Your logo is the whole point of the bag. Yet printing and quality control are where eco-bag programs most often go wrong: prints peel after a few washes, colors shift between batches, or a handle rips out under a full load. This guide covers how eco bags are actually decorated and what we inspect before anything ships.
Pick the Print by Volume and Look
- Screen print — the eco-bag classic. Sharp, opaque color at low unit cost, from one color on jute up to six colors on both sides of non-woven PP.
- Flexo printing — the volume champion on woven PP and jute reels, up to six colors with clean registration on simple logos.
- Heat transfer — full-color and gradient artwork without screen setup; ideal for photo graphics on canvas and non-woven panels.
- DTG and embroidery — DTG gives photo-quality results on cotton canvas; embroidery adds a premium stitched logo at higher cost.
- Jacquard — the logo is woven into the fabric itself; durable and elegant, economical only at very large volumes.
Ink matters as much as the method. We default to water-based inks on eco programs — they cure into the fabric, keep the print breathable and avoid the stiff plastisol look buyers increasingly reject.
Where Your Logo Can Live
- Front and back panels take the largest, flattest print area
- Side gussets suit smaller logos and short slogans
- Handle areas need placement guides — ink on a stress point is an invitation to peel
- Fabric labels, woven patches and hang tags carry care and compliance copy
Review the artwork guides on our canvas tote, non-woven and woven PP pages when you plan your decoration.
QC Checks Specific to Eco Bags
- Handle-pull and load test — non-woven shoppers are load-tested to 8–10 kg; jute and canvas get strap-pull and seam-strength checks at the handle junction
- Print adhesion — tape-pull and rub tests catch under-cured ink before it fails in the field
- Stitch density and bar-tacks — stress points on handles and base must match the approved sample
- Weight and gsm tolerance — fabric weight drives cost and feel, so we verify it on arrival and mid-production
- Dye-lot consistency — jute and canvas are natural fibres that vary by harvest; we cut from matched lots
- Size tolerance — panel measurements checked across the run, not just the first carton
- Moisture and odour check — jute and BOPP-laminated woven PP can trap moisture in transit; cartons are checked before loading
Reports You Can Request
Every program ships with a pre-shipment inspection you can join live or receive as a report. Ask us for an AQL 2.5 inspection, load-test results, and third-party testing through SGS or Intertek whenever your buyer or retailer requires documentation.
Before You Confirm Production
- Approve a Pantone-matched print proof, not just a PDF preview
- Sign off the physical sample, including handle reinforcement
- Agree on print placement and the maximum print area
- Confirm ink and material requirements if bags touch food-adjacent goods
- Set weight/gsm tolerances and your inspection level
Walk through these points with our QC team and the approved sample becomes the enforceable standard for the whole run.
