Reusable Shopping Bags

Reusable shopping bags provide businesses with a greener, cheaper alternative to plastic

By Shannon Hurley

The EPA estimates that over 380 billion plastic shopping bags, sacks and wraps are consumed in the U.S. each year, a fact fueling consumers and businesses to move toward use of reusable shopping bags.

Making the switch to reusable shopping bags reduces costs for businesses who no longer have to purchase a plenitude of plastic bags and helps protect the environment as the latter do not biodegrade but photodegrade, breaking into smaller toxic fragments that eventually contaminate soil and waterways. By using reusable shopping bags, both consumers and businesses can eradicate plastic bags that are harmful to the environment and hazardous to wildlife. Over the lifetime of one reusable shopping bag, hundreds and even thousands of plastic shopping bags can be eliminated. To better understand how your business can take advantage of the benefits of reusable shopping bags, consider the following:

1. Use a reusable shopping bags directory to locate companies online where you can find reusable shopping bags to fit your business needs.

2. Customize reusable shopping bags to display your business name and/or logo.

3. If desired, purchase reusable shopping bags made from recycled or organic materials.

Locate a reusable shopping bags provider by using an online directory or list

Find reusable shopping bags in the design and material desired by searching through an index of companies who can meet your business demands. As the reusable shopping bag industry continues to grow, browsing through a variety of companies is necessary to guarantee your business finds what it is looking for.
Try: Peruse more than one reusable shopping bags list to ensure that you do not overlook a company that fits your business needs. SustainLane features a list of reusable shopping bag providers to choose from as well as user comments reviewing individual experiences with the companies and products. ReuseThisBag.com may also be helpful as the website features price quoting for businesses who are planning to purchase customized wholesale reusable shopping bags.

Order reusable shopping bags with your business' name, logo, or special design

Use reusable shopping bags as a marketing opportunity for your business through customization. Your business can be featured on a product that will not be thrown away but used a number of times (and in the public eye). Many companies feature reusable shopping bags information pertaining to tailor-made orders on their corporate or business portions of their websites, where customizable bags can be ordered or purchased.
Try: Take your time when deciding what company to use for promotional purposes. Size, price, and detail are all crucial components of a quality reusable shopping bag. Both PrintGlobe, a printing superstore, and ePromos, a promotional products distributer, offer an assortment of materials and colors for imprinting on reusable shopping bags.

Ensure sustainability by purchasing reusable shopping bags made from recycled materials

Moving away from plastic shopping bags is a start, though your business can go the extra mile and purchase reusable shopping bags made from recycled or reused products and materials. This guarantees full environmental responsibility as not only is your business providing the community with shopping bags that will not damage waterways and soil but are also made from materials that would have been put in landfills or back into the ecosystem otherwise.
Try: ReusableBags.com features a collection of recycled and reused shopping bags to choose from that are completely sustainable. ESAS Trade, a wholesale distributor of reusable bags, provides customers with a variety of organic reusable shopping bags to choose from and will meet your business' specifications in a short delivery time.

Reusable shopping bags can be purchased in a variety of styles and materials. When choosing which bag or bags is best for your business, take the time to consider desired function, necessary carrying capacity, promotional placement, and customer comfort.

Reusable Shopping Bags