May 2021

Reusable shopping bags aren’t new. In many countries, single-use plastic bags are banned, while other countries, like Vietnam, are considering following suit. Many individual shoppers have made the decision to bring their own bags when shopping, and plenty of companies no longer offer single-use plastic bags, opting for reusable options instead. However, single-use plastic bags […]

Around 5 trillion plastic bags worldwide are consumed every year. Let’s break that down. Five trillion plastic bags per year means: 160,000 plastic bags per second 700 plastic bags consumed per person Around 500 billion plastic bags in the ocean (based on the estimation that 10% of plastic waste becomes ocean plastic) Plastic bags are