Fog Blog Business Log: No More Plastic Bags at Sobeys!

AS OF TODAY.....SOBEYS HERE IN SAINT JOHN, THE MARITIMES AND ACROSS CANADA IS STOPPING THE USE OF PLASTIC GROCERY TAKE HOME BAGS.........SOBEYS GOING GREEN! THE ALTERNATIVE WILL BE PAPER BAGS AT 10 CENTS EACH AND A HIGHER PRICE FOR VARIOUS RE-USABLE BAGS!.......That Sobeys bag overflowing with other Sobeys bags in your pantry will stop growing today.That's because the company is removing plastic bags from its stores on Jan. 31

."There was a mourning period of people from July when we made the announcement," said Violet MacLeod, a spokesperson for Sobeys Inc."We did hear a lot of nostalgia, a lot of, 'What will I put in my boots?' ... but we've had six months go by and people are accepting the change."In Atlantic Canada, the term Sobeys bag has become synonymous with plastic bags, and was even added to The Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles in 2016.