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Whole Foods Outlaws Plastic Bags
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Shannon
- 692 days ago - care2.com
"Paper or plastic?" The clerks at Whole Foods will cease asking shoppers that question as they discontinue the use of disposable, plastic bags at all 270 stores worldwide by Earth Day 2008 (April 22).
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Past Member (0)
Thursday January 24, 2008, 4:34 pm
That is great! We should have this nation wide for all stores. Think what that could do for our world..Jaylena :)
 

Past Member (0)
Saturday January 26, 2008, 3:02 am
great! but should they also get rid of the paper ones also for the trees incase they make them out of trees instead of recycle stuff!! we have bought the reusable ones and so should everyone try to
 

shannon w. (10)
Saturday January 26, 2008, 10:36 am
Hey Daniel, Whole Foods paper bags are made out of 100 percent recycled content, so they aren't cutting down new trees. Hopefully, everyone will bring their own bags and they won't need paper either.
 
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