Big Changes Are Coming To Your Local Kroger Store
Kroger made an announcement today that will affect how you bag your groceries. According to WRDW, the grocery store will eventually stop using plastic bags during checkout. It will take…
CINCINNATI – JULY 15: The Kroger Co. corporate headquarters is seen July 15, 2008 in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio. Kroger is one of the nation’s largest grocery retailers, with fiscal 2007 sales of over $70 billion. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
(Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)Kroger made an announcement today that will affect how you bag your groceries.
According to WRDW, the grocery store will eventually stop using plastic bags during checkout.
It will take several years to implement the change nationwide.
As of now, you won't be able to find plastic grocery bags at Kroger officially by 2025.
However, the company said they would phase out plastic bags in their Seattle stores first.
The Seattle stores will most likely only be using paper or fabric bags by next year.
The news comes on the heels of several other companies enacting similar policies to phase out plastic straws -- In an effort to reduce plastic waste.
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