I just discovered this new product… It is a reusable plastic bag that comes with its neoprene plastic pouch (plastic again) with the large text “WAR ON PLASTIC” written on the front of the bag. So what does this product really stage war against? Certainly not on plastic as this bag just proved that it cannot exist without it. I guess the message is still useful but it is unfortunate it is not staged in a more clever way. It looks like it is all about making money through provoking a strong reaction in customers.
The fight for a plastic-free life is full of these contradictions… this love-hate relationship we have with plastic. I can’t live with you, but I can’t live without you.
Chantal Plamondon
Co-Owner, LifeWithoutPlastic.com