The average shopper uses 342 plastic bags a year and is responsible for 25.14kg of CO 2, whereas a shopper using a single, reusable cotton bag over the same time is responsible for just 0.62kg.
The manufacturing process of plastic bags is ecologically damaging, unlike cotton or jute, which are made from sustainable crops, grown under rain-fed conditions and are unbleached and undyed, so minimising the environmental impact.
The oil-based inks used on plastic and some cloth bags are a further environmental liability. Unlike most or our competitors, Bag It Don’t Bin It uses ISO 14001 eco-friendly inks. We are also implementing an Environemental Management System to British Standard BS8555.
After use, plastic bags get discarded and can enter rivers and the sea, where they kill our marine and bird life. A branded, natural cloth bag will degrade naturally to dust and in doing so, will help to save our planet.