Gloucester Road Alternative Bags come in all shapes and sizes!

GRAB Bags

GRAB bagGRAB bags are sourced from Greenteeprints and printed by them in Stokes Croft, using eco-friendly inks. They are made from organic cotton in India by bags2keep and feature the GRAB logo, created by local illustrator, Sophie Swindells.

The smaller tote bags cost £2.00, the large strong shoppers cost £4.50

They are available from outlets on Gloucester Road including: Playfull Toys, Sage, Iota, La Ruca, Simply Furniture and Horfield Post Office.

Silai Bags

Silai bags are made by a women's sewing skills project in Eastern called Silai for Skills, using reclaimed fabric and organic fairtrade cotton, or hessian coffee sacks donated by Brian Wogan.

They are available from outlets on Gloucester Road including: Murray's Butchers.

Bishopston Trading Company Bags

Bishopston Trading Company are also supplying Gloucester Road bags, made from Fairtrade organic cotton in their village co-operative in South India; KV Kuppam.

These bags are available from outlets along Gloucester Road including: Bishopston Trading Company, Born, Joe's Bakery, Dave Giles Butchers and Mad About Sarnies.

Potato Starch Bags

As shops finish their current stock of plastic bags they will be moving on to potato starch bags that can be home composted or put in Bristol's brown food-waste bins (only compostable bags with the looped seedling logo will be accepted by the council).

The larger GRAB branded bags are made from waste-potato starch in England by Biopac.

Gloucester Road traders will also be using bags made in England from potato starch by Compisax.