{"id":194,"date":"2011-11-21T16:28:34","date_gmt":"2011-11-21T21:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bulletinbag.mivamerchant.net\/blog\/?p=194"},"modified":"2025-05-29T13:00:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T17:00:48","slug":"ma-says-yes-reusable-grocery-bags","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bulletinbag.com\/blog\/ma-says-yes-reusable-grocery-bags\/","title":{"rendered":"MA Says Yes To Reusable Grocery Bags"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>About a year ago, we first told you about Massachusetts\u2019 efforts to reduce plastic bag consumption.\u00a0 According to the Boston Globe, a new report indicated that the state\u2019s 2013 goal to reduce plastic bag consumption by 33% has already been reached.\u00a0 What does this mean? Simply this: Massachusetts\u2019s residents are taking home their groceries in reusable shopping bags.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/bags.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-195\" alt=\"bags\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/bags-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"625\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bulletinbag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/bags-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bulletinbag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/bags-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bulletinbag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/bags-624x468.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.bulletinbag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/bags.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>A dozen supermarket chains comprising nearly 400 stores around Massachusetts have been voluntarily tracking the number of paper and plastic bags they use. Many stores are selling their own custom reusable grocery bags, and some offer customer incentives to use their reusable bags.<\/p>\n<p>We salute the state of Massachusetts for undertaking this effort back in 2007. More importantly, we applaud its residents for their efforts to remember their reusable bags. The environment thanks you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About a year ago, we first told you about Massachusetts\u2019 efforts to reduce plastic bag consumption.\u00a0 According to the Boston Globe, a new report indicated that the state\u2019s 2013 goal to reduce plastic bag consumption by 33% has already been reached.\u00a0 What does this mean? 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