotton string mesh “fillet,” like the ones they use in Europe. Now ECOBAGS® is a legacy brand name and ECOBAGS.com is a top rated web site serving businesses, organizations and consumers.

How do ECOBAGS® products fit into the green packaging world? We often sell our ECOBAGS® brand products … Read More