Organic Cotton Reusable Gift Bag

Our reusable organic cotton gift bags are only released once each year around the holidays and it is rare for us to repeat designs from one year to the next. If you are drawn to a design when it is released, be sure to claim it while you can!

No more drowning in unrecyclable wrapping paper, tape, ribbon, tissue paper, and gift bags! Keep this holiday season zero waste with our handmade, organic cotton reusable gift bags. Keep them in the family to reuse over and over again each year, or make them part of the gift to a loved one.

Even better, these bags are great for reuse as a produce or bulk bag after the gifting season ends!

🎁 Mystery Bundle includes (5) smaller gift bags of varying sizes and designs. (Sizes are currently estimated to vary around 15" tall by 10" wide.)

Reusable Gift Bags Quick Details:

• Limited Release! Only available during the holiday season.
• Handmade to order in Tacoma, WA
  
• 100% plastic-free and vegan - all the way down to the threads
• Fabric printed with chemical-free inks in the USA
• Fabric printed on-demand, using less than one thimble-full of water to print each yard (traditional printing uses more than 10 gallons!)
• Fabric designed by independent artists who receive a commission for each bag purchased
• Pre-washed and machine washable
• Reusable for many years!

✨ Don't forget to grab a jar of our all-natural laundry detergent and a set of wool dryer balls to keep your cotton gift bags in tip-top shape for many years to come!

Size

Each bag is approximately 15" tall by 12" wide. As each is handmade, size may vary between each bag.

🎁 Mystery Bundle includes (5) smaller gift bags of varying sizes and designs. (Sizes are currently estimated to vary around 15" tall by 10" wide.)

All bags are handmade with the intent to reduce fabric waste as much as possible. As such, dimensions and designs may vary slightly between bags or from those pictured.

Materials

Organic cotton knit fabric, cotton drawstring, cotton thread

What's so great about the fabric?

We're a bit obsessed with these fabrics, but not just because they're oh-so-adorable (which they are, clearly 😍), but because they're sustainable and support independent artists.

Sustainability: Traditional fabric production takes more than 50 gallons of water to produce 5 yards of fabric. Our vendor prints their fabrics with a process that uses less than one thimble-full of water to produce the same amount. The inks are chemical-free, everything is printed-to-order so there is no excess wasted fabric, and any unprinted fabric pieces are fully repurposed and never sent to landfill. And to top it all off, all fabric is printed right here in the United States, reducing carbon emissions with transportation.

Beyond printing the fabric, organic cotton itself is a more sustainable option compared to traditional cotton. Organic cotton production avoids harmful chemicals, uses less water, and produces about 40% less carbon emissions than conventional cotton.

Supporting Independent Artists: Each fabric was designed by an independent artist, who receives a commission for their work when we purchase the fabric.

Care

These bags can be machine washed. We recommend washing in a mesh laundry bag on a cold setting to extend their life. Hang dry for longest life.

Packaging + End of Life

These reusable gift bags will either be completely unpackaged or will be wrapped in reused kraft paper, which can be curbside recycled. These bags should last you many, many years to come with proper care, but when they reach the end of their life, they can be cut up and backyard composted or sent to a responsible textile recycling.

Origin

Handmade by Krystina right here in Tacoma, WA.

Ethical Guarantees

Give-Back Program
Made in the USA
Organic
Palm Oil Free
Vegan
Washington-Local
Woman-owned

🌎 You care about the planet. So do we.

Look. I get it. It’s HARD to be an EcoWarrior. Someone who cares about the planet and wants the most sustainable products available - from the ingredients to the packaging to the way that product gets to your hands.

It seems like everywhere we turn, someone, somewhere, is greenwashing us.

But our superpower at A Drop in the Ocean is sorting through the BS, calling it out, and making sure our products are the absolute most sustainable and truly zero waste products we can find.

So on top of all the things we mentioned above about what makes our reusable organic cotton gift bags so sustainable, here’s a few other things you should know:

• We’re actually practicing what we preach behind the scenes. In 2022, we saved all of our trash for four months, and wrote a whole blog post on it. The tl;dr version is this: in four months, we only produced two pounds of trash. Everything from the packaging our products come in down to the Sharpie we use to write “Fragile” on your box is zero waste to its core.
• We’re an online-only zero waste store - which is highly intentional. It may seem counter-intuitive, but online shopping is actually more sustainable than in-person. I’m a data nerd at heart and I love diving into the research, and there are countless studies that have shown that online shopping is the most sustainable way to get your everyday essentials. Don’t believe me? Check out our whole blog post on the sustainability of online shopping.
• We ship ugly boxes. Your order from A Drop in the Ocean is not going to arrive in a pretty, branded box. It’s gonna show up in a reused tea box, or a donated Amazon box, or maybe even an inside-out Girl Scout Cookies box. All of our shipping materials are always 100% plastic-free and reused as much as possible, with curbside-recyclable paper tape and a post-consumer recycled paper shipping label. It won’t be pretty, but it will be zero waste.

Got more questions about our zero waste products or our practices behind the scenes? Just send us an email! I’m always happy to chat all things eco.