Jute Couture offers an exciting and environmentally friendly alternative to disposable plastic carrier bags that are used and discarded in their billions around the world. It was about 25 years ago that the plastic carrier bag was introduced and around 500bn are used globally a year.
Disposable plastic carrier bags enter the eco system and cause harm to both wildlife and marine life. According to www.plasticbageconomics.com plastic makes up 90% of the floating litter in the world’s oceans and 80% of the litter on roads, parks and beaches. In the world’s oceans, they soak up a million fold greater concentration of such deadly compounds as PCB’s and DDE (a breakdown product of the notorious insecticide DDT), than the surrounding seawater. Marine life then eats these pieces and dies. It is estimated that tens of thousands of different birds, seals and whales die every year from ingesting plastic carrier bags. After the animal dies its carcass decomposes and the plastic is free to roam the ocean and kill again.
Our aim is simple, we want to provide the discerning consumer with an alternative to using disposable plastic carrier bags. In today’s fashion conscious society, Jute Couture will provide you with a reusable bag that shows you are cool and that you care about the environment.
We all have a role to play in ensuring that what we do today does not interfere with the enjoyment that future generations will gain from being here. There is a need for change and we can change our habits to make a difference, think twice before taking a disposable plastic carrier bag the next time you do your shopping.
