Hangbags Give Shopping Bags Another Use (Aside from Taking Up Too Much Space Post Shopping Spree)
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Paper shopping bags are one of those we unintentionally collect in our homes, reuse one or two times to transport lunch to work and toss when the recyclable pile gets in our way. The reminders to recycle the bag after use are helpful, but they aren’t as effective as anyone would like them to be (read: they won’t spring legs and walk themselves to the recycling bin). But a team of designers from India has designed a kind of paper shopping bag you won’t want to toss to the trash.
Hangbags are paper bags that are transformed into hangers with a few twists and folds in an attempt to replace plastic versions. The video below shares some shocking facts: Over 1 billion paper shopping bags are used every year and only 1% end up in the recycle bin where they rightly belong. On the flip side, over 8 billion hangers are left to the landfills each year—with each hanger taking over 100 years to break down. After that guilt trip, how could you not want to take it down a notch on your plastic hanger use?
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