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Westborn Market Launches Earth-Friendly Initiatives
Customers Receive Store Credit for Using Recycled Shopping Bags
| Source: Westborn Market
BERKLEY, MI--(Marketwire - August 17, 2009) - Have you ever considered the number of plastic
bags you receive on weekly shopping trips? It is estimated that the U.S.
disposes of an overwhelming 100 billion plastic bags annually that end up
buried under soil in landfills, so they do not easily degrade. Given these
alarming statistics, Michigan grocer Westborn Market is making a commitment
to be more earth friendly and help its customers as well.
Shoppers at any of Westborn Market's stores can now receive 10 cents a bag
discount for each recycled shopping bag they use instead of conventional
paper and plastic bags.
Additionally, the specialty grocer has partnered with AShirtBag, a Michigan
non-profit organization that educates consumers about conservation, to
co-brand limited edition Westborn Shopping totes that have been made from
unused Westborn Market uniforms. These totes are available at the Berkley
location only for a limited time.
"You can purchase our standard reusable totes from any of our locations or
bring in your own reusable bags to receive the store credit," said James
Moran, Westborn Market's director of operations. "This is only one of
several steps we're taking to be more conscientious and earth friendly."
Moran detailed other Westborn Market initiatives that include placing
recycling bins at all store locations for customers to dispose of paper and
plastic trash, providing paper containers made from recycled materials as
an alternative to plastic containers in the prepared foods department, and
printing all in-store signs on recycled paper.
Other behind-the-scenes office initiatives include installing water
purifiers to reduce the consumption of bottled water, recycling all office
paperwork and encouraging the use of email instead of faxing.
"We realize these are only small steps to begin with, and we look forward
to implementing other opportunities for our customers and our business that
will help us to safeguard the environment," added Moran.
Westborn Market has stores in Dearborn, Berkley and Livonia. Location
information, hours of operations, online ordering and store specials are
available at www.westbornmarket.com or by calling 248-547-1000.
