Thread: Kroger to phase out plastic bags at all stores

Kroger to phase out plastic bags at all stores

POSTED: AUG 23 2018 05:13AM MST
VIDEO POSTED: AUG 23 2018 07:31AM MST
UPDATED: AUG 23 2018 07:33AM MST


CINCINNATI (AP) - The nation's largest grocery chain will phase out the use of plastic bags in its stores by 2025. Kroger Co. orders about 6 billion bags each year.

The company, based in Cincinnati, operates 2,779 stores in 35 states and the District of Columbia, serving almost 9 million people daily.

The Kroger Co. Family of Stores include Baker's, City Market, Dillons, Food 4 Less, Foods Co, Fred Meyer, Fry's, Gerbes, King Soopers, Jay C Food Store, Kroger, Owens Market, Pay-Less Super Markets, QFC, Ralphs, Smith's Food and Drug.

Kroger said Thursday that will start at its Seattle chain QFC, where it expects to be plastic-bag free by next year.

There is a broader shift by companies to reduce waste, especially plastic. Disney, Starbucks, Marriott and McDonald's are getting rid of plastic straws.

Dunkin' Donuts is phasing out polystyrene foam cups by 2020.

Ikea plans to eliminate single-use plastic products from its shelves by 2020, including straws.

Online: http://sustainability.kroger.com/planet-zero-waste.html

http://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/us-...at-all-stores_

9/30/2014

California Becomes First State To Ban Single-Use Plastic Bags

Kroger and other stores are full of plastic. You can hardly find any item in glass. Plastic bags keep certain items from leaking and cross contamination. Many people reuse them at home, too.

Such hypocrisy from these people. Example - Cascade detergent comes in a box. However, it also comes now in those little plastic wrapped individual portions like the Tide Pods that kids eat. What a waste.

A strict ban was introduced in Bangladesh in 2002 after floods caused by littered plastic bags submerged two-thirds of the country in water between 1988 and 1998.
Plastic bags remain a big problem for sewerage system and waterways.

Phase-out of lightweight plastic bags - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phase-out_of_lightweight_plastic_bags

My last two cents. Moving on. I notice the word, "litter." That may be a problem for Bangladesh but I doubt that is the main concern of Kroger and affiliates.

I like paper and glass but plastic has its benefits, too. Wiping down those reusable bags to hopely kill germs and sanitize always leaves me wondering. Raw juices, other things. I usually use plastic bags or "zip lock" type bags for different items to separate them in the reusable bag.

On average we only recycle one plastic bag in every 200 we use. Each year, an estimated 500 billion to 1 trillion plastic bags are consumed worldwide. That comes out to over one million per minute. Billions end up as litter each year.

Plastic Bag Consumption Facts | ConservingNow
https://conservingnow.com/plastic-bag-consumption-facts