Ontario’s liquor stores make ‘another step toward reducing our carbon footprint’ by offering no single-use bags at all. Cardboard boxes are still on offer, if available.
The provincial liquor retailer is set to announce today that it’s phasing out paper bags, and will be asking customers to bring — or buy — their own reusable bags.
While paper bags might not have the same ecological impact as single-use plastics, needlessly chopping down trees isn’t the right move, either, said Soleas. While some customers complained about inconvenience when the LCBO switched from plastic bags to paper 15 years ago, Soleas said consumer sentiment has changed substantially since then. He pointed to a survey showing that 70 per cent of consumers favoured eliminating paper bags, and that 98 per cent already own several reusable bags.
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