Kroger Is Phasing Plastic Bags Out of Its Stores — Food News

These days plastic is Public Enemy #1 and, honestly, we're wondering what took so long. In the past year more and more Americans (and major companies) have become attuned to the harmful environmental repercussions of single-use plastic straws, plastic lids, micro-plastics, and now plastic bags. Plastic bags, we're coming for you.

Kroger, the largest grocery chain in the U.S., is about to make it a lot easier for shoppers to commit to being green. As of this morning, Kroger's chairman and CEO, Rodney McMullen, announced, "As part of our Zero Hunger Zero Waste commitment, we are phasing out use-once, throw-it-away plastic bags and transitioning to reusable bags in our stores by 2025."

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