Description: Industry-wide problems demand an industry-sized response. For this reason over 35 brands and retailers from the outdoor industry are working together to take responsibility for their single use plastic poly bags.
Industry-wide problems demand an industry-sized response. For this reason over 45 brands and retailers from the outdoor industry are working together to take responsibility for their single use plastic poly bags. One alternative we are implementing is to remove and properly care for protective plastic bags before they end up in incinerators, landfills, or are sent for export. Started in 2018, the Single Use Plastics Project, (an initiative of the European Outdoor Group ) has sought to research and assess
Whilst in Germany, Dan worked with with brands such as Daniel Wellington and BMW - Ja! Adam worked with clients like Vodafone, TAFE NSW, Adobe and also won the 'Good Design Australia' award for his work on the Seatfrog website.
At present, we rely on consumers and retail stores to be responsible and recycle, and municipalities to be capable of caring for plastic bags. Products are placed in protective plastic bags (made almost exclusively from virgin materials) at the manufacturer and stay that way until they are taken out by the consumer after a purchase. The plastic bag is then discarded, and even if done responsibly will most likely end up in an incinerator, landfill, or sent for export.