{"id":136391,"date":"2019-03-07T02:00:54","date_gmt":"2019-03-07T10:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/?p=136391"},"modified":"2019-05-21T17:11:17","modified_gmt":"2019-05-22T00:11:17","slug":"trader-joes-reducing-plastic-waste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/trader-joes-reducing-plastic-waste\/","title":{"rendered":"100,000 Petition Signatures Later, Trader Joe\u2019s Rolls Out Plastic Reduction Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you didn&#8217;t know, we produce nearly <a href=\"https:\/\/plasticoceans.org\/the-facts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">300 million tons<\/a> of plastic per year, half of which is for single use. So it came as no surprise that a <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.us.greenpeace.org\/onlineactions\/Q1thg8mqGEGWVW7HyZqjtg2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greenpeace petition<\/a> calling out Trader Joe&#8217;s plastic packaging secured over 100,000 signatures. As a result, the grocery chain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecowatch.com\/trader-joes-plastic-waste-2630818452.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> that it&#8217;ll be taking measures to cut back on plastic and other packaging waste.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A fundamental focus of sustainability is maintaining product integrity and preventing food waste,&#8221; said the chain in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.traderjoes.com\/Announcement\/Index\/packaging-improvements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. &#8220;We strive to balance the key role packaging plays in this effort with the overall impact packaging has on the ecosystem as we approach making any changes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how Trader Joe&#8217;s aims to eliminate more than 1 million pounds of plastic from stores\u00a0and make packaging more sustainable.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sustainability framework:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reduce the number of items sold in plastic packages in the produce section including apple, pear, and potato bags.<\/li>\n<li>Replace any remaining styrofoam trays in the fresh meat section with PET1 trays that are highly recyclable.<\/li>\n<li>Replace the current plastic sleeves on greeting cards with sleeves made of renewable, compostable material.<\/li>\n<li>Replace the current plastic flower bags with bags made of renewable material.<\/li>\n<li>Eliminate non-recyclable plastic and foil pouches from tea packages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Achievements to date:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stopped offering single-use plastic carry-out bags in all stores across the country.<\/li>\n<li>Replaced plastic produce bags with biodegradable and compostable produce bags for the convenience of carrying loose fruits and vegetables.<\/li>\n<li>Eliminated any remaining styrofoam packages in the produce section and replaced it with bio-based, compostable trays.<\/li>\n<li>Put together information for customers about packaging materials and disposal opportunities\u00a0to make informed and responsible decisions with packaging materials.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>xx, The FabFitFun Team<\/p>\n<p>P.S.\u00a0Looking for more ways to live greener this year? <a href=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/etsy-sustainable-clothing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shop these Etsy accounts to support sustainable fashion<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":"If you didn't know, we produce nearly 300 million tons of plastic per year, half ...","author":2488223,"featured_media":136401,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[268,260,185],"tags":[522],"thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/07131443\/plastic.jpg","thumbnail_url_middle_card":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/07131443\/plastic-386x200.jpg","formated_date":"March 7, 2019","category_name":"News","category_icon":"https:\/\/d3vodd1ws13xud.cloudfront.net\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/10113842\/news.svg","author_name":"","trending":false,"sponsored":false,"random_color":"#d82fd8","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136391"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2488223"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136391"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136391\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/136401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}