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Walmart buyers have seen their fair share of change in the past six decades. Only this year, the large -scale retailer redrawn the stores ,, brought augmented reality (AR) to its application, and even launched his own Reading Club. But a different change that Walmart extended in 2022 is not well seated with everyone. The company's bag policy has been updated in certain stores in order to be more respectful of the environment, but some customers think that it does more harm than good. Read the rest to find out why buyers are raging against Walmart's reusable bags.

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Over the past two years, Walmart has worked to accomplish an environmental initiative It was revealed in 2020. As part of the plan, the large-scale retailer seeks to "reinvent the plastic bag", because it is estimated that 100 billion plastic bags are used each year in the United States only, and less 10% of they are recycled.

Vermont's Walmart stores were the first to launch the plan In February 2021 by fully eliminating single -use bags. A few months later, Maine joined.

"Walmart converts all the Maine Stores in Bag without Bag on July 1" " Charles Crowson , Walmart communications director for the northern United States, said United States today at the time. "A similar initiative started at Vermont four months ago and was welcomed by customers there."

In the summer of 2021, Crowson said United States today This Walmart did not provide for a national deployment of plastic bag prohibitions in its stores. But in May 2022, the policy extended, as the retailer eliminated use Single -use bags in New Jersey stores. "For store shopping, please bring your own reusable bags or buy them at the cashier," said Walmart in his new bag policy.

Another state is defined To join the Vermont, Maine and New Jersey in less than two weeks. From January 1, Walmart stores in Colorado no longer provide Single -use bags for customers, The daily sentry reported. Once the 105 locations in Colorado join this environmental initiative, a total of 206 Walmart stores aura Surcharge rules in place, according to Statista data.

"Walmart A Explored alternatives to single -use transport bags from our stores since 2021, " Lauren Willis , the world director of communications for Walmart in the western United States, told KKTV affiliated to CBS in Monument, Colorado. "In the United States, we went from plastic bags to Vermont, Maine and New Jersey and, from the beginning of 2023, we also plan to eliminate single -use transport bags in Colorado - with Reusable bags available for purchase at several prices… Walmart Remoes committed to identifying evolving, practical and sustainable solutions. "

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While Walmart abandons single -use plastic bags in other states, some buyers have serious complaints. Recently, a customer in Canada - where Walmart has also recently eliminated single -use bags - turned to Twitter to highlight a major problem with the new initiative: they even receive Following Bags now.

"Really appreciate the fact that @walmartcanada has progressed Plastic bags for recyclables But that was the number of bags that I obtained from a grocery delivery, "tweeted the buyer on August 17 with a photo of several reusable blue Walmart bags stacked." There is no way that I can reuse them all. If Walmart can have a return program to reuse them, it would be good. ""

Another Twitter user added on December 20, " Blue reusable number of reusable bags I have Walmart is ridiculous !!! "On December 19, another buyer tweeted that they" drowned in unatable non -recyclable blue Walmart bags ".

It is not only a drawback for buyers - this environmentally friendly policy may not be good for the environment. A study of the United Nations in 2020 revealed that because bags like those that Walmart provides require more energy to do , they must be used 10 to 20 times to have less impact on the environment.

In February, a buyer admitted having appreciated the reception of reusable tote bags, but said that in getting new ones with each Walmart delivery is " Just a waste "Instead of being useful." You have to be another way, "they tweeted. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

Another asked in November if there was a way to transmit their collection: "Do you know an [organization] that needs reusable provisions ? We are buried in Walmart bags for the delivery of the grocery store. ""

Customer Larry Grant told Canada Broadcasting Company (CBC) that he accumulated around 300 Walmart bags reusable as a result of delivery orders for the last six months. "It's a bit crazy. In a month, I can accumulate 40 to 50," he said, noting that in weekly grocery delivery for his family of four people, he received Eight reusable Walmart bags with two bags containing a single article each. "I'm really frustrated. I just hope they will think about this failure ... and find a solution."

Better life Contacted Walmart U.S. to see if they have a comment on the reusable bag complaints, but have not yet heard.

Stéphanie Fusco A company spokesman for Walmart Canada told CBC that the retailer explores the means to reduce the number of reusable bags that circulate. "We continue to learn and adapt to our customers," said Fusco at the News Outlet.