THIS BRAND SUPPORTS THESE CAUSES
AND HAS THESE VALUES
Product Description
Love fresh veggies, dislike plastic? We've got the solution! These organic cotton mesh produce bags are ideal for a quick trip to the grocery store or your local farmers market.
Includes:
- (1)- 12"x10" mesh produce bag
- (1) - 9"x9" mesh produce bags
- (1) 13"x11" muslin bulk bag
- (1) 9"x9" muslin bulk bag
- FREE SHIPPING over $75
Social Impact
By choosing The Market Bags, you are helping ensure that everyone has access to healthy and nourishing foods. They donate 1% of sales from all bag sales to the Sustainable Nourishment Program operated by the non-profit charity, Mamas For Mamas.
This program gives families access to not only food, but nutrient rich fresh foods; often grown locally. They also pay a fee for carbon credits which is used for different global initiatives. Currently they are funding the Jarí Para Forest Conservation Project in the Amazon Rainforest.
About the Brand
With the intention of eliminating single-use plastic bags, Canadian based brand The Market Bags was created. They manufacture reusable bags to lower the environmental impact of grocery shopping. Made of upcycled or sustainable and organic materials, they've created a line of truly eco-friendly reusable bags and packaging.
The brand donates 1% of all bag sales to the Sustainable Nourishment Program for the non-profit charity, Mamas For Mamas, allowing many families access to nutrient and locally grown food. In addition, they work with an ethical family-run business in India that provides them with GOTS certified organic cotton fabrics.
Sustainability Practices
People
Are they Local: Yes, locally made in Canada.
Are they Fair Trade or Paid a living Wage: Yes, Living Wage
Materials
Organic Materials: yes, Products are made of up cycled or sustainable and organic materials. They source our GOTS certified organic cotton fabrics from an ethical family run business in India. One of their ambitions is to support small suppliers in developing countries
Circularity: Yes! They often use deadstock and repurpose it into market reusable tote bags and produce bags. Their packaging is printed on 100% recycled card stock and is 100% recyclable. All online orders are shipped using certified home compostable mailers. Yes, this means that you can throw these in your compost after removing the label. Let the worms do the work!
Cruelty Free: Yes
Vegan: Yes.
Manufacturing
Environmental Conscious Processing: Reduced amount of Water, Waste, Carbon and Pollution: The market bag is an ambitious brand to eliminating single-use plastic bags. They manufacture reusable bags to lower the environmental impact of grocery shopping. These practices reduce the pressure of waste on the planet and helps save the resource and leads to the environmental conscious processing then eventually proves that, the brand is green. The small batch production also promotes limited amount of resources to produce each item.