About us

 

Founded in 2004, Envirosax® originates from Currumbin Valley in South East Queensland, Australia. The Envirosax team uses renewable and recyclable products where possible and is committed to operating on ecologically sustainable principles.

The philosophy of Envirosax® is to make a substantial environmental impact with fashion, design and innovative products. We believe in environmental sustainability. One-use plastic bags & bottles take years to photo-degrade, they clog drains, cause flooding, pollute rivers, streams and oceans, kill animals and destroy plant life. There exists a ‘plastic island’ approximately 500 nautical miles off the Californian coast made up of 9 billion pounds of plastic garbage and it’s reported to be growing. Envirosax, renowned worldwide for providing the original designer eco-friendly alternative to disposable shopping bags and bottles is now tackles the growing issue of unsustainable one-use items that abound our planet and are developing eco-friendly iproducts to replace these items while still carrying the fashionable design element that Envirosax is renowned for. Envirosax bags are lightweight, portable, waterproof and last five years, each one potentially replacing 5,000 one-use plastic bags over their lifetime. Envirosax aqua designer reusable water bottles will achieve similar significant environmental impacts given that approximately 200 billion one-use plastic water bottles are used worldwide annually.

Envirosax bags have attracted a growing fan club due to the following features:

  • High quality
  • Stunning designs with seasonal updates
  • Easy to carry in a handbag or put in a glove compartment (only weighs 1.4 oz)
  • Functionality – rolls up into the same size of a sushi roll (4 inches)
  • Variety of uses from shopping, travel, beach, baby gear, library books etc
  • Wide shoulder straps/handles making it easier to carry heavy loads
  • Safety tested for lead and other toxic materials and in compliance with US legislation
  • Carry the size equivalent of two plastic grocery bags
  • Water resistant – great for the beach to carry wet towels and swimsuits
  • Double stitching to ensure a strong, durable bag
  • Will not fade and machine washable
  • Variety of uses from shopping, travel, beach, baby gear, library books, etc
  • Solution to one-use plastic bags

 

It’s true, Envirosax are made from polyester, which is a plastic. The fundamental problem with conventional plastic bags is not that they are made from plastic, it’s that they are not designed to be re-used. The philosophy of Envirosax is to provide a fashionable and practical product that is designed to last, and despite some drawbacks, polyester is the best material to suit this purpose:

  • It is extremely lightweight and allows the bag to be rolled up into a very compact package, which encourages people to carry them with them and increases re-use.
  • It can be printed by sublimation, which means the print will never fade and the bag will look good for its whole lifetime.
  • It is highly durable, which means each Envirosax will last for years.
  • It is relatively inexpensive, which means Envirosax are affordable for anyone, which will help spread the message of re-use to people of all incomes.

After much discussion over the ethics of using plastic, we decided the most important thing was to make a reusable bag that everyone would want to use. We also understand the need to produce a bag made from natural fibers and produce bamboo, hemp and linen bags in the Organic Series. The materials used in the Organic Series bags have been certified by the Australian Wool Testing Authority to be 100% pure.