ChicoBags = Happy Planet!

ChicoBags are an awesome "green" alternative for all of us in our dailty lives and as a company, ChicoBags lead the way in responsible manufacturing and green initiatives. This is truly a feel good useful product. A little about the ChicoBag company for you:

CHICOBAG™ MATERIALS ZERO-WASTE PROGRAM

Reusable bags sometimes wear out, but we don't want to see them in the landfill when they do. We have an active repurposing and recycling program for all brands and types of reusable bags. ChicoBag™ doesn't want ANY reusable bag to be left in a dark closet or sent to a landfill.

Send us all of your tired masses of reusable bags, functional or not. We will distribute them to fixed and low income families ready to start a reusable bag habit or recycle them into new useful products through The Grateful Thread.

The average American contributes over 130 pounds of waste to a landfill per month - the entire ChicoBag™ office contributes less than 30! We at ChicoBag™ are proud to say that we have significantly reduced our waste stream. Each employee is responsible for sorting their personal waste into the appropriate recycling, compost, or landfill bins. With this system in place each employee's impact on the landfill is less than one pound per month! Our compost is picked up by GRUB, our local CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) and used to support their program of providing our community with fresh, local produce.

CHICOBAG™ MANUFACTURING
Not only do we want to rid the world of single-use bag waste, we strive to minimize our environmental impact in every way possible. From our status as a Participating Company with the Fair Labor Association (FLA) to our policy that scrap materials are repurposed and never thrown away; ChicoBag™ has vowed to do the right thing.

Our rePETe™ ChicoBags™ are the next step in our evolving effort to provide society with a trusted brand and a portfolio of quality products aimed at helping humanity reduce single-use waste.

WHAT DOES THE rePETe™ LOGO ON A CHICOBAG™ MEAN?

When you see a ChicoBag™ with the rePETe™ logo, you can be sure of two things. First, the fabric used in the bag production is 100% recycled PET. Second, many other components used in production (the aluminum carabiner, polyurethane cording, etc.) are made from recycled sources as well.

Every rePETe™ product has a unique recycle symbol printed on the interior of the bag. The number in the center of the symbol states the exact percentage of recycled content in that bag. All rePETe™ products also have a materials statement printed on the inside of each bag. The materials statement lists every recycled component used in manufacturing.

WHY SO THOROUGH?

Transparency is at the core of our company values. We understand that with all the greenwashing going on, it can be difficult to make the right purchasing decision. Our rePETe™ program is designed to make it easy for our customers to purchase the ChicoBag™ that is most in line with their values and lifestyle.