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World's largest pilot for reusable bags

The latest initiative from the Beyond the Bag Consortium will reach three states and more than 150 stores, including mom-and-pop shops alongside some of the biggest retailers in the U.S., such as CVS Health, Target, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Kroger. It’s an all too familiar feeling: You’ve rushed out the door, and halfway to your destination (or perhaps just as you’ve arrived) you find your pocket empty. Your keys, your wallet, your cell phone — whatever the missing object, it’s not just desired, it is essential. And as the realization of its absence dawns, your stomach sinks and panic sets in. For those of us who strive to reduce our day-to-day impact, that feeling has a funny habit of creeping up at the grocery store when we realize we’ve left our reusable bags at home, in the car or who-knows-where-else. The unfortunate truth is: It’s easy to forget to reuse. I won’t bore you with the ever-expanding reasons why single use is bad, especially when looking at single-use plastics and bags. I can’t imagine there is anything I could write about the negative impacts on people and planet you haven’t heard a hundred times over. But in spite of this rampant knowledge, switching to reusable bags isn’t easy. The proof is in the pudding in New Jersey, where a strict ban on single-use bags took effect at grocery stores in May. Instead of spurring a reduction in bag consumption, the bill unexpectedly led New Jerseyans to purchase and hoard reusable bags at an alarming rate. It turns out Americans are particularly addicted to the single-use plastic bag, consuming an average of 365 bags per person per year. Shifting to reusables does not come naturally in the land of the free and the home of the brave. Compare that with Denmark, where citizens consume an average of 4 bags per year and one has to wonder: Is it easy to forget reusable bags or is it simply a behavior Americans have unlearned? The goal of the Bring Your Own Bag Pilot is to determine how collective retailer action can encourage customers to bring their own bag… In parallel, the goal of the Returnable Bag Pilot is to measure how well the returnable bag system resonates ... Behind the world's largest pilot for reusable bags | Greenbiz The latest initiative from the Beyond the Bag Consortium will reach three states and more than 150 stores, including mom-and-pop shops alongside some of the biggest retailers in the U.S., such as CVS Health, Target, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Kroger.



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  • Tabitha Kimani

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    Awesome

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    • Kevin

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      A great initiative

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      • Lucinda Ramsay

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        The proof is out there! Ireland has had a plastic bag levy since 2001 https://www.sdcc.ie/en/services/environment/recycling-and-waste/waste-regulations/plastic-bag-levy/ It has made a massive difference, everyone uses reusable bags! This initiative and levy should be everywhere.

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        • Daniel Waweru

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          The solutions we want

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          • Evangeline Wanjiru

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            Amazing move

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            • Joseph Githinji

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              The direction to go, recycling is creation.

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              • Gorffly mokua

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                Repair, Reuse ,Recycle â™»

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                • Hilda Wangui

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                  Great initiative

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                  • ance Star

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                    This sounds extra great

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