since my blog is about fabrics
and all matters that socialize with it...
fabrics can be A metaphor of the ocean's depth just to help you visualize how truly big the universe of fabric is.
... and fabric is "the making" of our LIFE after life necessities like food, homes, air and clean water.
Is the fabric that clothed our being, adding creativity flair to
interior decor for our homes; bed and linen, upholstery, curtain and furnitures.
In other words.... Fabric is the one reason that separates us from other living creatures including flora and fauna.
Yet living in 21st century, the revolving technology of fabric shook the world by the alarming cause on how more than 185 million tonnes of fabric waste being dumped in the landfill yearly.
It is our responsibility to take this figure seriously because by adding more to this number is going to decrease our earth longetivity, and cost pollution generally to our people and planet; it is because this mixed scraps of fabric simply are not recyclable.
And that is why responsible clothing industry started to take initiative by producing quality clothing that not only manufactured by using recyclable fabric materials but also by educating and raise consumer's awareness on how to recycle their cloth when they about to throw it away.
...now back to the point of reusable
ECO cotton based shopping bags.
ECO simply means what is caring and kind to our environment. Since you say NO to single use of plastic bags for your shopping and by acting in BYOB you are supporting the cause of being sustainable to our environment. The habit of eliminating plastics should be a shopping practice to everyone of us!
Since ECO cotton bags are woven by recycled cotton fibre derived from fabrics and denim, so the fabric was produced are high in durability and the use of it can last at least 30 times stronger that the use of common plastic bags.
Major groceries stores are now also discouraging consumer's use of plastic bags by charging customer RM0.20 on each plastic. Assuming an average household shopping for groceries about 3 times a week and about to carry home 4/5 plastic groceries bags, is roughly amounted to RM12/month and RM144/year and RM1440/decade.
That amount of money may not sound much at first but should you be a responsible consumer's.. that amount could be saved up for worthy cause or donate it to global charities that in needs even for basic items for their life!! rather than contributing all those plastic bags drained the freshness of our oceans!
Do you really want to keep purchasing shopping bags from these major groceries stores or would you think is better BYOB.. bring your own bags!!
Those major groceries stores started their initiative in sustainability cause by selling their own brand of reusable shopping bags. Meaning by avoiding buying single use plastic bag for every purchase in the store, you can keep bringing this "reusable bags" to the store for every shopping trips.
They are not FREE. The cost varies from $0.50 to below $5.00 depending on the size. The only not cool about it is...
Those bags carries their own brand that printed on them. and to carry the same bag to different groceries stores simply not ethical. That is how powerful brand can speak about our social ethics even in shopping behaviour!
So what seems fun yet better alternative for "reusable shopping bags" is.....!!
Bring YOUR OWN shopping bags. They are cheaper to purchase on your own or even better getting one from my store. Best.. you can customize it, by adding your name/ business logo or print your dog's face add sense of personal value to your bags! buy ONE here
Is just a common sense to care more and carry it with you on your shopping trips when you have sentimental value about it. buy ONE here
I hope this thoughtful article helps us to share a common values about our environment. Running a campaign alone will not save our environment! Is simply OUR personal duty.
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