It was 2009. The Italian Government bans single-use plastic bags from supermarkets.The goal was to offer the market an alternative bag made of a natural and ecofriendly material that could grant the same performance, resistance and functionality.

The single-use plastic bag has the same shape and structure of the traditional bakery paper sack. The only missing part was a handle that could make the packaging just as comfortable and functional.

The idea was to add a Flat tape handle of a traditional block-bottom paper bag to the bread sack. The bottom is created once the content is placed inside the bag.

In 2010, The new bag and the whole industrial process to produce it were patented. Today the Flat bag patent is recognised at an international level.

Why not simply go for traditional paper bags? The Flat Bag idea was brought to life as alternative to plastic bags. As plastic bags are much thinner and easy to store, Flat Bag had to be strategically structured to save space and optimise the whole supply chain and reduce waste. In fact, traditional paper bags take up on average from 30 to 35% more space comparing to flat bags. This converts into a considerable logistics cost optimisation, especially on larger volumes.

Flat Bag finds its spot (pricing wise) half way between the bread sack and the traditional paper bag. This smart mix offers the market the possibility of choosing a “hybrid bag” which grants 30% carbon footprint reduction and 30 to 35% reduction of storage and logistics costs.

E-Flat

Mailing evenlopes for e-commerce activities are highly demanded. Our envelope was conceived by simply adjusting the flat bag to the e-commerce chain. No more handles! Thanks to its two side gussets, more volume is provided for larger content. Plus, the envelope aims at reducing paper waste comparing to
traditonal mailing envelopes.