Supermarkets reveal what really happens to the money shoppers spend on plastic bags
EXCLUSIVE: Think you're supporting charities by buying supermarket bags? The truth might surprise you. Discover what really happens to those plastic bag charges ...
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TINY FOOTPRINTS: Plastic Grocery Bags Are Going Away Entirely in Another Year, And You’re Gonna be Totally Ready For That Because You Are Awesome
The phrase “the road to hell is paved with good intentions” always rubbed me the wrong way. So judgy. And yet, that’s what comes to mind when I consider the 2014 California ban on single-use ...
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Plastic bag bans can sometimes backfire: Study
When two Texas cities prohibited stores from giving away plastic grocery bags for free, the sale of such bags surged in response, according to the study, published in the Journal of Marketing Research ...
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Research shows that when retailers charge for plastic bags, sales of plastic bags actually increase
The study analyzed barcode scan data from grocery and retail stores in Dallas ... the number of paid plastic bags sold dropped sharply, but after 13 months, it seems that the number had returned ...