Get your reusable bags ready! Change is in the air. If you go to a retail store in Westport, CT you better be ready to take your purchases away in something other than a plastic bag. As of March 19th, plastic bags have been banned from retail check-out counters in the town.
The local Super Stop and Shop supermarket has already taken action and put the ban into place as of Sunday, March 15th. Signs at the entry congratulate the town for its ecofriendly decision. The signs also remind customers to bring their reusable bags with them. Paper bags are still available, but for how long????
The town held a contest to design new reusable bags for purchase and use by local residents. 141 designs were submitted and 3 were chosen winners. All of the submitted designs and the winning entries are on display at the Westport Public Library and reception to honor the winning designs and designers is scheduled for March 17th. The three winning designs for the bags were by artists Ross Gendels, Sandra Schulze, Anna Daytz.
PTA organizations of various schools also will be selling the Westport reusable bags as part of fund raising events through the end of May. They will also be for sale at the Public Library starting at the March 17th reception and will continue to be sold there for several weeks. Also reusable bags will be available for purchase from selected town merchants.
The local Super Stop and Shop supermarket has already taken action and put the ban into place as of Sunday, March 15th. Signs at the entry congratulate the town for its ecofriendly decision. The signs also remind customers to bring their reusable bags with them. Paper bags are still available, but for how long????
The town held a contest to design new reusable bags for purchase and use by local residents. 141 designs were submitted and 3 were chosen winners. All of the submitted designs and the winning entries are on display at the Westport Public Library and reception to honor the winning designs and designers is scheduled for March 17th. The three winning designs for the bags were by artists Ross Gendels, Sandra Schulze, Anna Daytz.
PTA organizations of various schools also will be selling the Westport reusable bags as part of fund raising events through the end of May. They will also be for sale at the Public Library starting at the March 17th reception and will continue to be sold there for several weeks. Also reusable bags will be available for purchase from selected town merchants.
Click Here for Westport Chamber of Commerce website
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