ONTARIO—Starting September 5, paper bags will not be available to customers at all Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) stores.
LCBO made this announcement earlier this summer, which follows a previous announcement in April in which the company said it would be phasing out paper bags as part of a new sustainability initiative.
Each year more than 135 million paper bags are sold at LCBO stores, the company reports. The LCBO had previously phased out plastic bags.
LCBO indicated that its locations would continue to provide 8-pack carrier boxes for free or make reusable bags available for purchase. Customers are being encouraged to bring their own reusable bags.
The initiative comes by LCBO as part of a partnership it has with the non-profit, Tree Canada, and the company says the decision will save the equivalent of 188,000 trees each year and divert 2,665 tonnes of waste from landfills.
