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Cartoon: Single-use food bags → Reusable food bags Holds a sandwich,haunts a landfill.

Instead of

Single-use food bags Reusable food bags

Why switch

Healthier

No flimsy plastic film around sandwiches, snacks and leftovers.

Greener

Throwaway sandwich and freezer bags are used for minutes and linger for centuries.

The impact

You, per year 150 plastic bags
All of the world 1.22 trillion plastic bags skipped / year

If everyone across the world switched, every year that’s:

  • 1.22 trillion plastic bags

Reduce, reuse, recycle

Reduce

A handful of silicone or cloth bags replace a whole roll of plastic ones.

Reuse

Wash and reuse for snacks, freezing and shopping for years.

Recycle

Soft plastic film rarely gets recycled; reusables skip the problem.

Sources

  1. UN Environment Programme — single-use plastics roadmap (the case for reusable alternatives to throwaway plastic film and bags)
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