Encore™ Environmental Solutions

give earth a second chance
made with recycled material

Environmental pressures and legislative changes toward litter reduction, consumption and waste, will require companies to use packaging that reduces the environmental impact.

Reduce:
Our environmental plastic bags weigh 75% less than the paper shoppers. Approximately 4 trucks of paper bags = 1 truck of plastic bags.
Re-use:
Plastic bag's life is often extended as it is re-used for many purposes. Paper bags may get one useful life and often can‘t fulfill that life when it comes in contact with liquids.
Recycle:
Encore™ recyclable products contain post-consumer recycled (PCR) and industrial recycled (IR) material to minimize the amount of plastic entering landfills.

Encore™ environmental features:

• Recyclable - return the bags to any plastics recycling collection point for complete re-use.
• Post-consumer and industrial recycled plastic - diverting plastics from landfills through recycling is an important step toward reducing waste and limiting the amount of plastic in the environment.
• Non-toxic- only water-based inks and non-toxic ingredients are used in the printing and make of the bags unlike many imports that have the risk of unsafe chemicals contamination, heavy metals and toxic colorants.
• High performance - bags are strong and can match or exceed the holding power of most bags.
• Cost-effective - Encore™ offers environmental solutions without incurring high costs or complex logistical issues.

Encore™ products feature recycled material:

• Bags contain a combination of post-consumer and industrial recycled material to achieve the highest concentration of recycled film without compromising the structure and strength of the bags.
• Through the Encore™ line, all bag styles and sizes will contain recycled material.

Encore™ products also feature biodegradable additives:

• A unique additive can be used to allow the bags to start biodegrading in 9 months once activated by microorganisms such as bacteria and fungus. The resulting particles will decompose into simple materials as found in nature, such as water, carbon dioxide and humus like elements found in the soil.
• The new additive does not require oxygen and ambient moisture, or composting to begin biodegrading. The bags will naturally biodegrade where other organic materials are biodegrading (anaerobically and aerobically).
• Biodegradable additives can be blended into any of the manufacturer’s products and in any gauge.
• Bags with biodegradable additives are recyclable.
• Shelf life and reliability will not be affected - Encore™ bags with the biodegradable additive will maintain the benefits of strength, leak resistance, grease resistance, and less storage requirements until they are placed in an environment that cause the material to breakdown, i.e. soil and bacteria.