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Wegmans In PA, No More Plastic Bags

CrazyKittyLvr2 — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 22:08:06 GMT

As of today Wegmans has no plastic bags in PA. You can bring reuseable ones or pay 5 cents for a paper bag. Money from the paper bags goes to charity.

I like it. DD has taken reuseable bags for a couple years. She found some cute fabrics and made her own. They can get tossed in the washer and dryer.

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Shelbelle — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 22:09:11 GMT

Been like that at our Wegmans for the last 2 months in MD.

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haddon9 — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 22:10:10 GMT

@CrazyKittyLvr2 Good to know. A new Wegmans is being built in the town next to mine but I'm not sure when it will be ready. I'm in PA.

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MamaWick — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 22:10:51 GMT

I've used reusable bags for years and years

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proudlyfromNJ — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 22:13:31 GMT

Ours in NJ started awhile ago. Our Shop Rite in NY started a few years ago.

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VanSleepy — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 22:23:25 GMT

When they first got rid of them here (NJ) I thought no big deal because I have a lifetime supply of plastic bags in this house. It would be nice if I ever remembered to bring them. Now I'm working on my lifetime supply of 99 cents cheap "cloth" bags.

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CrazyKittyLvr2 — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 22:29:55 GMT

@VanSleepy I still get plastic occasionally from the Dollar Store or CVS. I need to remember to keep a couple cloth ones in the car.

I do reuse any plastic bags. I use them when I clean out the litter box. I just tie it up tight and throw in the garbage. I keep one in the car for any coffee/drink cups, Kleenex etc.

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millieshops — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 22:35:33 GMT

Although there's no mandate where I live, I take reuseable bags with me to the supermarket. The cashiers add plastic bags to protect some items or for those who don't bring bags.

When I was still a snowbird, I came home one spring to discover bags cost 5 cents each and it didn't matter whether you were buying groceries or clothes or trinkets or pharmacy. All bags cost.

Most people learned very quickly to bring their own bags, but sometimes it was quite amusing to watch people who forgot bags cost try to avoid paying. No surprise that was most often men who were doing their wives a favor picking up a few things, but often still more than they could easily carry. Although the law did not require it, most businesses donated the money they had to collect.

There we also paid a 5 cent fee on all recyclable bottles and cans (could have been either a state or a county law- I don't remember.

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Trailrun23 — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 22:46:20 GMT

We don't have Wegman's here, but the plastic bag ban put in the place by the county a few years ago was a failure, so they pulled it. People squawked at being charged for a bag. Since Covid, you have to bag your own groceries if you bring your own bags; the workers aren't allowed to touch them..so I hate bagging and let them do it with plastc. All the stores have big bins to put the plastic bags in for recycle on your next trip.

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chickenbutt — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 22:57:46 GMT

Unfortunately, they still have plastic bags here but I've brought my own bags for many years now. It's easy to just keep them in my car and bring in however many I think I need.

I just wish I could find a place, since Covid, where I can recycle the plastic ones I have at home. The husband cannot be bothered to use his own bags (or take paper! how freakin' hard can that be! ) so I have quite a few of them from over the years. I'm not going to throw them away so I guess I'll just keep on keeping them until I can find a way to recycle.

I'm shocked that the recycle bin with Waste Management doesn't allow the plastic bags. I don't get it! There are other plastic items you can put in there - just about everything but plastic bags.

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CrazyKittyLvr2 — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 23:13:42 GMT

@Trailrun23 When this was announced on the news a couple weeks ago a man called the talk back segment the news has. He was going on about the 5 cents a bag thing. He said he wouldn't go to Wegmans anymore.

I don't think a nickle is bad. If you won't want to pay just get reuseable ones.

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fthunt — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 23:24:20 GMT

Have always insisted on paper bags.........use them for donations - to hold recycle newspapers. magazines, etc.

Nickle is worth it. I buy plastic bags from Amazon for other things.

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maximillian — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 23:28:37 GMT

It makes some sense. However, during the Covid-19 Pandemic, stores where we live did not want customers to bring their own cloth bags into stores. It was back to plastic. Policies change according to the times that we are going through.

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Nuph — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 23:49:15 GMT

In my state, California, we voters approved a state wide, single use carry out bag ban back in 2016. It's been routine for years here for shoppers to bring their own reusable bags. The law effects most grocery stores, retail stores with a pharmacy, convenience stores, food marts, and liquor stores so that they are no longer able to provide single-use plastic carryout bags to their customers. Instead, these stores may provide a reusable grocery bag or recycled paper bag to a customer at point of sale at a charge of at least 10 cents. Just about everyone I know has resusable bags they keep in their car for shopping. Surprising to hear other areas of the country just now adopting this years after California.

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Cookie2025 — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 01:18:45 GMT

In Md - I believe it was Trader Joe's who DID NOT accept cloth bags (during COVID) to bag groceries - I am not sure if that 'ban' is still in place. I like their paper bags for recycling so I am Thankful they still have paper bags.

I have too many cloth Trader Joe's bags that I use when shopping at TJ Maxx, Marshalls and the other grocery stores of course.

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bargainsgirl — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 01:25:23 GMT

Here in Rochester where Wegmans began, we have been using reusable bags for years. Plastic was banned maybe 2 years ago(?) not sure. So used to NOT having plastic I do not miss it at all. so much more room in the reusables...and kinder to environment.

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FLGators — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 04:00:51 GMT

In NJ - The law banning plastic bags and polystyrene foam food service products went into effect on May 4, 2022

New Jersey retail stores, grocery stores and food service businesses may not provide or sell single-use plastic carryout bags and polystyrene foam food service products. Plastic straws may be provided only upon the request of the customer.

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catter70 — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 09:57:53 GMT

Not a fan of the new policy. Wegman's has a bin in their foyer for recycling these bags and our trash collectors accept them as recyclable. They are more than one use bags. I use them for garbage can liners and they are good for picking up after pets. I think they're more interested in saving money then the environment. Wonder how much that saves them in the course of a year which of course won't be passed on to the customer. Plus the money they make selling us their store bags.

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ScrapHappy — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 10:54:39 GMT

I'm all for reusable bags. Been using them for many years now.

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Yahooey — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 11:09:05 GMT

@chickenbutt wrote:
Unfortunately, they still have plastic bags here but I've brought my own bags for many years now. It's easy to just keep them in my car and bring in however many I think I need.

I just wish I could find a place, since Covid, where I can recycle the plastic ones I have at home. The husband cannot be bothered to use his own bags (or take paper! how freakin' hard can that be! ) so I have quite a few of them from over the years. I'm not going to throw them away so I guess I'll just keep on keeping them until I can find a way to recycle.

I'm shocked that the recycle bin with Waste Management doesn't allow the plastic bags. I don't get it! There are other plastic items you can put in there - just about everything but plastic bags.

@chickenbutt

at my Target - there is a bin out front - plastic bags, plastic wrappings etc - so i use a plastic bag to collect all the wrappings that are in plastic- frozen veg etc- once i have a bagful - i make a trip and deposit - Lowe's also has a bin out front for plastic bags