Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is now being perceived as one of the biggest disasters of the 21st Century. According to Worldometer, as of May 27, 2020, more than 5,698,421 cases have been reported worldwide. There has been a growing emphasis on sanitation and hand hygiene. Various studies suggest that virus strain spreads through human contact and high touch surfaces. A report by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) suggests that the coronavirus can sustain on cardboard surfaces for a day and plastic surfaces for up to three days. It is a well-known fact that many businesses have been using plastic packaging to promote their products for several years now. Customized and reusable plastic shopping bags have gained popularity over the years, and most customers consider them as an integral element of their environmental consciousness. The coronavirus disease is challenging plastic packaging trends. This post discusses these trends and related news from the plastic packaging industry.
Plastic packaging – is it good or bad? There have been wide discussions on the topic across the globe. The following pointers will help you understand it better.
The experts from the plastic packaging industry are hopeful that the increasing emphasize on single-use plastic bags is a limited emergency measure and it won’t have any reverse effect on the demand or use of reusable plastic shopping bags. There is another concern among lawmakers that plastic made from fossil fuels and its prices are influenced by oil prices, which has drastically dropped against the backdrop of this pandemic. All this will make recycling difficult, and there are chances that like before plastics would end up in landfills and water bodies. So, this is also the time that people start acting wisely. They need to choose between reusable vs single-use plastic shopping bags – with much caution.