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This Grocery Store Uses Embarrassing Plastic Bags To Encourage Shoppers To Go Reusable

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Published July 8, 2019 at 12:40 PM CDT
The East West Market in Vancouver offers single-use plastic bags with embarrassing slogans to encourage customers to use reusable bags. (East West Market)
The East West Market in Vancouver offers single-use plastic bags with embarrassing slogans to encourage customers to use reusable bags. (East West Market)

The East West Market in Vancouver, Canada, offers single-use plastic bags with embarrassing slogans to encourage customers to bring their own bag. Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with store owner David Kwen. 

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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