Introduction
Reusable non-wovens bags are emerging into one of the most probable successors of plastic bags; they can be observed more frequently during snacks and sweets sales during festive events, for instance, Chinese New Year celebrations. The raised awareness over environmental issues has lead to brands perusing sustainable effective, visually appealing and cheap packaging. Non-woven bags seem to be right on track to meet all these factors.
What are Non-Woven Bags?
Non-woven bags as the name suggests are tote or pouches made up of non-woven fabric. This fabric is made up of fibers which are joined through mechanical or heat treatment or by using chemicals with without knitting or weaving. The final product is a durable, porous, lightweight fabric that could be printed decoratively.
Non-woven bags have several advantages over conventional plastic packaging that make them well-suited for packaging Chinese New Year goodies:
Reusable and Durable
Moreover, given that non-woven bags are reusable, the number of bags to be dumped will be significantly low unlike single-use plastic bags. Because they are made out of a long-lasting fabric, they can be reworn for food carrying or other purposes, with some brands stating they can last through 125 cycles of use. Their life span is thus much longer than those of the common plastic products. The reusable nature also makes these bags be a moving billboard for brands every time consumers are using them.
Customizable and Presentable
Non-woven fabric is highly flexible in terms of color, design and end use. This brands can use this to develop beautiful printed bags to suit the event of celebrating Chinese New Year. Rich rat or ox pattern, floral pattern, Chinese fortune – the patterns can be chosen to meet cultural taste. This texture must be especially good for embossing. This presentability enhances gifting and end of the year sales.
Cost-Effective
When manufactured at scale, non-woven bags are significantly cheaper compared to plastic-wrapped gift boxes and hampers, and even cheaper than premium paper gift bag. The material provides longevity and cost-efficiency – factors relevant to CNY treats, which are typically commercial. As such, for those customers who are wading, they allow festive packing without escalating product costs considerably.
Sustainable Afterlife
Many of the non-woven bags on the market today are made up of polypropylene which is a type of recyclable plastic. Even though such bags are not biodegradable, the correct disposal enables the material to be recycled. Most of the material that form them is also derived from plastics getting recycled to fabric. Because they are light they also have some advantages in transport and storage costs over other products. Not completely biodegradable, they are still far more eco friendly than most plastics in use today.
Functionality
These bags are quite flexible in that they can be stacked or even bundled together in a secure manner many a food item. Less rigid than plastic, they also can increase snack shelf life relative to paper. Telescopic and detachable handheld straps are transportable. Brand information drives the need for space to create awareness to support sales. Everything needed to be done for festive gifting.
The Future is Green
But sustainability is important now more than ever to consumers. Non-woven bags are well positioned for meeting increased concern for environmental friendly packaging especially for events such as Chinese New Year that trigger a large turnover of packages for festive foods. On environmental issues these strengths put conventional plastics to shame today because they are recyclable. But since they are so easily customizable, they also serve as excellent vessels for the delivery of brand narratives and motifs.
If fashioning culture into sustainable packaging of CNY goodies and festive cheer is what is sought, non-woven bags are a perfect progressive solution. Their potential is still hidden for a gift, offering sustainable options this upcoming Lunar New Year and the following years.
