A KROGER store has become the first to make a huge change that will impact all shoppers starting Monday.
The grocery chain is set to axe a key item in all of its stores in a bid to be more green.
A Kroger store in Richmond, Virginia, is the first to eliminate single-use plastic bags.
The Kroger Short Pump store located at 11895 W. Broad Street will offer shoppers the option to bring a bag, purchase a reusable plastic bag for 10 cents, or purchase a reusable tote for 99 cents NBC12 reports.
The earnings will be donated to the Zero Hunger | Zero Waste initiative.
Kroger is determined to eliminate plastic bags entirely by 2025.
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Back in 2018, the company announced its plans to phase out single-use plastic bags at its 2,779 stores.
The chain managed to reduce plastic bags in all QFC stores in April 2019.
The company also donated $1 to The Nature Conservancy for each reusable bag sold in stores that month.
Kroger has partnered with other stores like Walmart and Target for the Beyond the Bag initiative, which challenges shoppers to explore reusable options and “reimagine” plastic bags.
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The store’s attempt to be more environmentally friendly has been adopted by other stores too such as Wegmans and Walmart.
Walmart will be phasing out plastic bags in stores across Colorado from next year.
Meanwhile, Kroger has introduced a “unique” update to 1,173 of its stores, thanks to a celebrity twist.