One day when Kirsten Quigly’s kids got home from school they shared with her a devastating statistic they heard in class that changed everything.
They told her, 20 billion plastic sandwich bags were thrown out everyday at schools around the world.
“I thought, Wow that’s a lot. What can we do to be a part of the solution instead of the statistic?” Kirsten says.
That powerful number inspired Kirsten costa rica telegram screening to launch her company, Lunchskins.
Lunchskins founder Kirsten Quigly holding a box of 50 paper sandwich bags.
Lunchskins founder Kirsten Quigly created plastic-free bags after learning how much plastic was being wasted packing lunches each day. Lunchskins
Today, Lunchskins sells a wide variety of products beyond its original biodegradable snack bag. It offers reusable, resealable, dishwasher and microwave safe plastic-free bags, straws, and kits.
“As I was packing lunches day in and day out for a growing family of four kids, 20 lunches a week … I didn’t see any good options [or] replacements for a single-use plastic bag,” Kirsten says.
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Determined to minimize plastic waste, Kirsten knew she had to create something the whole family would love and could easily afford.
Lunchskins offers a regular deal of 50 disposable paper snack bags for only $4.49.
“We wanted to make it simple for people to come on board and join the movement toward sustainability and [using] less plastic,” Kirsten says.