Giant Eagle announced that their stores are going back to plastic grocery bags. The new plastic bags are made of 75% recycled plastic.
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Giant Eagle announced that their stores are going back to plastic grocery bags. The new plastic bags are made of 75% recycled plastic.The store released the following statement on why they are going back to plastic: Giant Eagle has been on a journey with our customers since 2019 to understand how we can best reduce single-use plastics across the communities we serve.
This journey has provided many learnings, which have led to several evolutions of our grocery bag program. The most recent program evolution was the introduction of fabric reusable bags. Unfortunately, we have not seen strong customer adoption of these reusable bags, with most not being reused and many likely being discarded after a single use. With this learning, and knowing that the fabric bags are not recyclable, we believe a change in approach is warranted. For this reason, we have made the decision to introduce a new plastic grocery bag made of 75% recycled plastic. This new single-use plastic bag is reminiscent of the traditional plastic grocery bag customers have become accustomed to over the years, but with a significantly better environmental impact. When considered alongside our longstanding storefront single-use plastic bag recycling program, the introduction of the new recycled plastic grocery bag will allow us to reduce nearly four million pounds of plastic. This is in addition to our ongoing efforts to encourage customers to bring reusable bags when shopping with us.‘He was a great guy’: Cleveland man killed in murder-suicide while mowing his lawn, neighbors say
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