Reusable bags should be the new normal

You're not the only one who loves to eat bread, and you're not alone in your love for it. According to Roy Morgan Research, nearly 11 million Australians bought bread in 2016.

If you are one of those consumers, you will know for sure that the package of that bread is made of plastic, and it is a single-use plastic package. Australians consume well over a million loaves of bread each day, which means that in just one week, Australians are leaving behind over 2000 tonnes of plastic.

 Plastic is so present in our daily routines that sometimes we stop realising it is there. We stopped being aware of our own choices when buying groceries, beauty, and care products, eating out, basically living our lives. Moreover, even when we want to pursue a more conscious and eco-friendlier lifestyle, we keep using single-use plastic based on the belief that there are no other options and certain changes are impossible when it comes to finding waste-free alternatives. 

The above is the result of a systematic and structured system where plastic means convenience, faster, immediate, and easier. However, this article wants to spread hope and share our most recent finding: a company called Aussie Bread Bags.

Holly Cabarrus, the founder of Aussie Bread Bags, used to visit her local bakery most days carrying her reusable bag and seeing the same other customers there daily too, using plastic bread bags. She soon realised that the normal for her in terms of the packing of her daily loaf of bread wasn't for others. This was her lightbulb moment: reusable bread bags should just be the normal thing to do. There is no point but damage to the environment on using the bakeries single-use bread bags for only one day of use before being thrown away. 

 Having the chance to talk to Holly you can notice she is aware of her impact on the planet and wants to do something about it. And she did it. She created Aussie Bread Bags, a company that offers 100% sustainable packaging bread bags, which are locally made from natural fibres and are completely compostable, helping consumers achieve a zero-waste life.

Holly's biggest goal is to help Australia combat its plastic contribution to the world by replacing one million plastic bread bags with a reusable Aussie Bread Bag by July 2024. Currently, their focus is working on compostable (plant-based) plastic bread bags so bakeries can replace the plastic ones by the end of the year. 

If you are a bread-lover and want to start or continue making small but meaningful changes regarding your consumption habits, take a look of Aussie Bread Bags and make your contribution to the planet: https://www.aussiebreadbags.com.au