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Originally Posted by coffeebean
I spoke to a manager today at Colony Publix about the phasing out of plastic bags. This is what was said........
I questioned why some Publix stores are not aware of the phasing out of plastic bags. I was told that Colony Publix is the busiest store in the area so they receive information before the other stores.
I was told Publix, as a company, would like to completely phase out plastic bags. However, the company will be supplying less bags to the stores and will be charging the customers for the plastic bags. The amount to be charged for the plastic bags is unknown at this time and when this will be implemented is also unknown.
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This is part of a nationwide trend. It's most prevalent along the coastal states (west and east), but as has been mentioned in several posts (not just by me) - Aldi's has been doing it this way from the get-go. It doesn't matter WHY they've been doing it - the fact is, they've been doing it all along.
Big box stores do it as well, so most people should have some experience, however limited, with having to either a) bring your own bags, b) buy bags at the store, or c) take empty case boxes from the store instead of bags.