“Poly” means “many.” And indeed, polybags are everywhere. It’s often the first thing an e-commerce customer encounters with their new purchase, and it fills retailers’ waste bins on a daily basis. What exactly are polybags, and can they be sustainable?...

Can retailers and brands put competition aside and instead focus on finding sustainable solutions? The results of the pan-European “#RMB Single Use Plastics” project’s first year seem to prove they can....