Wegmans eliminating plastic bags at all North Carolina stores as of July 1
Wegmans is removing single-use plastic bags from all North Carolina stores and the remaining Virginia stores as of July 1.
Posted — UpdatedStarting Friday, July 1, the plastic grocery bags will no longer be available in all four North Carolina stores or in its six remaining Virginia stores – Leesburg, Dulles, Potomac, Lake Manassas, Virginia Beach, and Charlottesville.
Wegmans announced in April that the company would be eliminating single-use plastic grocery bags throughout the entire company by the end of the year.
"Incentivizing the use of reusable bags by charging five cents per paper bag is an approach that has proven successful in Richmond and Fairfax County, Virginia, as well as other markets. In stores where the company has already eliminated plastic bags, on average, paper bags are used for 20-25% of transactions, while the remaining 75-80% use reusable bags, or no bag at all," the press release indicates.
The "phased approach" to eliminating the plastic bags will continue at its remaining 27 stores in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts through the rest of 2022.
In addition, Wegmans plans to reduce in-store plastic packaging made from fossil fuels, along with other single-use plastics, by 10 million pounds by 2024.
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