If You Care (compostable sandwich bags)

If You Care offers an option for those who are just passing visitors, so would not use returnable items. These snack and sandwich bags are greaseproof (ideal for buttered sandwiches, nuts, chips, cookies and foods with mayonnaise or oil).

Made in Sweden from unbleached spruce tree pulp, these are not treated with petrolueum oil and chlorine-free, so no poisons dumped into our lakes, rivers and streams. The same company sells plastic-free alternatives to clingfilm (which you can buy by the case) like parchment paper and bags for heating food up.

The more zero waste options offered, the more likely people will frequent your eaterie. And then are more likely to visit you, rather than buy a plastic-wrapped sandwich from a supermarket or petrol station.

Supporting local indie sandwich shops also means less money going to far-away shareholders. And more help for local farmers due to buying local ingredients. And most are within walkable communities, so that means less road traffic.

Why choose compostable sandwich bags?

If you run a small sandwich bar or café, it’s not only good for the planet to switch to compostable sandwich bags, for frequent customers. But it will also save money, for better profits. These cost less as they are not made with plastic (in a world of rising oil prices).

Clingfilm is awful stuff, one of the few plastics that is mostly not recycled at supermarket bag bins (it’s the ‘film you can’t recycle’ on top of ready meals and ice-cream tubs). And since removing PVC, it doesn’t even stick properly. Manufacture causes ‘nurdles’ which look like fish food when it ends up in the sea.