Blue Q's bags benefit the environment twice; the majority of the bags contain 95% post consumer waste in the form of used plastic bottles and grain sacks. And 1% of the sales of Blue Q bags support the Nature Conservancy - a leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people. Since their founding in 1951 they have protected more than 119 million acres of land and 5,000 miles of rivers worldwide - and operate more than 100 marine conservation projects in over 30 countries.