How to choose eco-friendly e-commerce bags?

E-commerce bags are a practical, easy and cost-effective way to send goods from the online store to customers. They come in many different sizes and varieties, and there are several environmentally friendly alternatives.

E-commerce bags have become increasingly popular as a form of packaging for online shops. They are suitable for shipping many different goods, such as clothing, textiles and shoes. They are light in weight and help to keep postage costs down

Recycled e-commerce bags

E-commerce bags are often made from polyethylene-based plastics, but there are also variants made from recycled plastics. This is a good use for plastics that are collected and recycled

Carrying capacity is increasingly important when consumers choose between different brands, and sustainable packaging is part of the total customer experience. This means that in the battle to win customers, a small investment in environmentally friendly packaging alternatives can be a major competitive advantage in the long run.

For those who want paper packaging, there are also e-commerce bags made of kraft paper. These are ideal for light and flexible products.

Envelopes

In addition to e-commerce bags, there are also other environmentally friendly packaging products suitable for online shops. One example is padded paper envelopes, which provide extra protection for the products in the shipment. These envelopes have heavy padding of several layers of recycled paper, and they easily fit around heavy and bulky products without tearing. As always, the choice of packaging depends on what you are shipping. Some goods need protection, for example electrical items, crushable goods, jewellery and interior items. Here, padded envelopes can be ideal

Cardboard envelopes are well suited for sending documents, books, folders, brochures, catalogues and similar products. The envelopes are rigid and provide good protection of the contents, while being an affordable alternative. They are available in different formats and in either brown or white. The envelopes are made of recycled material and can be recycled.

Another alternative for e-commerce businesses are different types of cardboard envelopes, which are sturdy and provide good protection. These are also a good packaging solution for smaller items and provide good protection for, for example, catalogues, calendars and various documents. The cardboard envelopes are also made of recycled material and are an environmentally friendly alternative.

Round cardboard tubes, or mailing tubes as they are also called, are made of several layers of acid neutralized and recycled brown kraft paper. These are ideal for storing or mailing long products, maps and posters. They are ideal for items that need extra protection and they are also reusable and biodegradable.

A good alternative is also triangular mailboxes. With triangular mailboxes you can save storage space, as they require up to 70% less storage space than regular mailboxes.

Are paper e-commerce bags as suitable as plastic bags?

Paper is simple and easy to recycle if it’s clean of plastic liners and labels, but it doesn’t provide as much protection against moisture.

Plastic e-commerce bags are strong and durable, but offer less protection than rigid cardboard or cardboard envelopes.

Both plastic and paper can be good choices for the environment, depending on the content of chemicals, whether the materials are recycled and recyclable, and not least that they are sorted properly and recycled after use.

If you want to know more about environmentally friendly packaging solutions, please contact us on 22 51 40 00 or post@rajapack.no – or see RAJA’s product range here.