There has been a rapidly growing movement for people to purchase and bring their own reusable bags when they shop for groceries. In fact, if you live in states like California, you’ll need to pay extra for each plastic grocery bag you take home. While an extra $0.25 per plastic bag charge may not seem like a lot, over the course of a year you could could have saved $200 more in groceries per year.

A reusable plastic bag can save you a lot more than money, however. Eco-friendly bags save landfill space and preserve natural resources. But do you know these eco-friendly bags can also be used to promote your environmental advocacy, increase your brand awareness, and give your company a positive reception? Just like a t-shirt a company with logo displayed, a cloth or paper bag can become an opportunity to get the word out about your business.

plastic bags

Plastic bags.

If you’re starting a reusable bag company, I’m here to help you find a recognizable brand name. Here are my best ideas organized by category. I bag my best ideas for you right here.

Eco-Friendly Bag Name Ideas

Let’s start off with some eco-friendly bag name ideas.

  • The Green Bag
  • Nature’s Bag
  • Mother Nature’s Container
  • Green Shopping
  • The Green Shopping Bag
  • A Bag To End All Bags
  • Earth-Friendly Bag
  • Your Very Own Bag
  • Pack It Green
  • Stuff It In Green
  • I Love It Green
  • Your Eco-Friendly Companion
  • The Green Companion
  • Your Green Shop-Mate
  • Bringing in the Green
  • Packing for Earth
  • Packing Green
  • Direct to the Green
  • A Bag for Earth
  • No More Plastic Shopping Bags
  • Your Multi-Use Recyclable Bag
  • A Bag That Returns to Earth
  • Earth Bag
  • The Blue and Green Marble
  • Shop the Eco-Friendly Way
  • Bye Plastic Bags

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  • The Environmental Bag
  • Mother Nature Goes Shopping
  • The Bag of Gaia
  • The Bag of Mother Nature
  • Live, Love, Greenify
  • This Bag Loves the Earth
  • Care for the Earth Bag
  • Go Shopping With Mother Nature
reusable grocery bag

Reusable grocery bag.

Reusable Bag Company Names

Are you making and selling your own reusable bags? Check out these suggested business names.

  • 3R Incorporated
  • The 3R Initiative
  • Green Rs Company
  • Reuse Incorporated
  • Reusable Packs Incorporated
  • Reusable Bags Company
  • The Green Initiative
  • More Forest Reusable Bags
  • The Earth Initiative
  • Reuse-tech Inc.
  • Infinity Use Bags and Packs
  • Multi-Use Earth Bags
  • Earthen Green Inc.
  • The Blue and Green Program
  • Clean the World Initiative
  • Pristine Earth Reusable Bags
  • Purely Earth
  • Pure Green Reusable Bags and Packaging
  • Not Returning to Earth Any Time Soon
  • Recycle and Reuse Multi-Use Bag
  • Not Just a Shopping Bag
  • Earth-Friendly Packaging
  • More Tree Bags
  • Green Grocer
  • Green Shopper
  • The Earth Grocer
  • The Earth Shopper
  • Shopping for Earth
  • Eco-Shoppers
  • Enviroshop
  • Grocery Green
  • Earth Buy
  • Green Earth Bags and Packs
  • Greenology Inc.
  • Earthology Inc.
bag of oranges

Bag of oranges.

Recyclable Plastic Bag Name Ideas

Print any of these words on your recyclable plastic bags.

  • Use Me a Lot
  • The Green Choice
  • Recycle Me
  • Green the World
  • Rewind Bag Co.
  • Clean the World
  • Reuse Me
  • Use Me Again and Again
  • Your Multi-Use Bag
  • Use Me a Hundred Times
  • The No-Throw Bag
  • Shop N’ Use
  • The Earthen Bag
  • Bagging the Earth
  • The Hundred-Times Bag
  • The Planet Healer
  • The Love Bag
  • Eco-logic bag
  • Save Earth Bag
  • No-Dispose Bag
  • Throw Me Not Bag
  • The Bag of Natural Fibers
  • Please Don’t Throw Me
  • Go Ahead, Use Me Again and Again
  • I Love It When You Use Me Again
  • Please Use Me Many, Many Times
  • Multi-use Bag
  • The Bag Forever
  • The Forever Bag
  • The Infinity Bag
  • This Shopping Bag Is the Only Bag You’ll Ever Need
  • The Only Earth-Friendly Plastic Bag
  • The Plastic Bag for Earth
  • I’m Yours Forever

Green Bag Company Names

Here are some suggested green bag company names that speak volumes regarding your advocacy of environmental protection. Using green bags is one simple thing we can do to become a more sustainable planet.

