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What is an organic bag?

Compared to ordinary plastic or cotton shopping bags, organic bags are made in an eco-friendly way from sustainable materials, the Sativa Bags brand uses a fabric mix of organic cotton with hemp. The ecological bag contributes to a better environment for this and future generations. The best alternative to a standard bag is a sustainable bag made of hemp. The hemp plant is naturally low on pests and weeds. It has a strong natural defence system against pests and grows so fast that weeds have no chance. Moreover, hemp has a purifying effect on soil and groundwater. A big advantage of hemp over organic cotton: it provides much more fibre per litre of water. It grows twice as fast as cotton, provides multiple harvests per year and feels at home in almost any climate. Fabric made from hemp fibres has been used for a very long time. In the VOC era, canvas (fabric made from hemp fibres) was already widely used. Hemp fibres were also used to make rope and ship sails.

Why buy an ecological bag?

Although the consequences are large and far-reaching, pollution from the cotton industry remains so far not very visible. The usual consumer is often unaware of this, and the price tag, logo and print is often the only thing looked at. Fortunately, more and more people are becoming a lot more aware. By buying an organic bag, you already have a good alternative to cheap cotton. With those few euros more for an organic cotton bag, you are saving the world in general and cotton farmers in particular a serious amount of fertilisers, soil additives and defoliants. An organic bag combined with hemp helps you save the environment even more. Mixing organic cotton and hemp, significantly lowers the ecological footprint of the organic bag. A lot less water is needed and the addition of hemp makes the fabric more hard-wearing, less prone to stains and anti-bacterial. This gives your eco-friendly bag a longer life and you are less likely to need to buy a new bag.

Sustainable bags and purses at Hempishop

Are you looking for an eco-friendly eco bag? Then look no further because we have an eco-friendly alternative for every "normal" bag. You can find an eco bag for every situation, whether you go shopping, travel, have a meeting or go for sports. We have a suitable organic bag for everyone. The ecological bags from the UK brand Sativa Bags are produced in China. The family-run company started making leather bags in 1989 but soon came across hemp and stopped using leather. Sativa Bags works to eco-friendly and ethical standards and was the first company in the UK to supply hemp bags to WWF and Amnesty International. Sativa Bags uses a blended fabric of 55% hemp and 45% organic cotton.