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There are a few questions to ask before purchasing Paper Shopping Bags for your business. You certainly don’t want inferior bags that rip apart when your customer leaves your place of business as that is not only an inconvenience for your customer but an embarrassment to your company. When a bag rips, the customers first thought is the word ‘cheap’. Their second thought is usually, ‘if the bag is cheap then the company is cheap’. Leading to the conclusion that your products or services you sell are questionable. All due to an inferior shopping bag. All logical deductions by your customer.
Before purchasing your supply of Kraft Paper Shopping Bags, know the basis weight. Basis weight is the amount of weight of 500 sheets laid flat on a particular type of bag. The dimensions of those 500 sheets varies according to the type of paper. Yes it gets complicated. Just know that with Kraft Paper Bags, the higher the basis weight number the heavier the bag. So larger paper bags need a higher number than smaller bags. On a Paper Shopping Bag, if the basis weight is under 60 lbs you are running the risk of the bag easily tearing. On Small Grocery Bags, the basis weight should not be under 30 lbs, even for a small size.
Another important fact to know is where the paper shopping bags were manufactured. Buy only Made in USA bags. First because the imported bags tend to be inferior, despite what they claim the basis weight is. The handles are often poorly made and the material composition also tends to be inferior.
Shopping Bags made of recycled material is another thing to look for. One, because it’s the right thing to do. And two, because you can advertise that fact to your customer with a “we are green…our shopping bags are made from recycled materials” sign on top of the stack of shopping bags or elsewhere in your place of business. Find out and note the composition of the post-consumer waste material in the bags. This legitimizes your statement to the customer.
So when purchasing Paper Shopping Bags for your business: Make sure the basis weight is at least 60 lbs (at least 30 lbs for small Grocery Bags), that the bags are made in USA, and that they are made with recycled materials and know the breakdown of post-consumer waste. Then you will have no more worries on bags breaking and customers having negative thoughts. Your bag packaging problems are now solved.
We all want to work toward a greener planet, but not everything can be recycled in the same way. To ensure as many items as possible stay out of the landfill, it is important to pay attention to the small codes stamped onto plastic, glass, and paper products, as they let you know how to recycle the item properly.
If you’ve ever wondered how recycling works, read on for a list of recycling codes and how to navigate them.
According to National Geographic, a shocking 91% of plastic isn’t recycled. One way to help lower that number is by increasing your knowledge around the different ways various plastic types get recycled. Plastics have seven different recycling codes. Usually the higher the number the more difficult it is to recycle.
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PET or PETE, is very common, easy to recycle, and is accepted by most municipal recycling programs. This type of plastic is commonly found in disposable food and drink containers including: water bottles, pop bottles, prepared/frozen food containers.
This type of plastic is non-transparent. It is also widely accepted in municipal recycling programs. HDPE is found in household cleaner bottles, shampoo bottles, yogurt containers, and more.
PVC is more difficult to recycle than the first two plastics mentioned above. Want to know why? Unfortunately, PVC is known to contain phthalates, a suspected carcinogen. This type of plastic can be found within children’s toys and a variety of bottles including detergent and shampoo.
This type of plastic is soft and flexible, and can commonly be found in thin plastic bags. Slowly but surely, this type of plastic is being added as an acceptable item to recycle. However, please check to make sure it’s accepted in your area. One way to work around this is to use reusable fabric bags instead of the plastic version.
This type of plastic can be found in straws, soft-drink cups, and other food containers like utensils. PP Plastic can be recycled, but to be safe please check to make sure it’s accepted locally.
This type of plastic is also known as styrofoam, which is commonly used in takeout containers and disposable cups. Unfortunately, PS contains styrene which is a known carcinogen. It is not commonly accepted within recycling programs.
Includes plastics not included in the previous six categories, including BPA, polycarbonate and bio-based plastics.
Most glass food and beverage containers can be recycled, just be sure to rinse them out first! However, other kinds of glass, like windows, ovenware, Pyrex, and crystal are manufactured through a different process and cannot be recycled. There are three types of glass recycling codes:
Most paper products can be recycled. However, dirty or greasy paper, along with laminated paper, cannot be recycled. There are three types of paper recycling codes:
To keep this information top of mind, print out our handy one page Recycling Codes Guide! Put it up in your kitchen or near your recycling bins for easy reference (or snap a photo of it if you want to be extra green!).
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