{"id":446,"date":"2008-11-11T12:56:47","date_gmt":"2008-11-11T17:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bulletinbag.mivamerchant.net\/blog\/?p=446"},"modified":"2025-05-29T13:09:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T17:09:20","slug":"thinking-about-reusable-bags-a-message-to-cashiers-and-baggers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bulletinbag.com\/blog\/thinking-about-reusable-bags-a-message-to-cashiers-and-baggers\/","title":{"rendered":"Thinking About Reusable Bags – A Message to Cashiers and Baggers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some didn’t see it coming, but the reusable bag movement has hit us like a big green tidal wave.\u00a0 Isn’t it time for retailers to implement better training to effectively promote this important trend?<\/p>\n

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.\u00a0 Whether it’s the grocery store, the corner store, or the mall — retailers are the key to breaking the plastic habit.<\/p>\n

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.\u00a0 They might even carry a folding nylon reusable bag<\/a> in a purse, pocket or glove compartment.\u00a0 (…)<\/a><\/p>\n

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So what habits need to be formed (or shall I say ‘broken’) at the retail level?\u00a0 Here’s are a few ideas for baggers, cashiers and those who train them:<\/p>\n