An Analysis of the Implementation of Eco-friendly Shopping Bags in the Retail Sector

Purpose: Major threats to human survival include climate change, pollution, global warming, and ozone layer depletion. In addition to having less of an impact on the environment than traditional products, green products can offer greater environmental advantages. Most plastic waste is generated by retail businesses, traditional markets, and street stalls. Utilizing eco-friendly shopping bags is a great strategy to cut down on plastic bag usage. This may be seen as one of the responsible environmental actions that have a little environmental impact.
Design/Methodology/Approach: The information for this qualitative research was obtained from secondary sources. Research data has been collected from published reputable magazines, books, journals, research articles, market reports, newspapers, and internet websites.
Findings/Result: The study discovered that using green products has a positive influence on the environment. The best strategy to encourage sustainable economic growth is possible to educate customers about the environmental advantages of using eco-friendly shopping bags. Manufacturers must concentrate on quality concerns if they want to expand the adoption of eco bags. Retailers should employ renewable energy sources, recycled packaging, waste management, and limited natural resources to increase sustainability by avoiding the sale of plastic products.
Originality/Value: The extreme negative effects of plastics on the environment. Pressure was required to assure a cleaner biological system because there was an increasing desire for eco-friendly products. The largest plastic waste producers are retailers. Green shopping bags is a great strategy to reduce utilize of plastic bags. The study focused on the use of eco-friendly shopping bags, public acceptance, benefits and downsides of eco-friendly shopping bags and retail sector CSR practice.
Paper Type: Research case study