Grab-A-Bag's
Contribution to Environmental friendliness.
In recent years ecological issues have
become top priority around the globe.
Organizations acknowledge the importance
of operating in an environmental friendly
manner to their public image and their
business.
By significantly reducing plastic bag
consumption Grab-A-Bag is an important
contributor to the environmental friendliness
of organizations. plastic bags are harmful
to the environment.
Very harmful! Nylon bags are not perishable
and about 70% of used plastic bags worldwide
is not properly disposed off.
Nylon, the material, is considered among
the number one enemy to the environment.
It takes thousand of years for plastic
to dissolve and it produces poisonous
gases and substances that remain in
the soil.
The bags are carelessly thrown and are
responsible to many deaths in wildlife
and domestic animals that tend to swallow
them.
The bags also cause damage to plants.
These plastic bags are getting wrapped
in their branches and around their roots.
With plastic bags entwined, the plants
cannot get adequate air, water and sun
to sustain them.
There are many activities and programs
around the world aiming to reduce plastic
bag consumption.
Some countries invest in educating the
people to reduce plastic bag consumption
and dispose of them properly, other
require that the shops charge for plastic
bags, and yet other countries tax them.
By significantly reducing plastic bag
consumption Grab-A-Bag helps in the
struggle to keep our environment clean
and improve the image of the retail
chain thus contributing to strengthening
their brand.
