Single-use plastics are a problem. While we call them "disposables,"
they are actually nearly impossible to dispose of.

Check this out:

• In the US, we use 270,000,000 plastic shopping bags each day--more than 1300 bags for each family of four each year. Or, another way to put it, if we all tied our year's worth of plastic bags together in a giant chain, the chain would reach around the Earth 760 times!

And though many of us try to do so, recycling isn't a realistic option at this point. The economics simply don't work. Only 1% of plastic bags are ever recycled. So, while we honor your efforts to bring bags back to recycling bin at your local grocer, please realize that not all of those bags are ultimately being recycled.

Instead, plastic bags find their way into streams, rivers, bays and the ocean where they pose grave dangers to fish and fowl. Plastic bags don’t biodegrade, they photo-degrade—breaking down into small toxic bits contaminating soil and waterways and entering the food-chain when mistaken for zooplankton or jellyfish.

Here's the good news: There are alternatives.

The best is a durable reusable bag. You may have some at home right now that you can use. We encourage you to do so. If not, then we encourage you to see the options that CarrotSeed offers.

Retailers - we encourage you to help your customers solve the plastics problem. CarrotSeed offers a range of customized reusable shopping bags at different price points. Learn more on our B2B page.