According to the Dry-cleaning and Laundry Institute, 1.4 billion pieces of clothing are professionally cleaned in the U.S. annually, adding up to about 700 million bags, or 131 million pounds of plastic.
Plastic bags have been unchallenged because both parties choose convenience over the environment. Consumers want to get their clothes, and the dry-cleaners don't want the extra labor of keeping track of all those reusable bags.
So who is paying t...