'eeco' Initiative

Organic Cotton for Your Goody Bags?

Eco Sheek Bag Company; suppliers of organic cotton, canvass and Jute bags discuss the benefits of using organic cotton bags as the most environmentally and human friendly alternative to plastic and paper...

Why Use Organic Cotton?
"Conventionally grown cotton uses more insecticides than any other single crop and epitomizes the worst effects of chemically dependent agriculture. Each year cotton producers around the world use nearly $2.6 billion worth of pesticides -- more than 10% of the world's pesticides and nearly 25% of the world's insecticides.

Cotton growers typically use many of the most hazardous pesticides on the market including aldicarb, phorate, methamidophos and endosulfan. Cotton pesticides are often broad spectrum organophosphates--pesticides originally developed as toxic nerve agents during World War II--and carbamate pesticides.

Pesticides used on cotton–even when used according to instructions harm people, wildlife and the environment. These pesticides can poison farm workers, drift into neighbouring communities, contaminate ground and surface water and kill beneficial insects and soil micro-organisms.” (Source: www.panna.org)

Eco Sheek bags are made from SKAL certified Organic Cotton and Jute, which are natural crops grown without the use of these pesticides and chemicals. To promote their use, the bags have been competitively priced, and will not harm the wallet!

Cost Vs Going Organic..
While Organic Cotton products are the ideal, even with recent increase in production organic still only represents a tiny fraction of the cotton grown every year across the world. As a result it still costs appreciably more than conventionally grown cotton.  

This cost premium can sometimes make the difference between a customer choosing paper, plastic or cotton. So for the time being, Ecosheek gives you the option of purchasing your bags in either Regular or Organic cotton, in the knowledge that whilst one is better than the other at source, they are both infinitely preferable to single use plastic and paper bags.

How Does This Concern Events?
As a simple step to making your next event a more environmentally friendly one, why not use one of Eco Sheek's ranges for your goody bags? They come in a number of shapes and sizes, and can be designed with your logo or personalized message. To find out more, Click Here!

Eco Sheek are part of the LondonMICE eeco Initiative. Click the logo to find out more.