Back to the essence: How canvas bags became the "first lesson" of environmental protection for all people

Industry data shows that the national canvas bag production will exceed 1.2 billion in 2023, of which 70% are made of recycled cotton and linen materials. The head of a textile company in Zhejiang revealed: "We even recycle coffee sacks and retired canvas billboards for reprocessing, reducing the raw material cost of each bag by 35%." This transformation from "waste to fashion" makes environmental protection no longer a slogan - the environmental protection society of a university in Shanghai estimates that the students of the school can fill three standard swimming pools with plastic waste by reusing canvas bags every year.

Social Observation
From "plastic ban" to "bring your own container discount", the linkage between policy and business has accelerated the popularization of canvas bags:

Beijing has set up "canvas bag sharing stations" for more than 100 supermarkets, and citizens can borrow them for free with credit points;

Chengdu has launched the "Bag to Bag" plan to encourage residents to donate idle canvas bags, which will be disinfected and placed in express cabinets for recycling;

Shenzhen environmental protection organizations and illustrators jointly launched the "Ten Thousand Bags Plan" to put citizens' hand-painted canvas bags in public places such as libraries and cafes.

Expert interpretation
"The victory of canvas bags is the victory of simple values." Environmental sociology professor Chen Zhihang pointed out, "When reuse becomes muscle memory, when carrying a canvas bag makes people feel prouder than carrying a luxury bag, this collective unconscious environmental protection behavior is the real cornerstone of ecological civilization."