  • Gaia
  • Shop Green
  • Earth Care
  • Shopping Green
  • The World in a Bag
  • Our Paradise
  • Greener Waters Bag Company
  • Idyllic Shopping
  • The Green Fiber
  • Packing Green
  • Blue Water Bags
  • Earth’s Choice Bag Co.
  • Green World Packaging
  • Greening Earth Boxes and Bags
  • Bag Planet
  • Eco-star Packing
  • Green Star Shopping Bags
  • A Dose of Earth Eco Bags
  • Earth Protect Environmentally Friendly Bags
  • Envirotech Recyclables
  • All About The Earth Recyclable Bags
  • Mass Enviro Packs and Bags

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  • Enviro-Green Packages
  • Reusable Greens
  • Flora and Fauna Eco-Friendly Bags
  • Packing With Earth in Mind
  • Mind the Earth Packaging
  • Earth Carry Biodegradable Bags
  • Earth-tech Biodegradable Bags
  • The Bags of Nature
  • Natural Bags Inc.
  • Green Shoppers Co.
  • Greentech Bags, Boxes, and Containers
  • 3R Bags
  • Robust Earth Bags
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Cloth Bag Company Names

Cloth is among the most widely used materials in making reusable bags. Check out these ideas to name your cloth-bag business.

  • 0-percent Plastic Bag
  • Earth’s Fibers
  • Earth Forever
  • The Green Cloth
  • Enviro-fiber Inc.
  • Eco-fiber Inc.
  • Shopping Naturals
  • Natural Fibers Shopping Accessories
  • Fibrous Earth
  • The Earth Connection
  • Cut from a Different Cloth
  • The Earth Pack
  • The Green Pack
  • Green Cloth
  • Earth Love
  • Green Stuff
  • Stuff it to the Green
  • Never Ending Cloth Co.
  • Plastic No More Bags
  • Undeniably Earthy
  • High on Earth
  • Earth Support
  • Clothes to Bags
  • Blankets to Bags
  • Evergreen Cloth Co.
  • The Filament of the Earth
  • The Earth Connection
  • Green Connections
  • Greenlinks Bags Inc.
  • Green Thread
  • Earthen Cloth Bags
  • Greenery Cloth Bags
  • The Global Green Bag
  • Globally Friendly Packaging
  • Universal Bag and Packs
  • Packing Great

Paper Bag Company Names

Paper bags are a more eco-friendly packing option at the grocery store. In addition to being recyclable, they are much more biodegradable compared to plastic bags. You can’t go wrong with paper.

  • The Paper Revolution
  • Paper Bag Concepts
  • Plastic Nil Bags
  • Tomorrow’s Paper Bags
  • Today’s Paper Bags
  • Tough to the Parchment
  • Parchment Packing Inc.
  • The World of Paper Bags
  • Bag it in Paper
  • No Plastic Bag Vision
  • Earth Visionary
  • Green Parchment
  • Friendly Earth Paper Bags
  • Bag Me More

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  • The Magic of Paper
  • Paper Magic
  • Paperacci
  • Biosynthetic Paper Bags
  • BioEarth Paper Products
  • Earth Parchment Products
  • Paper Pressure Company
  • No-Tree Paper—Bags, Boxes, and More
  • Green Parchment
  • Bio Pack Bags, Boxes, and Pouches
  • Paper Innovations
  • Green Paper
  • Parchment of the Earth
  • Bag It Up!
  • Bagging Responsibly
  • Earth Master
  • A Paper Bag at a Time
  • Earth Pouches
  • Enviro-friendly Bags and Packs
  • Green Tote
  • Earth Tote
brown paper bag

Brown paper bag.

Reusable Bag Industry Statistics

How does the use of reusable bags impact society? Here are some facts about the reusable bag industry.

  • North Americans are the biggest users of reusable bags with a share of over 32%.
  • Polypropylene is the most common raw material utilized in reusable bags. Other materials include polyester, jute, and cotton.
  • Reusable bags are most often used in retail, with a share over 56%.
  • The worldwide reusable shopping bag market size was USD $8,987 million in 2020. The industry is expected to reach USD $12,420 million by 2027.
  • Polypropylene, polyester, jute, and cotton are the most common.
  • A single reusable shopping bag has the potential to do away with the use of 1,000 plastic bags over its useful lifetime.

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  • Except for paper bags, reusable shopping bags are washable, non-toxic, and hypoallergenic.
  • An increasing number of retailers offer incentives for customers using reusable bags.
  • Reusable bags come in a huge variety of shapes and prints, making shopping more fun.
  • Reusable bags can be customized and imprinted with logos. This is an underused marketing tactic.
  • If each individual in New York used one less grocery bag, it would cut plastic waste by 5 million pounds. It would also save the city $250,000 in disposal costs.
  • If 25% of American families utilized reusable bags for shopping, the country could save 2.5 billion bags annually.
  • Reusable bags can be used for a variety of purposes, not only storing groceries. Busy moms use them as diaper bags. Smaller cloth bags can be used to carry lunch.
  • You can save a lot of money if you use reusable bags. If each plastic grocery bag costs a quarter, you can quickly save $100 – $200 a year.
  • Using reusable shopping bags reduces landfill space.
  • Contrary to popular belief, plastic bags use 96% less water than paper bags. They also require 70% less energy to make.

Reusable bags are the best alternative to standard plastic shopping bags. They are tough, eco-friendly, versatile, and can even be fashionable. They can serve other purposes aside from carrying groceries. The names above should give you an idea of what to label your shopping bags if you’re running a retail store. These should also work for you if you’re operating a business that makes reusable bags, boxes, pouches, and other containers.

Purchasing such a sturdy reusable bag can cost a person a little bit more at first. However, the benefit of having a reusable bag outweigh the few extra dollars that a person needs to spend.

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