{"id":75990,"date":"2024-04-24T22:20:42","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T22:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/04\/24\/no-paper-no-plastic-be-ready-as-commissaries-adopt-reusable-bags\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T16:06:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T16:06:59","slug":"no-paper-no-plastic-be-ready-as-commissaries-adopt-reusable-bags","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/management\/pay-benefits\/mil-money\/2024\/04\/24\/no-paper-no-plastic-be-ready-as-commissaries-adopt-reusable-bags\/","title":{"rendered":"No paper, no plastic: Be ready as commissaries adopt reusable bags"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Attention, commissary shoppers: Here\u2019s what you need to know about the possible costs you may have to front as your local store eliminates plastic and paper bags.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Efforts to ditch single-use bags are gradually taking effect at U.S.-run grocery stores at military bases around the world, so be prepared with reusable bags.<b> <\/b>Guam\u2019s commissaries got rid of plastic and paper bags as of March 15, and Hawaii\u2019s commissaries will follow starting April 30. California and Washington will eliminate the bags on June 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As for the remaining commissaries around the world, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/pay-benefits\/mil-money\/2024\/03\/21\/more-military-commissaries-to-offer-home-grocery-delivery-this-year\/\" target=\"_blank\">Defense Commissary Agency<\/a> plans to continue rolling out reusable bag policies \u201cbased on each location\u2019s needs and legislative environment\u201d until each store no longer carries single-use bags, officials said in a release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once a store makes the shift, it won\u2019t offer plastic or paper bags at all \u2014 not even for purchase, said Tressa Smith, a spokeswoman for the Defense Commissary Agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But customers who don\u2019t bring their own reusable bags can buy one. Prices start at 35 cents, regardless of location, with more expensive options available. Commissaries have already sold reusable bags for a number of years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One retired officer in Washington state told Military Times that he needed 44 free single-use bags for his groceries on a recent commissary run. Purchasing 44 reusable bags that one time would add $15.40 to his grocery bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In comparison, he said, his local Seattle-area Safeway charges 8 cents for a single-use bag \u2014 totaling about $3.50 each time he needed a 44-bag haul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While it\u2019s true that single-use bags may be cheaper, consumers can ultimately pay more for them in the long run than by routinely using sturdier reusable bags that can haul groceries for months or years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Commissaries also offer hot\/cold bags for sale. Costs for reusable bags in the civilian commercial market vary widely depending on the manufacturer and the material, with many available for less than $1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As some areas have adopted \u201cgreen\u201d<b> <\/b>laws that look to curb<b> <\/b>plastic and paper waste, businesses might still offer those options for a price. That varies by location, too. 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