Dec 23, 2020
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Meijer announced that it s joined the Beyond the Bag Initiative aimed at identifying, testing and implementing sustainable solutions to move beyond the single-use plastic bag.
It s among the retailer s latest efforts to reduce waste and improve recycling, said Vik Srinivasan, Senior Vice President of Properties and Real Estate. Meijer operates under the philosophy that to be a good company, we must be a good neighbor, Srinivasan said. We are committed to lessening our impact on the environment and believe our participation in this initiative is an important step in keeping our communities clean for generations to come.
Supercenter retailer joins Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag
Teaming up with other food and drug retailers, Meijer has joined the Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag as a supporting partner to help cut down on plastic waste.
Launched over the summer, the coalition was founded to test options to the single-use plastic shopping bag now used by mass retailers nationwide. The consortium’s three-year Beyond the Bag Initiative calls on retailers to “think outside the box” to address the global waste issue of plastic shopping bags.
“Meijer operates under the philosophy that to be a good company, we must be a good neighbor,” Vik Srinivasan, senior vice president of properties and real estate at Meijer, said in a statement. “We are committed to lessening our impact on the environment and believe our participation in this initiative is an important step in keeping our communities clean for generations to come.”
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Meijer Joins Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag
Initiative is retailer s latest effort to lessen its environmental impact
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Dec. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Meijer announced today that it s joined the Beyond the Bag Initiative aimed at identifying, testing and implementing sustainable solutions to move beyond the single-use plastic bag.
It s among the retailer s latest efforts to reduce waste and improve recycling, said Vik Srinivasan, Senior Vice President of Properties and Real Estate. Meijer operates under the philosophy that to be a good company, we must be a good neighbor, Srinivasan said. We are committed to lessening our impact on the environment and believe our participation in this initiative is an important step in keeping our communities clean for generations to come.