We’ve recently added ECOBAGS® as a supplier and ever since, our staff can’t stop fighting over the samples they’ve sent over. Our favorites? The Canvas Shopping Tote made from recycled cotton and the 100% Organic Canvas Book/Overnite Tote.  We asked Chris, our lead designer and resident tester why she loves hers, and she says, “They’re super sturdy and the perfect size.  I use mine for grocery trips or a weekend night-bag.”

***BONUS: Are you a Twitter user?  Tweet about the contest with hashtag #ecoprintworks and you’ll receive a second entry.

//***EDIT***// Congratulations to Jared Karnes from OneTribe Organics – winner of our free custom tote contest. Below are a couple pics of the finished product.

We print with a line of 100% solvent-free, water-based inks from called Permaset Aqua.  While the parent company, Colormark, has been the market leader in Australia for over 40 years, Permaset Aqua has been a recent revelation in the industry, and really the driving force behind our complete adoption of a fully water-based printing system.

For many years printers in our industry (ourselves included) have searched for alternatives to PVC based plastisol inks.  There were water-based alternatives, but nothing we could find that would perform.  With most water-based inks that were available, color ‘opacity’ was severly lacking.  That’s why we were so excited to come across Permaset Aqua.

We use Permaset Aqua because:

• It is 100% solvent and distillate free
• It is free of heavy metals
• Softness and strength of print
• Colormarks’s commitment to the health of our environment and our industry

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