America's Largest Grocery Chain Vows to Ban Plastic Bags by 2025

America’s Largest Grocery Chain Vows to Ban Plastic Bags by 2025

“The massive grocery chain Kroger has announced it will entirely phase out single-use plastic bags by 2025, according to an op-ed written by chief executive officer Randy McMullen.  

Kroger is the largest supermarket chain in the United States (and second-largest grocer, behind Walmart), and serves more than 9 million customers each day.

Such immense volume means that the company hands out 100 billion single-use plastic bags each year and is responsible for 123 million pounds of plastic waste annually…”

https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/kroger-plastic-bag-ban/

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https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/kroger-plastic-bag-ban/