The company previously stopped giving out single-use plastic bags in New York and Connecticut and in some areas in Colorado. Walmart offers reusable shopping bags starting at 74 cents for customers without their own bags. Walmart’s policies will mean the company is ahead of lawmakers in these states in the growing push to eliminate bags that are typically used once and then discarded.
Imperfect solutions As the environmental toll of plastic bags began to be scrutinized, cities and counties began banning them. California was the first state to ban single-use plastic carryout bags in 2016. Plastic-bag bans reduce the number of these bags in stores and encourage customers to bring reusable bags or pay a small fee for paper bags. “The ideal bag law bans plastic and adds a fee to paper,” Enck said.
Time to shop elsewhere
They've already eliminated checkers, so why the F not, huh? This makes my conscience feel better about the 'lousy' job I do as a self checker.. I swear, if they knew, they'd fire me😁