ABSORB
0
lbs of
carbon
through seaweed farming
Die Cut Handle Bags
Ready to make waves in retail, markets, events, and beyond.
✓ Luxurious look and feel
✓ Durable, lightweight, weather-proof
✓ Made from seaweed, plants, and compostable polymers
Shop now in the Sway Store or via distribution partners!
For the first time ever, Sway is offering limited edition designs available directly through our own channel. Place your pre-order by November 11 for 20% off — just in time for the holidays.
Made with
Seaweed
Replenishes ecosystems and grows abundantly
High Performing
Matches necessary qualities of traditional plastic bags
Premium and Customizable
Blends every hand-off seamlessly with the experience
Reduces Waste and Pollution
Breaks down cleanly in home and industrial compost
A scalable (seaweed-y) solution for the ever-present plastic bag.
Durable enough for grocery hauls. Moisture-resistant for farmers market veggies. Premium and customizable to showcase your brand.
This bag may perform like plastic, but it lasts only as long as it’s needed. In home or industrial compost, it breaks down into healthy soil.
Plus, every bag includes a regenerative ingredient: seaweed! This abundant, fast-growing crop purifies oceans, builds biodiversity, and supports thriving coastal livelihoods.
What’s the impact of seaweed in a Sway bag?
Seaweed is Sway’s superhero ingredient, and for good reason. Even a little goes a long way! Toggle to learn how seaweed helps regenerate ecosystems.
75,000 BAGS
REMOVE
0
lbs of excess
nutrients
including nitrogen and phosphorous
REMEDIATE
0
acres
of habitat
boosting biodiversity
* Calculations based off an average size Sway bag. Inquire with team to understand your order’s impact.
FAQ
Look & Feel
• Thickness: 1.5-2.5mil
• Color: Cream
• Clarity: Translucent (7-8% opacity)
• Texture: Soft, premium, flexible, lightweight
• Color: Cream
• Clarity: Translucent (7-8% opacity)
• Texture: Soft, premium, flexible, lightweight
• Customization: Stock and custom design available
Performance
• Printable
• Durability: High*
• Tear Strength: High*
• Oxygen barrier: Medium*
• Grease barrier: High*
• Shelf life: 1+ year when stored in cool, dry conditions
• Durability: High*
• Tear Strength: High*
• Oxygen barrier: Medium*
• Grease barrier: High*
• Shelf life: 1+ year when stored in cool, dry conditions
*As compared with competitive compostable films. TDS available upon request.
How It's Made
STEP #1: FORMULATION
Think of Sway like an ingredient brand. At our San Francisco Bay Area HQ, we develop breakthrough formulations through continuous prototyping, rigorous testing, and lab-scale production trials. Our team is constantly innovating!
Think of Sway like an ingredient brand. At our San Francisco Bay Area HQ, we develop breakthrough formulations through continuous prototyping, rigorous testing, and lab-scale production trials. Our team is constantly innovating!
STEP #2: MANUFACTURING
We partner with established manufacturers who scale Sway production using standard plastic processing equipment. These partners compound and extrude our formulations into high-performance pellets and flexible films.
STEP #3: DISTRIBUTION
Our network of packaging partners convert and customize rolls of Sway film into finished bags for brands across industries — from fashion and outdoors, to home goods and personal care, to tech and electronics, and beyond.
Formulation
This material (TPSea Flex™) is a mixture of seaweed, plants, and compostable ingredients. It is majority biobased, combining Sway's 100% biobased pellet technology (TPSea™) with certified home compostable polymers.
End of Life
Sway packaging is designed for home and industrial compost, breaking down cleanly without microplastics or toxic residues. If compost is not available, please dispose of it in the trash. This packaging is not recyclable.
TPSea Flex™, the material used to make this bag, is constantly evolving. Sway certifies commercial-ready materials through the global gold-standard certification, TUV Austria. Formal certification is a time- and resource-intensive process, taking approximately a year to complete. This is why you may see some bags labeled as "certification pending."
TPSea Flex™ 1.0 has achieved TUV Home & Industrial Compost certification. TPSea Flex™ 1.1 and beyond are formulated entirely from certified compostable ingredients, with formal certification underway. Please inquire with our team for the latest certification status.
TPSea Flex™, the material used to make this bag, is constantly evolving. Sway certifies commercial-ready materials through the global gold-standard certification, TUV Austria. Formal certification is a time- and resource-intensive process, taking approximately a year to complete. This is why you may see some bags labeled as "certification pending."
TPSea Flex™ 1.0 has achieved TUV Home & Industrial Compost certification. TPSea Flex™ 1.1 and beyond are formulated entirely from certified compostable ingredients, with formal certification underway. Please inquire with our team for the latest certification status.
How to Buy
Small orders, big orders, we've got you. Grab a small-batch drop from the Sway Store, or team up with a Sway distribution partner for custom formats and higher volumes.
Interested in selling these bags?
Let's chat — Sway is growing our distributor network. Fill out our Distributor Inquiry Form to get started!
