Our newest product, the blubag, is a reusable recycling bag built to transport your loose recyclables to the bin. Are you excited? We are!
One question people have been asking about the blubag is… “why?”
Why should I use a blubag?
We have a few answers to that question, and they’re all simple. You’ll reduce plastic waste, save money, and help recycling facilities operate better.
On this page, we dive into the details and explain each benefit. You can also find a better explanation in this digital article, The Journey of a Blue Bag, from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Plastic usage:
A single blubag* weighs 4.9 ounces. A single plastic film bag weighs .65 ounces. A blubag starts saving plastic after eight uses. EIGHT! That’s nothing.
Save money:
We mentioned that you’ll quickly reduce plastic waste when using a blubag, but when will you start saving money? Here’s the deal: it’s going to happen. Saving money may happen in the first weeks, the first few months, maybe the first year to third year; it all depends on how often you use it.
blubag – Plastic and Dollar Savings Chart
Recycle better:
We breezed through the first two benefits so that we could spend a little time on our final point. Our blubag eliminates the need for any film ‘recycling’ bags. This makes it easier for recycling facilities to process materials.
Did you know those plastic film ‘recycling’ bags aren’t actually ‘recyclable’? Instead, they’re a nuisance. They clog up sorting machines like spaghetti around a fork. Tangled and jumbled, they grind processes to a halt, and workers have to cut your dumb little ‘recycling’ bags out of the recycling equipment. To avoid this, facilities have people cut open and remove bags, but this is just another task on top of sorting.
All in all, not only does a blubag benefit Earth, you, and your wallet; but it also benefits our environmental efforts. To us, that sounds like an all-around win!
Down with the blue film bag, rise with the blubag.
*basic edition, 13-Gal
