[1] The company employs about forty Ghanaian workers[2][3] to collect, clean and stitch plastic trash in the form of sachets that contained water and other beverages.

The packages often (Andrady & Neal 2009; Thompson et al. 2009a) become litter because local recycling initiatives and waste management infrastructure are insufficient.

The sachets can be opened easily in the corners to drink from, but after use the package is discarded and will usually[5] end up as litter or in informal trash heaps.

[9] Local artist Tei Huagie, who makes art out of trash, made the first bag out of plastic sachets.

Stuart Gold, a British architect and entrepreneur, together with his local business partner Jane Cordie, started the Trashy Bags company in 2007.