Paper bags are bags made of paper; usually they are brown kraft
paper or white kraft paper. Commonly used for shopping, it is convenient and
excellent to print and promote individual branding on the bag. There are so
many paper bags in our life, but who knows when was the first paper bag used?
In 1852, Francis Wolle, a schoolteacher, invented the first machine
to mass-produce paper bags. Wolle and his brother patented the machine and
founded the Union Paper Bag Company.
In 1871, inventor Margaret E. Knight designed a machine that could
create flat-bottomed paper bags, which could carry more than the previous
envelope-style design.[citation needed]
In 1883, Charles Stilwell patented a machine that made square-bottom
paper bags with pleated sides, making them easier to fold and store. This style
of bag came to be known as the S.O.S., or "Self-Opening Sack".
In 1912, Walter Deubener, a grocer in St. Paul, Minnesota, used cord
to reinforce paper bags and add carrying handles. These "Deubener Shopping
Bags" could carry up to 75 pounds at a time, and became quite popular,
selling over a million bags a year by 1915. Paper bags with handles later
became the standard for department stores, and were often printed with the
store's logo or brand colors.
Plastic bags were introduced in the 1970s,
and thanks to their lower cost, they eventually replaced paper bags as the bag
of choice for grocery stores. With the trend towards phasing out lightweight
plastic bags, though, some grocers and shoppers have switched back to paper
bags. It is also much more environmentally friendly.
In 2015, the world's largest paper shopping bag was made in the UK
and recorded by Guinness World Records.
Nowadays, people concern about environment problems. All countries are starting to reduce, even prohibit using plastic bags. Please follow us and use paper bags in the future to protect our earth!
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