I usually write a lot about plastic alternatives, and I wish that one day we would get rid of plastic items and use more eco-friendly products. Today, microplastics are available everywhere, and it is very scary when they say that we are consuming a SIM card-sized microplastic every day without our knowledge. It is now the right time to return to how things used to be before plastic was invented.
There are many things for which Plastic is very important. I would even say that people consider that to be water proof and there are many advantages in using plastics in some of the products. But there are evident products from which plastics can be avoided and especially in the food industry. Today, we have so many plastic alternatives available in the market.
Non-plastic carry bags
If we purchase dress items, they pack them and give it to us in cardboard bags that are sturdy and good for a one time use. This is a good thing. Some shops are still using plastic bags, but they are also slowly transforming. I visited a store that provided cloth bags, and they bill either 5 Rs or 10 Rs extra for those bags and keep that as an option to us. The cloth bags are also reusable. We can just wash it and keep using it again and again.
Garbage bags have already been available in non-plastic material for a very long time but now other carry bags are also available as non-plastic materials that look and feel exactly like plastic bags. They have all the approvals and some non-plastic covers. When dissolved inside water, they take only a few minutes and get dissolved in water, which is a good thing. Though it can also lead to water contamination but at least they are biodegradable compared to the plastics that we are throwing in the trash.
I recently bought these bags for an event. They are available in Kg quantities, and based on the numbers we need, we can purchase an equivalent weight that the shopkeepers know. I wish this would soon become cheaper and available everywhere so that the local shop vendors can also use this.
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