Reusable Bags
In 2009, Thrifty Foods was one of the first retail grocery chains in BC to eliminate single-use plastic bags. We continued to offer paper bags to our customers, and to sell reusable cloth bags at every location.
Our reusable bags come in various designs and our large Compliments bag can hold over twenty kilograms. Our bags have been carefully sourced to meet and exceed safety standards prescribed by Health Canada.
Care Instructions
Our non-insulated Thrifty Foods bags are machine washable and are made from over 20% recycled material. We encourage you to wash your reusable bags regularly using these instructions.
Choose to Reuse
To help our customers make the switch and remember their reusable bags, our Choose to Reuse" campaign is designed to increase awareness about bag use. As part of Choose to Reuse, customers who bring back their bags are given an entry form to win a gift basket packed with groceries bi-monthly. To enter, simply bring in your bags, fill out your entry form and drop it in the draw box. To "meet" a few of our lucky gift basket winners, visit us on Facebook and click on the photo album Remember your reusable bags - and win!.
Today, our customers return with their bags 40% of the time. To help our customers remember, we offer an affordable reusable bag option at every till and provide $0.03 back for every bag returned. Help us help the environment by remembering to Choose to Reuse each time you shop with us!
Recycling Plastic Bags
Thrifty Foods continues to accept and manage the pickup of plastic bags in our stores. Since 2009, 379.46 metric tonnes of plastic (and counting) has been picked up from our stores. This is equivalent to almost 60 million bags being removed from our landfills.
Thrifty Foods continues to meet and work with regional and provincial governments to raise awareness about single-use and reusable bag options.
Contact Us
We would love to hear from you about how you remember your bags or why you Choose to Reuse. Join the conversation at www.facebook.com/thriftyfoods.
