Stop & Shop will be removing all single-use plastic bags from its 91 stores in Connecticut, reports Supermarket News. Stop & Shop will provide free paper bags at all locations through the end of August, but beginning in September, the retailer will charge a 10-cent fee for paper bags.
We know that the environmental impact of plastics is something our customers and communities care about here in Connecticut, so we’re eliminating single-use plastic bags well ahead of the state-mandated timeline. And we’re also placing a 10-cent fee on paper bags to encourage our customers to make the switch to reusable,” Rudy DiPietro, senior vice president of operations at Stop & Shop, said in a statement. Full Story
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