Earth Day is April 22, and it’s not unusual for retailers to offer special incentives to encourage their customers to think about the environment. As usual, we love to hear about reusable grocery bags as vehicles for these promotions!
Here are a few Earth Day-related promos that have hit our radar.
Chicago: Big Bowl restaurants are handing out free “Earth Matters” grocery totes on April 22 with every takeout order. Every time you reuse the bag to pick up food, receive $0.50 off for the life of the reusable bag.
Texas: H-E-B is giving away 250,000 custom printed reusable shopping bags on Saturday, April 16, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Customers who bring in five or more plastic bags for recycling will receive a coupon for one free reusable H-E-B shopping bag. Last year, H-E-B and its customers recycled 3.87 million pounds of plastic bags across the state!
Nationwide: Target is giving away 1 million bags chain-wide, starting April 17. You must make a purchase to receive a free reusable shopping bag. We love that their printed reusable bags are made from 100% recyclable Tyvek
Other countries are getting in on the Earth Day reusable bag movement as well:
China: Wal-Mart China has launched a month long “Wal-Mart Earth Month” in six cities in China. Wal–mart in Xiamen will provide consumers with 40,000 reusable bags for free.
Do you know of others? Let us know about them!
