Sometimes it seems like too big a cultural leap to expect customers to bring their own bags, but we're starting to hear more and more stories of retailers - small, big and sometimes GIGANTIC - taking the leap and landing on their feet. Here are some examples:
Costco's Bring Your Own Bag Policy - Besides offering a wide variety of goods, including many whole food items, the (Costco) chain does not give either paper or plastic shopping bags to sack groceries. Customers have to bring these themselves.
BagShare Venues in Massachusetts
The following places host The Bagshare Project in Massachusetts.
If you forget to bring your bag you can borrow one. If you forget to return your bagshare bag, you can return it to any of these locations.
* Berkshire Organics in Pittsfield, MA
* Richard Salter Storrs Memorial Library, Longmeadow, MA
* The Old Creamery Grocery, Cummington, MA
* Elmers Grocery, Ashfield, MA
* Emily Williston Public Library, Easthampton, MA
* Florence Hardware, Florence, MA
* Cornucopia Foods, Northampton MA
* Serios Market, Northampton, MA
* The Millstone Farm Market, Sunderland, MA
* Kidstuff, Florence, MA
* Bread Euphoria, Haydenville , MA
* Wilbraham and Monson Academy, Wilbraham, MA
* Leather and Lace, Florence, MA
* Parson's Closet, Easthampton, MA
PRIME EXAMPLE OF THE BAGSHARE'S IMPACT:
The Creamery used 49,000 paper bags annually.
Since Earth Day of 2008 they became disposable bag free!
The offer the customer reused cardboard boxes or bag share bags when they forget their own. They have saved $5000 per year and 70, 15 year old trees per year.
It takes a 15 year old tree to produce 700 grocery bags.
= Denotes a venue that's completely Disposable Bag Free!
If you forget to bring your bag you can borrow one. If you forget to return your bagshare bag, you can return it to any of these locations.
* Berkshire Organics in Pittsfield, MA
* Richard Salter Storrs Memorial Library, Longmeadow, MA
* The Old Creamery Grocery, Cummington, MA
* Elmers Grocery, Ashfield, MA
* Emily Williston Public Library, Easthampton, MA
* Florence Hardware, Florence, MA
* Cornucopia Foods, Northampton MA
* Serios Market, Northampton, MA
* The Millstone Farm Market, Sunderland, MA
* Kidstuff, Florence, MA
* Bread Euphoria, Haydenville , MA
* Wilbraham and Monson Academy, Wilbraham, MA
* Leather and Lace, Florence, MA
* Parson's Closet, Easthampton, MA
PRIME EXAMPLE OF THE BAGSHARE'S IMPACT:
The Creamery used 49,000 paper bags annually.
Since Earth Day of 2008 they became disposable bag free!
The offer the customer reused cardboard boxes or bag share bags when they forget their own. They have saved $5000 per year and 70, 15 year old trees per year.
It takes a 15 year old tree to produce 700 grocery bags.
= Denotes a venue that's completely Disposable Bag Free!
And ID tag is sewn on the front of each bag, designating it as a 'Use and Return' bag. The bags are borrowed when someone forgets their own bag and and returned to any BagShare location.