Dryden’s Safeway store will be among Safeway and Sobey stores across Canada that will eliminate plastic bags next year.
The announcement to stop using plastic bags and to switch to paper for ‘carry out’ and reusable mesh bags for produce was made yesterday by Sobeys and includes all stores owned by the Canadian grocery retailer.
Today we announced that we're eliminating plastic bags from all Sobeys grocery stores by the end of January 2020. This is just the first step in our journey towards a more #sustainable future. https://t.co/1XhaQ7lh6a pic.twitter.com/6MJuizgWI7
— Sobeys (@sobeys) July 31, 2019
The announcement garnered praise from politicians, especially as the Liberal Government wants to see plastic bags eliminated in 2021
Canada's moving forward and banning harmful single-use plastics as early as 2021 and, across the country, companies are also stepping up. 👏🏻 Today, @Sobeys announced they're removing plastic bags from stores by 2020 — taking 225 million plastic bags out of circulation every year! pic.twitter.com/ScPYnr4oDU
— Catherine McKenna (@cathmckenna) July 31, 2019
