THE GOVERNMENT MUST ACT TO ELIMINATE POLLUTING GROCERY STORE PLASTIC
If grocery stores won’t clean up their act when it comes to plastic packaging, then the government must require it!
Environmental Defence surveyed plastic in Canada’s major grocery chains—including Loblaws, Sobeys and Metro— nearly two years ago and found disturbing amounts of plastic packaging, especially on the shelves where you’d expect to find the healthiest items like baby food and produce. Since then, thousands of Canadians have sent letters to major grocery retailers demanding they reduce the plastic on their shelves.
But have these retailers listened? We checked back this year to see, and the answer is no. We can’t wait any longer for Galen Weston and his Big Grocery friends to take voluntary action.
Let the government know you support rules for grocers to eliminate single-use plastic packaging.
Shockingly, the amount of plastic our auditors found on baby food shelves is up from 76 per cent in 2023 to more than 82 per cent today. The amount of plastic on fruits and vegetables is essentially unchanged. Plastic food packaging can contain harmful chemical additives that, along with microplastics, can leach into our food and our bodies. What’s more, plastic packaging is the biggest contributor to plastic waste and pollution in Canada.
Tell the government that measures to reign in plastic in Canada’s grocery stores is overdue.
SEND A LETTER TODAY.
Your letter will go to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister Stephen Guilbeault. CC. all federal party leaders