Sea You at Fetch Long Beach
|Articles|July 1, 2013

Idea Exchange: Reduce waste by reusing plastic bags

This green idea involves reusing plastic grocery bags.

In an effort to reduce waste, we reuse plastic grocery bags. Team members bring in plastic bags they received while shopping, and we fill them with products and medicine for clients to take home.

Staff at Whitehall Animal Hospital

Columbus, Ohio


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