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Of all the waste we generate, plastic bags are perhaps the greatest symbol of our throwaway society. They are used, then forgotten, and they leave a terrible legacy.

One of my big pet peeves is single-use plastic bags. I think it's one of the stupidest ideas in the world.

We humans have become dependent on plastic for a range of uses, from packaging to products. Reducing our use of plastic bags is an easy place to start getting our addiction under control.

If we have any hope of finding ways for seven billion people to live well on planet with finite resources, we have to learn to use our resources efficiently. Plastic bags are neither efficient nor environmentally friendly.

Outright bans on plastic bags may not be the best solution, but education and incentives to get people to stop using them are necessary.

I think, on a personal level, everybody, when you go through the checkout line after you get your groceries and they say, 'Paper or plastic?' We should be saying, 'Neither one.' We should have our own cloth bags.

I like bags that are easy to wear and are pretty to look at. But I don't like them when they have no space and you can't put anything in them.

Cut down on your use of plastic shopping bags because many end up in the ocean.

I'm very hard on my bags because I tend to carry a lot of stuff with me.

Plastics, as a material, are very nasty, but as an alternative to, let's say, a brick, which seems really natural, they start to look pretty good. They're very low energy to produce, very lightweight to transport and construct. That's why they're so popular.