The liquor industry uses far too many paper bags every year. While trees are a renewable resource, deforestation goes beyond simply cutting down trees. It destroys entire ecosystems. Since most paper comes from tree pulp, roughly 14 million trees were cut in 1999 to produce 10 billion paper grocery bags used by Americans alone, and the numbers have stayed about the same every year since then. Switching to a reusable, renewable way to carry groceries and liquor is one of the most important...

Contrary to popular belief, you really can still ask for paper bags at the grocery store checkout line! Even so, the words, "Paper or plastic?" have mostly faded from memory, as billions of little plastic bags get handed out each year. In fact, the United States uses about 100 billion plastic bags per year, with the average person using between 350 and 500. There's no denying that they may be convenient in the moment, but there's also no denying that there's a much better alternative for them...

One environmental trend you've likely seen popping up lately is the use of reusable grocery bags. There are many different reasons people buy reusable grocery bags instead of using the plastic ones at the checkout counter. Here are just a few of those reasons. 

1. Durable - Have you ever had the handle on a flimsy plastic bag snap while walking in the door? This simply won't happen with reusable bags. 
2. Recyclable - According to the Environmental Protection Agency, only about 3% of...

Using a custom insulated bag is a positive step in the right direction for the environment. The normal reusable bag lasts as long as more than 700 disposable plastic bags, so it's safe to say that buying one was the right decision. Using it, on the other hand, can prove to be a challenge at times. Most people think that a reusable bag's usefulness ends at carrying groceries, but there are far more applications than just that. The benefits of reusable bags are as vast as their uses. 

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If you own a grocery store, liquor store, or any type of retail store and you've been looking for ways you can help the environment while boosting customer loyalty, listen up. To grow your brand as a sustainability-focused company, there's one simple tool you can use to get started: reusable bags. These bags not only benefit customers directly, but they send the clear message that you are committed to going green and helping the local ecosystem.

Let's take a liquor or wine store as an...

We are a very fortunate species to be living on this gorgeous planet. This earth provides so many things for us that are critical for our survival. Water, oxygen, and food, the three most essential elements of survival, are right here on this planet for us. 

Unfortunately, the human race is slowly destroying the Earth as we know it. There are so many little things that we do every day that are harming the environment, usually without even knowing it. We wash chemicals into the rivers,...

Everyone knows that plastic bags are bad for the environment. They take forever to decompose in landfills, they are rarely ever recycled, and they are killing animals all over the globe.

When the world finally realized what they were doing to the Earth by polluting it with thousands of plastic bags, a replacement was conceptualized. Let's use paper bags, they said. Paper can be recycled and is made of natural materials, so it must be better, right? Wrong. 

Paper bags were used to replace...

Did you know that in 1999, roughly 14 million trees were cut down in a single year to make 10 billion paper grocery bags used in America alone? This statistic has remained fairly consistent over the years, but change is on its way. The reusable bag industry is slowly growing and will hopefully lead to environmentally friendly initiatives to reduce deforestation. One of the way businesses participate in this movement is by buying reusable bags in bulk, then selling them to customers for a very...

Did you know that roughly 100,000 turtles, one million birds, and immeasurably many other ocean animals die on a yearly basis due to ingesting plastic? This happens because they confuse bags and fragmented plastic pieces with actual food, like jellyfish and plankton. This is just one of the many sobering facts of the plastic grocery bag industry. The environmental tragedies caused by plastic bags cast a dark shadow on beachside vacations worldwide. Perhaps ironically, as plastic bags are...

If you're running a grocery store, it's important to focus on keeping your customers happy no matter what. In this industry, customer loyalty can make or break your business. Of course, in addition to the customer experience, you have to do your best to have the most efficient operation possible. Company efficiency is perhaps just as important as any aspect of running a business, but in an industry with razor thin profit margins, it's especially important.

Fortunately, there are simple steps...