5 Ways Recycled Kraft Paper Bags Help Marine Life
We get a lot of questions about the benefits of our recycled kraft paper shopping bags. Here are 5 ways that our recycled kraft paper bags help marine life and the planet as a whole.
4 Marketing Strategies to Use During the Coronavirus Pandemic
4 Easy Ways to Effectively Promote Your Business During Coronavirus The coronavirus pandemic has had an impact in one form or another on practically every business in the United States. Perhaps one of the more distressing aspects of the past several weeks from a business perspective is the uncertainty of it all. It is difficult to […]
Easy Tips for Clean Reusable Shopping Bags
Here’s The Best Way to Clean Your Reusable Shopping Bags Cleaning your reusable shopping bags is important. This is a good habit to form because it can prevent you and your family from coming into contact with germs and bacteria. Reusable shopping bags can be made from a variety of materials, so knowing how to […]
8 Creative Ways to Celebrate Earth Day from Your Home Office
Small Ways to Celebrate the Day Earth Day is coming up tomorrow, Wednesday, April 22, 2020. Earth Day was founded in 1970 and it is a celebration of the planet and a show of support for measures designed to protect the Earth. There are lots of ways you can demonstrate your love of the planet […]
How Best to Handle Your Marketing Budget During a Crisis Like COVID-19
HBR Research Says Do This With Your Marketing and You Will Be in the Black Once a Crisis Is Over Economic downturns are an unfortunate reality and we are in the midst of such a downturn right now. It’s too early to know if we’ll enter into a full-fledged recession or how long until things rebound, but […]
Masks, Gloves & Other PPE Make a Mess for Mother Earth
Stay Safe While Protecting Others and the Planet Efforts to flatten the curve and slow the spread of COVID-19 have led to an increase in the use of protective face masks and gloves. The use of such protective gear increased when the Center for Disease Control and Prevention issued advice to wear face masks in […]
The 6 Most Popular Insulated Tote Bags for Food Delivery
How to Select the Best Insulated Bags for Your Business Food delivery has been on the rise for a while, and recent measures to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 have caused an increased demand for this service. Many restaurants are using Door Dash and Uber Eats but at the same time, they are also […]
Maine Bag Ban Update…With COVID-19, Is the Ban Still On?
Change of Plans Maine was ready to implement a ban on single-use plastic bags, and then with COVID-19, everything changed. Disposable plastic bag bans have gained some major momentum at the state-wide level in the past year. The bag ban movement is something we’ve tracked for many years as you can see in what is […]
12 Tips to Managing a Remote Customer Service Team Like A Pro
How to Take Care of Business Remotely Closing down offices and working remotely is an effective way to slow the spread of COVID-19, keep your employees and customers safe, and still keep your business moving forward. Another way to keep your business moving forward is to buy the best reusable shopping bags for retail and […]
20 Customer Service Quotes to Recharge Your Remote Team
Stay Motivated and Safe Working from home certainly has its perks, but it can also be challenging to stay on task and motivated when you’re not in the office. Constantly changing news reports and concerns about the spread of COVID-19 can also crush productivity. It’s important to stay informed, but at the same time, you […]
Can Plastic Bags Be Recycled?
Getting to the Bottom of a Common Recycling Question Single-use plastic bags seem harmless enough. They make it easy to carry groceries and other items home from the store, but then what? Some people repurpose them as trash bags but then they end up in a landfill and the materials are lost. Recycling seems like […]
What Are the Best Reusable Bags for Retail?
When you’re looking for the best reusable bags for grocery, shopping and retail, you should look for certified reusable bags to be confident that your bags will live up to your customer’s expectations. Here are 4 of our most popular bags for retailers.
Here’s How Your Business Can Make an Impact Beyond Earth Day
Go Green for a Long Time to Come! Going green is good for the planet and good for your business. Each year, when Earth Day rolls around, businesses look for ideas to go green. This is great and we wholeheartedly encourage efforts to go green. We’ve even rounded up marketing ideas to promote your business […]
SWANApalooza: We Can’t Wait…But We Have To!
Stay Informed on SWANApalooza! We have attended SWANApalooza for several years now and we have been gearing up for SWANApalooza 2020 in Atlanta! This is such a great event and we were so excited to see members of our team featured on the SWANApalooza site (L-R Natalia Gallet, CSR, Beth Wilkerson, Operations Manager, and Bill […]
3 Reasons You Should Kick Wishcycling to the Curb TODAY!
Why It Pays to Read the Labels When Recycling Wishcycling is the act of tossing an item in a recycling bin when you’re really not sure if it can be recycled. This seems harmless enough, but it can actually have some pretty serious consequences if you guess wrong. This behavior is incredibly normal and wishcycling […]
What Is the Economic Impact of Recycling in Your Area?
Is recycling worth it? Do your efforts even matter? We looked at some stats to determine if you should really even bother when it comes to recycling.
When Does the New York Bag Ban Actually Start?
Clearing Up the Confusion on the New York Bag Ban New York was all set to implement a single-use plastic bag ban on March 1, 2020. This ban is intended to reduce trash and help New Yorkers lead the way in sustainability. However, there was some confusion around some of the details. While the New […]
As NY Bag Ban Goes into Effect, Bag Blow-Out Sale EXTENDED
Going Green in the Empire State New York is the third state to implement a single-use plastic bag ban. This is a major development in terms of reducing trash and litter and promoting sustainability. Bag bans also create a need for shopping bags that can be reused, and in the case of New York which […]
Here’s Your Latest Bag Ban News
Find Out More About State-Wide Bag Ban Efforts The single-use plastic bag ban movement is always growing and more and more cities and states are considering bag bans of their own. We track the movement on our U.S. bag ban map, but we wanted to take a deeper look at the latest bag ban news. […]
Here’s How to Put the NY Bag Ban to Work for Your Business
5 Ways NY Marketers Can Benefit From the New York Bag Ban On March 1, 2020, single-use plastic bags will be banned throughout New York, making this the second state to implement a bag ban. We have been tracking the bag ban movement for a long time now. You can see a map of all […]