Awareness of our environment is nothing new. There are more and more options that help us to be a little more respectful of the environment. And in the long run, we will all be grateful for that. Within this range of sustainable proposals, there is one practice that has taken hold and that we think has landed to stay. From here we would like to make a demand crying out to the four winds: Pass from plastic bosses, pass to the fabric bosses!
Plastic bosses clog drains and cause flooding. They pollute rivers and streams. They harm animals and destroy vegetation. We are tired of seeing artificial islands of plastic floating in the middle of oceans, and piles and piles of plastic that end up in natural environments such as beaches.
According to data from the Ministry of the Environment, the indiscriminate use of plastic bags generates almost 100,000 tonnes of waste every year, which takes years and years to decompose because it is not biodegradable.
Whether it is because of this awareness, legislative obligations or corporate policies, the fact is that reality proves us right. And it is that the waste The amount of plastic that used to be produced both in large stores and in neighbourhood shops seems to be decreasing. You only have to go to the corner of any supermarket to see this new trend. In the past, we used to have bins of plastic bosses at plenty. Now, on the other hand, if we want a drum, we have to pay for it. But why do we have to spend money on a single-use plastic bin that is also environmentally unfriendly, when we have a lot of alternatives in textile format at our disposal? We insist: Passa del plàstic!
There are fabric bosses in all shapes, fabrics and colours. Frederik Garcia has designed illustrated basket bosses with maps of Barcelona's neighbourhoods.
There are others that are designed not only to support day-to-day shopping. Bagguis, for example, a company specialising in the sale of textile bags to cover any kind of need, whether it be for storing the dinner bag, the raw clothes or as a handbag. The range is immense.
From modern designs to more modern versions.
Printed or plain. With kit and reversible.
Even leather versions! It's up to you how you want to use them.
EnvirosaxFor his part, since 2004, he has claimed a new way of conceiving the usefulness of the bosses that is based on the idea of long-term sustainability.
The company offers an ecological alternative to single-use plastic bosses through a range of carefully selected and exquisitely designed products.
Each reusable Envirosax bag is equivalent to two plastic bags available in any supermarket.
Furthermore, part of the company's turnover is used to invest in non-profit organisations dedicated to the preservation of the environment.
If you are one of those who are more interested in the do it yourselfyou can also opt for the furoshikiThis centuries-old Japanese technique allows you to embolise all kinds of objects with just a single piece of cloth, using different knitting techniques.
Anyway, fabric bosses are more cost-effective and sustainable and the result is more beautiful, reusable and multipurpose. We don't have to wait until 2018 to get rid of plastic bosses because some of the comics are not very nice, are they?
