Five types of eco-friendly bags

After experiencing judicial confrontation and the impact of the epidemic, the plastic ban issued on March 1, 2020, after several twists and turns, was finally fully implemented in the entire New York area a few days ago. "Protecting the environment is everyone's responsibility" is no longer a verbal initiative, but has been implemented at the legal level.

According to official New York news, starting from the date the ban takes effect on June 15, the State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner will conduct continuous spot checks on businesses. Any business found to have violated the ban will be fined $250 for the first time, and the fine will be doubled for the second offense.

The impact of the plastic ban on businesses is self-evident. Although the government advocates the use of disposable paper bags, they are not as convenient as plastic bags and are charged a mandatory 5-cent fee. Consumers who are used to using free plastic bags will be resistant to the ban, and will transfer their dissatisfaction to the businesses. Businesses have to spend time and effort to find a perfect substitute for plastic bags.

Five solutions

1. Environmentally friendly corn starch bags

Corn starch is a kind of colorless transparent liquid lactic acid extracted from corn by modern biotechnology, and then through a special polymerization process, it produces a granular polymer material scientific name: polylactic acid granules. The main raw materials are corn, corn cobs, and corn stalks. It is the most ideal raw material to replace plastic for making vest bags.

Bags made of biological corn starch are generally milky white, turbid, and feel thicker than plastic bags, with a somewhat papery feel. Corn starch eco-friendly bags only need 90 days to degrade in the natural environment, completely harmless and pollution-free, while an ordinary plastic bag takes at least 200 years to degrade. The comparison of this item alone is enough to tell the difference!

Moreover, bags made of high-quality corn starch, even garbage bags, are safe and hygienic enough to come into direct contact with food, and are stronger than plastic bags and have a strong weighing capacity. And as the technology becomes more and more sophisticated, the price of corn starch bags is also very competitive.

2. PLA plastic bag

Polylactic acid (PLA) is a thermoplastic aliphatic polyester. It has been widely used in the production of environmentally friendly packaging products because of its excellent mechanical and processability, as well as rapid and efficient biodegradability (it can be decomposed by microorganisms in the natural environment and eventually turned into carbon dioxide and water).

3. Non-woven bags

Non-woven fabric (English name: Non Woven Fabric or Nonwoven cloth), also known as non-woven fabric, is a non-woven fabric formed by needle-punching or combing fibers (fibers of any material) and then finishing them through high pressure or bonding.

Non-woven fabrics are strong, moisture-proof, breathable, flexible, lightweight, insulating, non-flammable, easy to decompose, non-toxic and non-irritating, colorful, low-priced, and recyclable.

4. woven laminated shopping bag

Although woven laminated shopping bags are a type of plastic bag, they are very strong, wear-resistant, lightweight and easy to fold. They are very suitable for reuse and will not be damaged even after hundreds of normal uses. This can greatly reduce the use of disposable plastic bags.