Why aren't cloth bags popular
"Would you like a plastic bag? "Want."
I'm sure we're all familiar with this conversation, which is repeated countless times every day at the supermarket checkout. If the country's plastic restrictions have changed our lives, it may be one of the most dramatic. Ironic, isn't it?
A year ago, in the vigorous discussion about the ban on plastic bags, the upcoming popularity of cloth bags was the most promising. This conclusion has somewhat excited the textile industry. Whether he is non - woven cloth or cotton linen of nylon, there is no escape from the textile territory! Think about the position that can replace plastic bag, the future and money is not limited ah! 'it's all taken for granted! Zhu minru, chairman of China industrial textiles association, sighed.
What does it take for granted? The dangers of vicious plastic bags are well known to even kindergarteners, and the spread of "white pollution" that destroys humans may not be all that shocking. Plastic bags are limited, and the practical significance of reintroducing vegetable baskets is not very big either. In fact, it is not the basket that competes with the cloth bag, but the plastic bag that the country wants to restrict vigorously. When it comes to cloth bags, it's a time when celebrities are leading by example. 'I AMNOTA PLASTIC BAG' is a BAG worn by many celebrities, including the heroine in hunan TV's hit fashion show 'ugly woman invincible'. State restraining orders, star role models, media calls for But why isn't it working? What stopped cloth bags from catching on?
What the author refers to as "fashion" is not fashion in the sense of fashion, but the widespread acceptance and use of the public. The popularity of cloth bags is far more than the "eco-bags" that celebrities carry in order to appear on the screen. In a sense, they are not the same concept at all. Cloth bags can go deep into people's lives, greatly reducing the use of plastic bags is the original intention of the national ban on plastic bags. Unfortunately, the limit seems to have only raised the price of plastic bags - previously free, now need to spend money to buy. This is a supermarket, in the wet market and other need bags shopping place, as used.
"I have been observing the use of cloth bags, but there are still few people using them," said zhu. He believes that the main reasons for the current situation are the perennial plastic bag use habits, low profit, inadequate design and lack of practicality.
People may have lost track of when plastic bags came into life. Without mentioning it, they seem to be unable to feel the existence of plastic bags. This just proves that plastic bags are everywhere and deeply involved in life. And the cloth bag has been far away for many years, is not specially lifted basically can not remember. It is not easy to replace a thing in life like air with something you can hardly remember in a short time. And, aside from a bit of disgust at the sight of plastic bags turning into trash on the side of the road, plastic bags are hard to detest. The biggest advantage is convenient, do not want to throw away, do not need money anyway. Economically, it can be used as a garbage bag.
Entrenched lifestyles have been in place for years, and efforts within the industry appear to be less aggressive. Take the non-woven shopping bags sold in the supermarket as an example, how many practical, and how many beautiful? What's more, these shopping bags cost a few yuan at a time, which is less competitive than plastic bags that cost a few cents. Although cloth bags can theoretically be used many times, how many times can they actually be used? It's not the habit of most people to carry a cloth bag when they go out. In front of the habit, say what environmental protection and so on big truth is useless. Do customers think the manufacturer of your shopping bag is profitable? That's not the case. According to the reporter understands, the shopping bag price that enters a supermarket, especially big supermarket such as wal-mart is pressed very low, have little profit. The lack of profits has long been the rule of the business world, with very low profits unable to arouse the enthusiasm of manufacturers, not to mention the design of shopping bags. Relatively low cost non-woven shopping bag is already so, the supermarket, the market price is in commonly above 10 yuan cotton, linen shopping bag more cannot "sell well". Think again, where do the non-plastic shopping bags we already use come from? Very few, I'm afraid. The largest sales volume of cloth bags in supermarkets is not the sale but as the store celebration return or points for purchase, in other words, free gifts. Cloth bags are still very popular on this occasion. Therefore, as a propaganda tool, printed with the slogan of the cloth bag full street also often appear. From this point of view, the public does not dislike cloth bags.
Won't long-term environmental protection win a few dollars? It seems wrong, but it is often the case. And because profit is low and thin do not want to get involved in or can not work up, does the industry assume due responsibility? Is there a better way for the country to limit plastic bags? In the face of reality, any sermon is useless. It is better to think about how to act and put it into practice.
