Are the bags made from totally natural materials, including glues and linings?
Some material bags have a shiny lining on their inside usually made of a film called LDPE. LDPE is a plastic. weblink Also some bags use some pretty unsavoury glues/solvents. So be careful, the fabric maybe itself organic certified but then they plaster it in laminated plastic, toxic glues and oil based inks. I hate to single out a material but be wary of LDPE , oil based inks and glue used on some Jute bags. Has the factory of manufacture, taken steps to lower it emissions into the air and water? The other give away is the price. Unless grown and produced right on your doorstep it is incredibly hard to find environmental goods that are cheap. Simply because they have not used so many agricultural chemicals meaning their yields are smaller and take longer to grow, they need more man hours and the workers have been given a fair wage. All of these factors and more push the price up. If the price sounds too good to be true then guess what? However, just because its expensive doesn’t mean
