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Originally Posted by Christ
Does anyone take their plastic grocery bags back to the store?
I often shop at Aldi, where I don't use plastic at all.
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Plastic supermarket bags are being phased out here and replaced with "green bags" so named because of the colour.
They are woven fabric and cost less than one dollar.
They are sold at cost price by the supermarkets who charge a fee for plastic bags. The fee is donated to an eco group on a state by state basis.
The uptake of green bags is fairly successful with around 75 % using them "every time they shop" and around 90% using them "most times" according to surveys done by the supermarkets.
Pete.