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The Benefits of Reusable Recycling Bags for Multi-Family Dwellings

To make our planet a more sustainable, eco-friendly place, making things easier can go a long way. That’s what brought us to develop a new alternative for storing recyclables.

Reusable recycling bags have emerged as an option, especially in multi-family dwellings, because they simplify the recycling process for tenants. These bags provide value in ways that bins can’t. Recycling bins create clutter, and in many multi-family dwellings, there is no extra space for clutter.

Here’s How to Save BIG On Your Promotional Marketing!

Make a lasting impression and save on promotional marketing with our latest eco special. You can enjoy next column pricing on our new Eco-Life insulated totes when you order 250 or more bags. Get your quote by August 30 and submit your order by September 15 to take advantage of this great deal.

What Are Recycled Bags Made Of?

From promoting your brand to helping the planet, there are a lot of benefits of recycled bags. A common question is just what are these reusable bags from? We decided to take a closer look at recycled bags to get to the bottom of things and help you better understand how custom reusable bags can work for your brand.

Reusable Bags vs. Recycled Bags: What’s the Difference?

Across industries, people seem to be confused as to the difference between reusable and recycled items. Although they sound similar, they are actually two distinctive terms.

A recycled item often refers to something that can be reused, but unlike reusable items, it’s made of recycled materials. As part of the recycling process, things like plastic or glass bottles are broken down and turned into something new and completely different.

Reusable items, on the other hand, are something that you can reuse over and over again.

We’ve summarized some of the primary differences between reusable bags and recycled bags (below) to give our customers the information needed to make an educated purchasing decision.

Retailers Here Are 2 Ways to Promote Your Brand with Custom Recycled Bags!

Custom recycled bags are a great way to promote your retail brand. Their reusable design means your customers can use them again and again and they will get your brand’s message out there each and every time your customer’s carry them. Once your customers have your recycled custom bag they can start spreading the word about your brand, but how do you get your custom recycled bags into your customer’s hands? Here are a couple ways to promote your brand with the perfect recycled custom bag.

Summer Sale Cool Down on Eco-Friendly Promotional Products

Once a Year Summer Cool Down Pricing on Eco-Friendly Promotional Products!

It’s time to cool down the pricing on eco-friendly promotional products with our annual Summer Sale. We know it’s hot outside and the time is right to take advantage of our lowest pricing of the year on three of our hottest eco-friendly promotional products for summer.

Make the most out of summer marketing by putting your logo on your choice of our most popular eco-promotional items to help your prospects and customers beat the summer heat! Choose one item, or all three, during the month of June and receive next column pricing. Take advantage of this summer pricing on eco-friendly promotional products HERE.

3 Eco-Friendly Ways to Reduce Your Trash by Half

As part of our #WasteNotWantNot series we decided to look at trash, or more specifically ways to reduce how much trash you generate. Garbage is a necessity and there is always going to be this byproduct, but there doesn’t need to be so much of it. With some really minor changes you can easily reduce your trash by half.

5 New Year’s Resolutions for A Greener Work Day

Making the workplace greener is a common goal, and it’s a good goal. Green changes help the planet and oftentimes make the workflow more efficient and even more enjoyable. The New Year is always a time for evaluating the past and looking towards the future, so we decided to put together a list of 5 ways you can make your workplace greener in the New Year.

Things to Put in Your Recycling Bin You May Not Have Thought Of

The start of the New Year is usually a reflective time, and that got us thinking about recycling, because let’s face it – that’s something we think about a lot here. We try to be mindful about reusing materials, recycling and the amount of trash we generate both at home and at work, and from this came the idea for a year-long blog series we’re calling #WasteNotWantNot.

How Many Plastic Bags are Used Each Year in the U.S.?

It seems like disposable plastic bags are everywhere. Plastic bags are in fact recyclable; however, less than 5 percent of disposable plastic bags are recycled in the U.S. So single-use bags are balled up under people’s kitchen sinks, stuck in shrubs and trees and floating in rivers, lakes and oceans. The amount of plastic bags unleashed each year, and the impact of this plastic, is staggering.

Why Bags Aren’t Free in Philly

A measure to levy a 5-cent fee on single-use plastic bags in Philadelphia failed to even get a hearing before the City Council, so at this time there are no laws regulating the distribution of disposable plastic bags. Shoppers in Philly may be happy that they do not have to pay a per bag fee when they shop, however, the hidden costs of single-use plastic bags can add up to some big expenses.

Worldwatch Institute Analysis Says Recycling Rates Not Keeping Up with Plastic Production

In a statement recently issued by Worldwatch Institute, an independent research organization based in Washington, D.C. that works on energy, resource and environmental issues, the plastic problem is broken down. This report makes it clear that the problems caused by plastic far outweigh the advantages.

8 Ways to Empower Employees to Work Greener

When a company wants to make greener socially, and environmentally responsible decisions, it really takes a team effort to implement these initiatives and continue to move forward and find new ways to improve sustainability. It is a great help to have all levels of your staff on board with your company’s green goals and processes. Here are eight ways you can empower and engage your staff to do just that.

5 Inspiring Ways To Recycle Plastic Bags (Videos) #EcoMonday

We all know that transitioning to reusable grocery bags is a must. During this shift, you might still have some left over plastic bags lingering in the kitchen.

#EcoMonday: 5 extraordinary ways to recycle plastic bottles (Videos)

Today we highlight innovators that draw attention to plastic pollution. While taking action against pollution, these amazing creations educate us that waste can be used as a useful resource through design and construction. When you recycle plastic bottles the plastic can be reused and made into custom reusable bags.