All the major supermarket chains in Iceland are preparing to switch from plastic shopping bags to biodegradable bioplastics or other solutions, according to an industry spokesman. The discount supermarket Bónus was the first to announce it would stop offering its customers plastic shopping bags at the checkout. Immediately following this announcement a second supermarket Hagkaup announced it would also be discontinuing plastic shopping bags.
Read more: Bónus, Hagkaup supermarket chains to stop offering customers plastic shopping bags
Andrés Magnússon, the director of the Federation of Trade and Services, which represents the retail trade among other industries, told the National Broadcasting Service RÚV that Krónan and Nettó, as well as the Samkaup stores and other supermarkets are preparing to switch entirely from plastic bags. He told RÚV that the industry is fully conscious of the need to cut down on the use of plastics. Eliminating plastic shopping bags is a simple and effective step to achieve this goal, he points out.
A recent poll showed that a majority of Icelanders support a total ban on the use of plastic shopping bags.
All the major supermarket chains in Iceland are preparing to switch from plastic shopping bags to biodegradable bioplastics or other solutions, according to an industry spokesman. The discount supermarket Bónus was the first to announce it would stop offering its customers plastic shopping bags at the checkout. Immediately following this announcement a second supermarket Hagkaup announced it would also be discontinuing plastic shopping bags.
Read more: Bónus, Hagkaup supermarket chains to stop offering customers plastic shopping bags
Andrés Magnússon, the director of the Federation of Trade and Services, which represents the retail trade among other industries, told the National Broadcasting Service RÚV that Krónan and Nettó, as well as the Samkaup stores and other supermarkets are preparing to switch entirely from plastic bags. He told RÚV that the industry is fully conscious of the need to cut down on the use of plastics. Eliminating plastic shopping bags is a simple and effective step to achieve this goal, he points out.
A recent poll showed that a majority of Icelanders support a total ban on the use of plastic shopping bags.
