Oct 4, 2024

Written by Sophia Harris for the CBC

"In 2022, retail giants Walmart in Canada and Target and CVS Pharmacy in the U.S. did launch — to much fanfare — GOATOTE-run circular reusable bag pilot projects in selected stores.

Some environmentalists argue the program is problematic because the onus is on customers to mail the bags, and the project doesn't prevent shoppers from acquiring more new ones.

"You're just going to keep consuming bags and sending them away. It's not really moving to a circular system," said Emily Alfred, a waste campaigner with Toronto Environmental Alliance."

Full article available here:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/reusable-bags-profits-1.7338237