Romola Trevaskis was standing over a big pile of re-usable shopping bags when she thought: “I need a bag for these”.
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It marked the beginning of what became an innovative dream.
But that was eight years ago.
The Wagga mother was well ahead of the curve when it came to replacing plastic bags, creating, manufacturing and selling her own “Green Bag-Bags” to help carry the material-made alternatives.
But Ms Trevaskis said despite good sales in 2011, the bigger super markets “were not ready”.
So the idea was shelved.
That was until this week.
Ms Trevaskis’s relaunch of her Green Bag-Bag follows a decision to ban single-use plastic bags at Woolworths stores across NSW and comes ahead of what will be an almost nationwide ban come July.
With more residents purchasing multi-use shopping bags, Ms Trevaskis has dusted off her life-hack invention.
As the name suggests, the Wagga mum’s product is simply a bag for the many multi-use Green Shopping Bags.
“I decided it was time to finally get my stock out of storage,” Ms Trevaskis said. “I’m following my dream.”
She said it was a simple way to be green, but it was something no one else had thought of.
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