New sports shoes from German manufacturer Puma will soon be shipped in a reusable bag made from recycled plastic. There is still a piece of cardboard inside, but it is easier to recycle and uses less resources than the traditional shoebox.
I hope this will put reusable bags in the hands of consumers that will actually use them in place of disposable bags.
I needed to buy new shoes for my kids last week and I was disheartened to find that they were in a clear plastic bag inside a shoebox. I can reuse or recycle the bags but they seemed really unnecessary.
Source : http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/04/13/puma.bag.design.sustainability/index.html
