Loblaw is rolling out the PC GREEN Plastic Bag Recycling Program at Ontario stores located in municipalities where curbside plastic bag recycling is not available, estimated to be more than half of Ontario municipalities.
This initiative is expected to divert more than 51 million plastic bags from Ontario landfill in year one of the program by urging consumers to return plastic grocery bags to store and deposit them in new recycling receptacles. The plastic bags will then be recycled into new usable plastic products.
This recycling initiative complements the recent launch of the company's new Milton Loblaw Superstore - the first major grocery and general merchandise retail store in North America to eliminate traditional plastic grocery bags at checkout - and the launch of PC GREEN "Canada's Greenest Shopping Bag."
In April of this year, Loblaw made a commitment to reduce one billion plastic grocery bags from Canada's landfills within one year. Recycling and reducing the number of plastic grocery bags offered at store, as well as offering more sustainable choices, will help achieve this goal. Currently, Ontarians use almost 80 plastic bags per second, close to seven million plastic bags per day.
Currently PC GREEN Plastic Bag recycling receptacles are located in the entrance vestibule of 60 stores throughout Ontario, with additional stores launching the program moving forward. The program's test pilot suggests that receptacles will be filled at a rate of twice per week, translating into more than 16,000 plastic bags recycled per store per week.
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