https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2019/04/05/kroger-says-goodbye-to-plastic-bags.aspxAs more and more grocery stores begin to ditch plastic bags, the acronym BYOB takes on a whole new meaning. Kroger &mdash; a grocery giant with nearly 2,800 stores in 35 states across the country &mdash; announced they&rsquo;ll be doing away with singleenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Debug Build: 31106.3070)https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2019/04/05/kroger-says-goodbye-to-plastic-bags.aspx?ShowAllComments=True#9487334/6/2019 7:30:51 AM24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:948733HappyHealthy15<p>This is great news that kroger will ban plastic bags. They are following a growing list of other food supermarkets. Now if only they and the others would BAN gmo&#39;s from their supermarkets. Then we would begin seeing true benefits to the environment.</p> https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2019/04/05/kroger-says-goodbye-to-plastic-bags.aspx?ShowAllComments=True#9486024/5/2019 1:26:30 AM24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:948602Almond<p>If you are going to go this route and still buy produce, you may want to bring several cloth bags for fruit and vegetables.  This will require individual responsibility.  One of the advantages of disposable plastic bags is that they are intended for single use.  If you bring your own cloth bags, make sure to launder them and hang them in the sun after each use.  Bacteria can multiply otherwise.</p>