Who invented plastic shopping bags and when were they available?

Question

I'm doing an article for my company newsletter and I've searched sites online and have not been able to find a name or a date.

Answer 1

Seems to me they showed up in the 80s. Sorry I can't be more specific, I didn't write down the date.

Did you google "paper or plastic"?

Answer 2

I dont know, I would consult the internet. Search plastic bag invention or something.

Answer 3

Every industry has a club that keeps facts like this. Here is the website for the SPI film and Bag Federation: http://www.plasticsindustry.org/about/fb...

1982   Kroger and Safeway start to replace traditional craft sacks with polyethylene "t-shirt" bags.

When you look at the website be sure to note that they are actually proud of their product.

For every bag, there's a cost. Environment California reports that plastic bags, and other plastic refuse that end up in the ocean, kill up to one million sea creatures every year, such as birds, whales, seals, sea turtles, and others. And the number of marine mammals that die each year because of eating or being entanglement in plastic is estimated at 100,000 in the North Pacific Ocean alone.