▁pro l ifer ation ▁of ▁the ▁pl astic ▁sho pping ▁bag . ▁In ▁recent ▁years , ▁it ▁has ▁seen ▁a ▁renew ed ▁interest ▁as ▁environmental ▁protection ▁became ▁a ▁concern . ▁F uro sh iki ▁are , ▁however , ▁commonly ▁used ▁to ▁wrap ▁and ▁transport ▁l unch ▁boxes ▁( b ento ) ▁and ▁often ▁double ▁as ▁a ▁table ▁mat ▁for ▁the ▁l unch . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁Japanese ▁Minister ▁of ▁the ▁Environment , ▁Y ur iko ▁K oi ke , ▁created ▁a ▁f uro sh iki ▁cloth ▁to ▁promote ▁its ▁use ▁in ▁the ▁modern ▁world . ▁ ▁A ▁research ▁group ▁in ▁Argentina ▁prom otes ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁f uro sh iki ▁through ▁the ▁investigation ▁of ▁techniques ▁and ▁ways ▁to ▁adapt ▁to ▁Argent ine ▁custom s . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁in ▁Venezuela , ▁eth ical ▁brand ▁led ▁by ▁M aki ▁Cab all ero ▁de ▁Cris ca ut ▁created ▁the ▁project ▁E co Sch ool ▁/ ▁E CO leg io . ▁An ▁environment ally ▁conscious ▁program ▁educ ating ▁k ids ▁kind erg arten ▁and ▁up , ▁about ▁their ▁impact ▁in ▁the ▁World . ▁Specifically ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁pl astic ▁b ags . ▁Prom oting ▁the ▁F uro sh iki ▁as ▁the ▁ult imate ▁re usable ▁bag . ▁ ▁Design ▁ ▁The ▁design ▁of ▁the ▁print ▁can ▁vary . ▁The ▁N ih ong a ▁painter ▁In sh ō ▁D ō m oto ▁designed ▁fab rics . ▁Initial ly ▁they ▁were