There are currently 25 “reusable” grocery store-style bags sitting at my front door, half a dozen large shopping bags and a similar number of bags with dividers to carry bottles home from the ...
While a January 2024 study shows that similar bans across the country have cut single-use plastic bag consumption significantly, many reusable shopping bag options are not particularly sustainable.
The reusable shopping bag business is booming. Market research company Zion estimated the global market was worth around $11 billion US in 2023 and projected it will rise to $15 billion US by 2032.
The project was designed to encourage students to utilize reusable shopping bags, replace single-use bags and express their creative talents. “It was so fulfilling to support these sixth graders ...