Walk into the produce section of your average grocery store, and you’ll likely see aisles of fruit, vegetables and herbs presented in various types of unnecessary plastic packaging.
There’s plastic containing trays of tomatoes, soft plastic wrapped around groups of bananas, plastic on pre-cut melons, plastic mesh and netting to bundle citrus fruits and avocados, styrofoam trays that separate stone fruits, and plastic sleeves for individually sold herbs.
Despite these items having a skin and natural protective coating of their own, all around the world, we insist on unnecessarily wrapping produce in plastic so it can be displayed in a more appealing way.
The redundant use of plastic doesn’t stop there.
Many supermarkets still offer customers rolls of plastic produce bags to use when selecting loose apples, oranges, nectarines, cherries, and other fruits and vegetables in the grocery produce section. These single-use bags are quickly discarded once shoppers get home, and this plastic waste contributes to our immense pollution crisis, posing a genuine and impending threat to our ecosystems.
The use of plastic produce bags represents outdated processes within the supermarket customer journey. There’s now a more sustainably-minded replacement on the market, and it’s the Compostable Produce Bag. These offer a promising solution for businesses that are committed to making their operational practices more eco-friendly.
Because We Care’s Compostable Product Bags are made from a globally certified BF90 or KF90 series resin, manufactured from sustainable crops. Just like their plastic forebearer, they are transparent and can be disposed of in the green organic waste bin. They come in commercial-sized 300-roll quantities, allowing customers to easily tear and use them to hold and transport fruits, vegetables, meat, and other loose fresh produce items.
Unlike the plastic produce bags of the past, these compostable versions are made from plant-based matter and break down naturally when placed in a composting environment. They can be used by customers for the bonus purpose of collecting food scraps on the kitchen benchtop during food preparation, before being thrown away into the compost with other organic waste.
Adhering to some of the strictest certification standards in the world, Because We Care products are proven to decompose in the natural environment without leaving any harmful residue behind.
For grocery and produce businesses looking to follow through with their commitment to enhanced sustainability, incorporating compostable produce bags into operations is an easy first step along the journey. It will cater to the growing demographic of environmentally conscious customers, while also improving your business’s reputation and contribution to the greater good of our planet.
Demonstrate your dedication to reducing plastic waste in your business practices today by placing an order for compostable produce bags.
Need something more bespoke? Enquire about custom order options to print products in your company’s colours and branding.
