How was life before plastic bags introduced?

During this interview, we find out what it was like in a life before plastic. ... It wasn't because plastic didn't exist back then, in fact, plastic had actually been invented early in the 19th century, over 150 years ago. ... Remember that there were no plastic straws to drink through or plastic bags to carry things in. read more

Paper bags were usually used in Turkey. (It says"paper bags are returning to farmers markets") My father tells stories how he used to make paper bags from olds newspapers when he was a child helping his father's store. read more

But, as the war over customer bag preferences raged on, the plastic bag was winning the hearts and minds of businesses – by appealing to their bottom line. Plastic bags are simply much cheaper for stores to purchase than paper bags, which can cost up to four times what a plastic bag does. read more