Walmart tests ways to ditch single-use plastics
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/15/walmarts-inhome-hunts-for-ways-to-ditch-single-use-plastics.html
Author: Melissa Repko
Walmart is testing reusable tote bags as part of its direct-to-fridge delivery service, InHome, which is expanding across the country. The pilot project is part of a broader effort by the retail giant to deliver on a pledge to move toward reusable, recyclable or industrially compostable packaging and reach zero waste in its own operations in the U.S. and Canada by 2025. Other companies, including Estee Lauder, New Balance and Rent the Runway, are also looking for ways to move to a circular system of reusable packaging. In the first half of 2022, Walmart plans to test alternatives to single-use plastic for curbside pickup and home delivery, said Jane Ewing, Walmart’s senior vice president of sustainability. Those services are fast-growing parts of Walmart’s grocery business, after shoppers got used to the convenience during the pandemic.