Why this small business owner has seen a 260% increase in sales thanks to the plastic bag ban
EString Bags, Australia’s main supplier of cotton, string shopping bags has been reaping the rewards of the country’s plastic bag ban.
As Australia’s states and territories continue their exodus from lightweight plastic bags, one 65-year-old business owner has been reaping the rewards.
Mike Shakespeare is the sole owner and employee of EString Bags, a New South Wales-based business that supplies reusable cotton string shopping bags both online and in stores across the country. The bags are an alternative to the typical ‘green bag’ available in supermarkets and boast the benefits of being completely washable, and 100% biodegradable.
With the news yesterday that the Victorian government will ban plastic bags from late 2019 onwards, New South Wales remains the only state government to not pass judgment on non-reusable bags.
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