1. The Benefits Of
Environmentally-Friendly
Retail Bags
Promotional Calico Short Handle tote bag
Plastic bags are made from petroleum and they are
convenient ways to store different things but most of
them get thrown off to the dumpsite after one use. In
fact, an average Australian throws an average of 300
plastic bags a year. That’s about one plastic bag thrown
daily.

2. Unfortunately, it takes about 1,000 years to break down
plastic and most dumpsites comprised of about 60%
plastic bags. To make matters worse, they are lightweight
and they are carried off to different places such as the
ocean. Currently, there are more marine animals that die
from eating them or being tangled in them.
Although plastics are very convenient, they present a lot
of problems to the environment. There are other
alternatives to plastic bags including paper bags.
However, while paper bags are biodegradable, it requires
a lot of energy for its production and it also promotes
deforestation. With more and more people becoming
aware of their responsibilities to the environment, retail
tote bags used as shopping bags are now regarded as
great alternatives to plastic bags.
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3. Using cloth tote bags for shopping come with a lot of
advantages. Reusing cloth shopping bags can help reduce
pollution by as much as 19%. Although they may cost
more than plastic bags, a lot of consumers love using
them because they can also save money in the long run.
On the other hand, retail stores also offer promotional
bags to their customers as their way of upholding their
responsibility to the environment.
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The benefits of using promotional bags is not only
limited to the welfare of the environment. Since they are
stronger than both paper and plastic, they can be used to
carry other heavier items such as books and other
household items. Promotional tote bags are also used for
passive advertising.

4. Most retail shops give out bags as promotional
merchandise to their clients. The promotional bags
come with different designs but they are usually
decorated with the company logo and other information.
A person carrying this kind of promotional merchandise
also helps in the advertising of a particular company. A
bag that is used as promotional merchandise helps
improve the brand of a particular company. In fact, it can
generate thousands of brand impression within a year.
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Using bags for promotion is becoming a big industry
today. In fact, out of the many promotional products
that are available in the market today, cloth bags occupy
the top of the market tier. The excellent design and
purpose of such promotional products makes it very
popular among a lot of people. Eventually, these

5. promotional products will one day replace the use of
plastic bags and paper bags altogether.