Bullet Retailers
With our world becoming more aware everyday of our impact we leave on the planet, new ideas and solutions are needed to reduce our footprint we leave for future generations. It seems everyday countries are outlawing, or increasing taxes, on plastic bag usage. The writing is on the wall and plastic bags are on their way out. Let’s see how much plastic bags cost you.
 
Bullet Supermarkets & Grocery Stores
Here are some figures on the costs of single-use disposable bags are having on your company:
 
Retailers Savings
 
The solution, for you and our world...
The answer is reusable shopping bags and more and more stores everyday are offering their customers reusable bags at a reasonable price. We help to reduce the cost to the you, the retailer, by allowing retailer-approved advertisers to feature their company branding on the bags. With the advertiser subsidizing some of the costs of the bags, you get a quality bag at an affordable price and your customers have an alternate choice to the traditional paper and plastic bags. Some stores even offer discounts to customers who bring in their own bags, further helping to make the option much more attractive to the consumer. Reusable bags will also save you money over time.
 
The end result: save money, reduce waste, and help our planet. What could be better?
 
Bullet Facts & Figures
- According to ReusableBags.Com, worldwide between 500 billion and 1 trillion bags are consumed each year.
- In 1999, 14 million trees were cut to produce the 10 billion paper bags used by Americans.
- Only 10 to 15 percent of paper bags are recycled and 1 to 3 percent of plastic bags are recycled.
- Plastic bags have captured more than 80 percent of the supermarkets and convenience store packaging market at a cost of $4 billion to US retailers.
- The average family accumulates 60 plastic bags in only four trips to the grocery store.