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The Board of SECOS Group, a leading producer of sustainable packaging and materials, is pleased to announce a significant expansion of its agreement to supply compostable shopping bags to Ritchies IGA following a successful trial that exceeded both parties’ expectations.

Expanded Compostable Shopping Bag agreement with Ritchies IGA

The SECOS MyEcoBag® compostable shopping bags were so well received by customers in an 8-week trial in 5 Ritchies stores in Victoria, that Ritchies has asked SECOS to supply all 76 Ritchies stores in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. Under the agreement Ritchies offers MyEcoBag®re-usable compostable shopping bags to customers at the checkout. The program is a major step in Australia’s plastic waste and carbon reduction efforts, reducing reliance on traditional plastic and carbon intensive paper bags. It also significantly expands a major new product category for SECOS. As part of the agreement, SECOS will be working with Ritchies’ staff to explain the benefits of compostable bags to shoppers through educational campaigns and live demonstrations.

Currently, supermarkets and other stores typically offer either traditional plastic or paper bags to shoppers. It is a common misconception that paper bags made from plantation trees are an environmentally friendly choice. In reality:
• Paper bags require roughly four times more water than the manufacture of plastic, and produce 3.1 times more greenhouse gases;
• Paper bags are bulkier and weigh roughly eight times more than plastic bags, meaning transporting two million paper bags will require seven times as many trucks as two million plastic bags; and
• Critically, paper bags are often lined with untested or unregulated waterproofing or strengthening materials that are not fully compostable and may be harmful to soil and compost quality.

MyEcoBag® gives shoppers the confidence that they are choosing a safe, certified alternative that protects both the environment and the integrity of compost systems.
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realistically , it has to be pull not push. some customers will choose these, if they are price insensitive. And use appropriately.

<blockquote data-quote="Dona Ferentes" data-source="post: 1301553" data-attributes="member: 66457">still at it[ATTACH=full]186468[/ATTACH]The Board of SECOS Group, a leading producer of sustainable packaging and materials, is pleased to announce a significant expansion of its agreement to supply compostable shopping bags to Ritchies IGA following a successful trial that exceeded both parties’ expectations.Expanded Compostable Shopping Bag agreement with Ritchies IGAThe SECOS MyEcoBag® compostable shopping bags were so well received by customers in an 8-week trial in 5 Ritchies stores in Victoria, that Ritchies has asked SECOS to supply all 76 Ritchies stores in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. Under the agreement Ritchies offers MyEcoBag®re-usable compostable shopping bags to customers at the checkout. The program is a major step in Australia’s plastic waste and carbon reduction efforts, reducing reliance on traditional plastic and carbon intensive paper bags. It also significantly expands a major new product category for SECOS. As part of the agreement, SECOS will be working with Ritchies’ staff to explain the benefits of compostable bags to shoppers through educational campaigns and live demonstrations.Currently, supermarkets and other stores typically offer either traditional plastic or paper bags to shoppers. It is a common misconception that paper bags made from plantation trees are an environmentally friendly choice. In reality:• Paper bags require roughly four times more water than the manufacture of plastic, and produce 3.1 times more greenhouse gases;• Paper bags are bulkier and weigh roughly eight times more than plastic bags, meaning transporting two million paper bags will require seven times as many trucks as two million plastic bags; and• Critically, paper bags are often lined with untested or unregulated waterproofing or strengthening materials that are not fully compostable and may be harmful to soil and compost quality.MyEcoBag® gives shoppers the confidence that they are choosing a safe, certified alternative that protects both the environment and the integrity of compost systems..realistically ,&nbsp; it has to be pull not push.&nbsp; some customers will choose these, if they are price insensitive.&nbsp; And use appropriately. </blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dona Ferentes, post: 1301553, member: 66457"] [I]still at it[/I] [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot_20241024_093509_CommSec.jpg"]186468[/ATTACH] The Board of SECOS Group, a leading producer of sustainable packaging and materials, is pleased to announce a significant expansion of its agreement to supply compostable shopping bags to Ritchies IGA following a successful trial that exceeded both parties’ expectations. [B]Expanded Compostable Shopping Bag agreement with Ritchies IGA[/B] [COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)]The SECOS MyEcoBag® compostable shopping bags were so well received by customers in an 8-week trial in 5 Ritchies stores in Victoria, that Ritchies has asked SECOS to supply all 76 Ritchies stores in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. Under the agreement Ritchies offers MyEcoBag®re-usable compostable shopping bags to customers at the checkout. The program is a major step in Australia’s plastic waste and carbon reduction efforts, reducing reliance on traditional plastic and carbon intensive paper bags. It also significantly expands a major new product category for SECOS. As part of the agreement, SECOS will be working with Ritchies’ staff to explain the benefits of compostable bags to shoppers through educational campaigns and live demonstrations. Currently, supermarkets and other stores typically offer either traditional plastic or paper bags to shoppers. It is a common misconception that paper bags made from plantation trees are an environmentally friendly choice. In reality: • Paper bags require roughly four times more water than the manufacture of plastic, and produce 3.1 times more greenhouse gases; • Paper bags are bulkier and weigh roughly eight times more than plastic bags, meaning transporting two million paper bags will require seven times as many trucks as two million plastic bags; and • Critically, paper bags are often lined with untested or unregulated waterproofing or strengthening materials that are not fully compostable and may be harmful to soil and compost quality. MyEcoBag® gives shoppers the confidence that they are choosing a safe, certified alternative that protects both the environment and the integrity of compost systems.[/COLOR] . [I]realistically , it has to be pull not push. some customers will choose these, if they are price insensitive. And use appropriately. [/I] [/QUOTE]

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