How can a brand with a sustainability rating of “terrible” claim the aesthetic of the average environmentally-conscious, fast-fashion denouncing, progressive tote wearer?
Recent health concerns surrounding COVID-19 prompted Gov. Charlie Baker to implement a temporary statewide ban on reusable shopping bags Wednesday. Boston had lifted its ban on plastic bags the same day, effective while the City is in a public health emergency.
When Laura Adams, a sales associate at Second Time Around in Brookline, asks customers if they would like to use a plastic bag, half of them decline.
“People usually come in with backpacks or purses,”...
