Reusable Bags A Sensible Solution To A Difficult Problem
Reusable bags are sweeping the nation as an earth friendly alternative to the plastic bag and as more consumers demand them from their grocery stores there is a sharp increase in the sales of these bags as a way to help cut down on waste in our landfills. When compared to both paper and plastic bags reusable bags are a far better choice, they keep other bags out of the landfill cutting down on waste, they take less energy to create, and do not emit pollution when in landfills.
While not all materials used in reusable bags are from a renewable source many of them are, more and more companies are now producing 100% organic cotton bags making these bags truly a renewable resource, this is as opposed to plastic bags that are disposable and use fossil fuels to create. With up to 380 billion plastic bags going into landfills every year, that is a lot of fossil fuels being used up for a product that is only being thrown away and is completely avoidable.
In addition to the consumer demanding the availability reusable bags more and more countries and cities in the US are banning the use of plastic bags. China and Taiwan have banned the use of plastic bags, and cities such as New York and San Francisco look to soon follow in their footsteps. As more and more places ban the use of plastic bags you will begin to see a variety of reusable bags from such things as recycled wrappers and labels, out of natural materials such as cotton or jute.
The facts as to why we should stop using plastics bags just continue to add up, it is estimated that over 100,000 marine animals are killed each year because they confuse the bags for food and suffocate. Plastic bags are one of the 12 top throw away items that are found along the coasts and in our waters. Sadly these plastic bags are finding their way to the waterways in unprecedented numbers, switching to reusable bags is the common sense solution to fixing this problem.
If you need more reasons to stop using plastic bags keep in mind that plastic does not biodegrade unlike reusable bags which are 100% biodegradable. They do however release toxins into the soil and waterways that can make animals that depend on these waterways sick and die. While many Americans may think that recycling these bags are the answer what most people do not realize is that these bags are very expensive to recycle and require a lot of energy to do so. For this reason 99% of plastic bags end up in the landfill, and the 1% that does get recycled requires more energy than is reasonable to recycle.
If you are concerned about the environment and want to do the responsible thing and offer your customers the choice between plastic and reusable bags you can choose to have bags made for your company at Go Green Bags they offer a variety of sizes and colors and will print your logo on the front of the bag to increase your visibility.
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