Flowers on Blue Shopping Jute Bag
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Flowers on Blue Shopping Jute Bag details:
These everyday or shopping jute bags are hand-screen printed and ethically sourced from Earthbags based Kolkata, India.
Earthbags gives employment to women and self-help groups in Kolkata. It strives to help the environment by encouraging more people to use environmentally-friendly bags.
Say no to plastic
These stylish, fun jute bags are strong and long-lasting and are made with sustainable jute in Kolkata, India. The factory won a gold standard for its eco-features and are fair trade too!
What is jute and why is it sustainable?
Jute is 100% biodegradable, recyclable and needs no pesticides. It is the second most important vegetable fibre after cotton and is a light, soft, shiny plant fibre that can be spun into coarse, which has a very strong threads making the bag very durable. The fibre is produced from the mallow family Malvaceae.
1 million plastic bags are used every minute worldwide and that the average lifespan of a plastic bag is only 12 minutes!
The same design is on both front and back.
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