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Thinking About Reusable Bags – A Message to Cashiers and Baggers

Some didn’t see it coming, but the reusable bag movement has hit us like a big green tidal wave.  Isn’t it time for retailers to implement better training to effectively promote this important trend?

While it’s up to the consumer to bring their own bag, cashiers and baggers are the next line of defense in reducing wasteful plastic bags.  Whether it’s the grocery store, the corner store, or the mall — retailers are the key to breaking the plastic habit.

Consumers have started developing their own habits, like returning reusable bags to the car after unloading them, storing reusable bags near keys or writing ‘BRING YOUR OWN BAG’ at the top of the grocery list.  They might even carry a folding nylon reusable bag in a purse, pocket or glove compartment.  (…)

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Judging begins for reusable bag design contest

Suzette Bergeron (Owner of Bulletin Bag [.com]), Commissioner David Littell (Maine Department of Environmental Protection), Ted Koffman (D-Bar Harbor, Co-Chair Maine Natural Resources Committee), Yana Farrally-Plourde (Ateso Design) and Fred Abaroa (Marketer, Costa Vida Fresh Mexican Grill) will gather today to choose the winning design for the Nurture Nature Design Contest. Over 400 Maine students from York to Mt. Desert Island submitted designs for the contest.  Free bags will be sent to the contest participants and several hundred will be available to Shaw’s shoppers. The Nurture Nature Reusable Bag Drawing Contest was made possible by corporate sponsors Shaw’s, Dole Food Company, Gorton’s Seafood, Celestial Seasonings.

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