PELLI Bags End of Use Instructions
Pelli Bags ethos is ‘Established for the Future’ and as such, we would love to encourage you to consider what happens to your bag at the end of its useful life.
Our range is intentionally made only from natural, recycled, recyclable and compostable materials, including canvas, recycled cotton, waxed canvas, natural jute, linen, hemp, stainless steel, bamboo and sand-based silicone. Whilst we recognise there is no perfect solution, we honour a code of continual improvement, through the ongoing research into more sustainable fabrics and materials.
The most sustainable products in our range are those made from natural Jute, Jute is 100% biodegradable and can be returned to nature quickly and easily in a home compost bin or worm farm. To expediate this process we recommend cutting up the Jute bag into smaller pieces that can be mixed easily into the Compost. Our Cotton Canvas and Waxed Cotton Canvas is also 100% Biodegradable but will take a little longer than the Jute to break down and completely decompose.
JUTE Insulated Cooler bags and Lunch Bags: Chill Homie, OK Chill and Lunch Bags
Material:
- Outer: 100% Natural Jute
- Inner: Aluminium and PE Insulated Inner (Recyclable)
To start, make sure you have first removed the non-biodegradable elements such as the Stainless Steel Zipper, Velcro and any tags. These can be saved for reuse or donated to an op shop. Next separate the Cotton Canvas from the soft PE Insulated lining layer and from the Aluminium layer.
Compost the Jute by shredding it into small pieces. Smaller pieces will decompose faster. The rate of decomposition will also be affected by how healthy your soil is and if you have a hot or cold composting system. Hot composting systems and healthy soils full of micro-organisms will decompose material faster. Next pop the Aluminium layer in your Recycling bin and take the PE layer (LDPE is a low-density polyethylene, a soft No. 4 plastic that can be recycled. ) to a soft plastic recycling centre such as REDcycle.
Canvas Insulated Cooler Bags and Lunch Bags: Chill Homie, OK Chill and Lunch Bags
Material:
- Outer: 100% Natural Cotton Canvas
- Inner: Aluminium and PE Insulated Inner (Recyclable)
To start, make sure you have first removed the non-biodegradable elements such as the Stainless Steel Zipper, Velcro and any tags. These can be saved for reuse or donated to an op shop. Next separate the Cotton Canvas from the soft PE Insulated lining layer and from the Aluminium layer.
Compost the Cotton Canvas by shredding it into small pieces. Smaller pieces will decompose faster. The rate of decomposition will also be affected by how healthy your soil is and if you have a hot or cold composting system. Hot composting systems and healthy soils full of micro-organisms will decompose material faster. Next pop the Aluminium layer in your Recycling bin and take the PE layer (LDPE is a low-density polyethylene, a soft No. 4 plastic that can be recycled. ) to a soft plastic recycling centre such as REDcycle.
Waxed Canvas Insulated Cooler Bags, Beach Bags, Cross Body Bags Chill Homie, OK Chill and Lunch Bags
NOTE: For all our Waxed Canvas products, we recommend re-waxing your bag every 6-12 months which will restore the waxed canvas to top condition. This will really help to lengthen the lifespan of your Waxed Canvas bags! Look out for a re-wax tutorial coming soon to our website.)
Material:
- Outer: 100% Natural Waxed Cotton Canvas
- Inner: Aluminium and PE Insulated Inner (Recyclable)å
To start, make sure you have first removed the non-biodegradable elements such as the Stainless Steel Zipper, Velcro and any tags. These can be saved for reuse or donated to an op shop. Next separate the Cotton Canvas from the soft PE Insulated lining layer and from the Aluminium layer.
Compost the Waxed Cotton Canvas by shredding it into small pieces. Smaller pieces will decompose faster. The rate of decomposition will also be affected by how healthy your soil is and if you have a hot or cold composting system. Hot composting systems and healthy soils full of micro-organisms will decompose material faster. Next pop the Aluminium layer in your Recycling bin and take the PE layer (LDPE is a low-density polyethylene, a soft No. 4 plastic that can be recycled. ) to a soft plastic recycling centre such as REDcycle.
Canvas / Calico Bags
Farmers Market Bag
Duffle Bag
Material
- 100% Natural Cotton Canvas
To start, make sure you have first removed the non-biodegradable elements such as the Stainless Steel Zipper, Velcro and any tags. These can be saved for reuse or donated to an op shop.
Compost the Cotton Canvas by shredding it into small pieces. Smaller pieces will break down faster. The rate of decomposition will also be affected by how healthy your soil is and if you have a hot or cold composting system. Hot composting systems and healthy soils full of micro-organisms will decompose material faster.
Compostable Think Big and Turn the Tide Shopping Bags in Jute and Canvas
Compost the Jute or Cotton Canvas by shredding it into small pieces. Smaller pieces will decompose faster. The rate of decomposition will also be affected by how healthy your soil is and if you have a hot or cold composting system. Hot composting systems and healthy soils full of micro-organisms will decompose material faster.
Bento Boxes and Stainless Steel Water Bottles, Coffee Cup and Tumblers
Stainless Steel products should last for decades, if you decide you are finished with your Bento box, Drink Bottle or tumblers you could donate it to be reused by someone else OR if it’s at the end of its life Stainless Steel is 100% Recyclable at your local recycling facility.
Bamboo Lids
Bamboo is robust enough to be recycled into other products once a product has finished its use, but is also natural enough to fully biodegrade in compost or landfill.
Glass Bottles
Glass is 100% Recyclable and can be placed in your Recycling Bin.
Silicone Snack Boxes and Lids
To save the ocean from microplastics, we've chosen to manufacture selected products in Silicone. Silicone, from sand, is 100% plastic-free, toxin-free, BPA and Phthalate Free and safe for microwaves, freezers and hot and cold food.
Silicone is also extremely durable, and significantly more ocean-friendly than plastic since it doesn't break down in the environment into micro pieces like plastic does. We expect that our Silicone snack boxes will last many, many years before you would need to recycle them.
Silicone can be recycled, and we are investigating a partnership with Terracycle in Australia and hope to soon launch a take-back scheme so we can ensure our silicone products don’t end up in Landfill. Please get in touch if you would like to talk to us about recycling your Silicone Pelli Products!
For any further queries please email shop@pellibags.com.au.