Different designs for reSACKEL bags.
Left: Draw string bag
Right: Shopper bag
Get it? reSACKEL (recycle) -.- How thoughtful can one get?
Buying a reSACKel shopping bag means you are helping the environment in 3 ways:
1. Reducing your future need for disposable plastic bags.
2. The fabric of your bag is 100% reused plastic sacking. In addition, we use new nylon thread to stitch the bags, so this guarantees that they remains strong. The tags and the labels are also made out of unbleached paper sourced from a paper mill using managed forests. In conclusion, for every reSACKel bag you buy, you save one old sack and all the resources it took to manufacture it in the first place. Why use new fabric bags when you can reSACKel?
3. The reSACKeling process is simple, clean and efficient - so not only are you saving the resources it took to make the sack, but you are doing it in a way that does not require heavy industrial recycling processes.
So what else is so great about these bags that are worth buying?
Here are 7 good reasons why. (Taken from http://www.resackel.com/whyoldsack)
Distinctive – Because we only clean the fabric, your bag still carries all the original designs and text from the sack, this creates an original and distinctive bag. They are also unique as no 2 sacks are exactly alike. Each will have small differences due to its previous life as a rice sack.
Great variety – The sack manufacturers are really working to make their sacks bright and colourful, there are literally thousands of designs out there, it’s just a matter of getting out there and finding them. As a result we have an increasing number of bag designs to choose from, so there is bound to be a design you like.
Constantly changing - The great thing about working with old sacks is you don’t need in house designers dreaming up cool new designs, these are all originals. We continue to source sacks from a variety of suppliers, so the collection is constantly changing.
Exclusive – There are only so many sacks of one design or pattern we can source at any one time, therefore the numbers are going to be limited, unlike new fabric bags where they are mass produced by the hundred thousand.
Collectable – With so many changing designs, you can make sure you have you favourites with you at all times.
Tough - The sacking fabric is designed to carry loads of 25KG and 50KG, depending on the size of the sack, the fabric is incredibly strong and also designed not to tear, so even if you put a hole in your bag, it is not going to get any larger thanks to the woven nature of the fabric.
Wipe clean - plastic sacking is easily cleaned, simply wipe with a damp cloth to remove the majority of dirt and grime. Unlike many cloth bag alternatives, you don’t need to worry about spills or grime ruining your bag.
What one viewer of the website said:
''What an excellent idea, not only are these bags no adding more waste to landfills, but they are helping keep waste out too. Brilliant idea !! Now I just wish I could buy them online. ''
-Sean Clarke
Our Opinion
The reSACKEL bag is no way like any other normal supermarket bag. Not only does it reduce the amount of plastic wasted, but the materials used are even environmentally friendly as well!
As the 'Bring Your Own Bag Day' is becoming the trend in shops such as supermarkets or IKEA, this bag is the best choice in the long run. People might think that 10c is nothing, but eventually it will cost more than what you would pay for the reSACKEL! The reSACKEL would most likely be expensive, but at least it is efficient and will last long.
On the website, http://www.resackel.com/, we read that one old sack has enough plastic for 25 disposable bags given out at normal shops! Hopefully this bag would hit the stores in Singapore and people would be more enthusiastic of limiting the use of normal plastic bags.
Ok...so WHY ON EARTH are you just sitting behind your computer, reading this post? Go on, try getting hold of a bag now!
