Plastic Catastrophe

  Kroger, one of the world’s largest supermarket chains, has announced plans to phase out single-use plastic bags across its family of stores by 2025. The news followed the release of Greenpeace’s Carting Away the Oceans report, which ranked supermarkets nationwide on their support for sustainable seafood. The years report also focused on human rights issues and plastic waste reduction.

Despite some level of improvment in their sourcing methods and supply chains, the report found that none of the major retailers had yet developed a comprehensive plan to significantly reduce their single-use plastic footprint.The equivalent of a garbage truck of plastic enters our oceans every minute. With plastic production set to double in the next 20 years—largely in packaging—the threat to ocean biodiversity continues to rise.