plastic bags
Flimsy shopping sacks
Plastic bags are thin, flexible containers made from polyethylene or similar polymers, typically used for carrying groceries or other goods.
They're lightweight and cheap but environmentally problematic—they persist in landfills for centuries and accumulate in oceans.
Many jurisdictions have banned or taxed them: I forgot my reusable bags, so I had to pay for plastic bags at checkout.
- polyethyleneThermoplastic from ethylene gas
- packagingProtective product enclosure
- litterScattered waste or debris
- floating debrisWaterborne refuse drifting freely
- waddedPressed into a lump
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- beach debrisdriftwood, seashells, shells, marine debris, wreckage
- disposablespaper plate, straws, tissue, cups, paper towel
- store suppliesboxes, hangers, labels, tags, price tags
- takeout suppliesnapkins, chopsticks, straws, sauce packets, ketchup packets
- wet marketsvendors, stalls, fishmongers, butchers, haggling
- debrislint, crumbs, dust, hair, pet hair
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Disposable carrying containers
canvas bags · cotton bags · jute bags · leather bags · cardboard boxes
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Durable shopping carriers
eco-friendly bags · biodegradable bags · compostable bags · sustainable packaging · package-free
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