What’s wrong with plastic bags?
In a sustainable food system, it’s not only the food that’s important, but also how it is packaged and carried home. Plastic bags are one of the most ubiquitous products in the world, and over a million of them leave the Ferry Plaza Farmers’ Market each year. Only 1 to 4% of bags in the US are recycled. Plastic bags have detrimental impacts at every step in their life cycle, such as the extraction of the petroleum and natural gas used in their production, the energy consumed and pollution generated in the manufacturing process, and the fact that most of them end up in the landfill. Cutting back on plastic bag use is one way every individual can make a difference. The Ferry Plaza Farmers Market is doing its part by eliminating plastic bags from the market, and we hope you will take the important step of bringing your own reusable bags.
