Of course this is not going to single handedly solve the worlds
plastic bag problem, nor are we saying it is totally sustainable
jewelery, (gold is also used), but this jewellery does give rise to alternative and thoughtful uses for discarded plastics.The recent backlash against
plastic shopping bags in Australia has been written about here before, there are a few alternatives that have been trialled such as the potato starch bag, reusable woven bags and banning
plastic bags altogether, but using
plastic bags persists, which leaves the dilemma of what to do with them.