Barak Ekshtein

Barak Ekshtein is an impact entrepreneur working at the intersection of reusable packaging, sustainable materials, and the circular economy. He is the founder of BK Bags, a reusable shopping bag supplier that has supplied multi-use, certified bags to retail chains worldwide since 2008, helping brands move away from single-use packaging toward circular consumption. Across two decades in retail, e-commerce, and international trade, Barak has focused on making sustainable materials practical and scalable for real businesses: PP woven, non-woven, cotton, paper, and recycled polyester (rPET), backed by GRS, BSCI, Sedex, and FSC certification. He is also the founder and director of TONTOTON, a certified plastic recovery program in Cambodia that prevents ocean-bound plastic leakage while sup...