Reusable bags for fruit, vegetables and loose goods

Mehrwegbeutel für Früchte, Gemüse und lose Ware

Guest

Now that we know that plastic waste is one of the biggest sources of global marine pollution, wouldn't it be long overdue for the major distributors in particular to introduce reusable bags in all stores instead of the unspeakable plastic bags? A trial campaign in Migros Zurich with totally overpriced reusable bags (available at a much lower price from veggiebags!) cannot be the solution. On the contrary, it's very disappointing.

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Guest

Hello Chapi

Thank you for your message.plastic in the oceans is of course a big problem, we are very aware of that. Fortunately, we have a very good disposal system in Switzerland. At the Migros checkouts we have paper bags as well as large reusable bags, which are also very suitable for transporting fruit and vegetables. Some items can also be placed in the shopping cart or basket without a bag, and we find the veggie bags a very good solution ourselves and receive a lot of positive feedback. If they are too expensive for someone, they could theoretically bring their own from home. But we are open to ideas, what would be your suggested solution for buying fruit and vegetables? Have a nice day, Zuzanna

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Guest

As I gathered from your website (Migros Zurich reusable bag trial), over 240 million disposable plastic bags are sold every year in Switzerland by major retailers alone. This and the fact that plastic waste is now one of the biggest sources of global marine pollution should make us think outside the box.
I think the fact that you can now buy reusable bags, so-called veggie bags, in all Migros stores is great (I would have expected such a move from the competitor Coop at first). But I think the implementation is very half-hearted. Instead of placing the reusable bags next to the free plastic bags, perhaps with a small poster pointing out the advantages of the veggie bags and thus putting the costs of CHF 6.90 into perspective (if they have to be that high at all), you have to really look for them in the fruit and vegetable section and then find them lying somewhere unmotivated at the bottom of a shelf. Migros could have exploited this topic as a major monthly marketing and PR activity (and would have been one step ahead of its competitor Coop). For example, every Migros customer could have been given a free veggie bag during the first week of the campaign, or on selected days. As Migros itself writes, you have to create new habits. But with your current commitment, it is highly doubtful that new habits will be created even in the slightest. So instead of deeds, it would just be words.

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Guest

Dear @Chapi, thank you for the valuable ideas! I would be very happy to pass this on to the relevant specialist department. As a customer, your suggestions for implementation would certainly appeal to me. :-) Have a nice weekend, Zuzanna

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Guest

Thanks for passing it on, and have a nice weekend too.

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Jennifer-Joanne

We already use these "veggiebags" and have a few suggestions.

The bags are expensive, which doesn't put us off, but we don't think that the average consumer would want to use these "veggie bags".

We would prefer paper bags instead of plastic, just like in the old days, and in our eyes they are more sustainable as they are recyclable. Such simple brown paper bags in different sizes would probably be cheaper to buy than the "veggiebags" - if not, please enlighten me - and could possibly be used by all Migros shoppers instead of plastic bags or "veggiebags", which would not only reach conscious shoppers but would also be holistically sustainable.

The "veggie bags" are also a bit too small for us, as we buy a lot of fruit and vegetables. Just as an example of the size, there should be room for a maximum of 8 organs. Now we just use several bags instead, although this is quite expensive as we need a lot of them.

With soft fruit, the material is too rough, which can cause the fruit to go bad more quickly and we have now noticed this several times with the apricots.

We don't think the solution is fully developed yet, hence the suggestions from our point of view ;)

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Guest

Dear Jennifer-Joanne, Thank you very much for all your ideas. I will be happy to pass them on to the relevant department. It's great that you are so consciously committed to our environment. :-) Kind regards, Zuzanna

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Kundin1959

Unfortunately, you don't find these veggie bags in Migros. It would be helpful if they were offered for sale in the fruit and vegetable department, as the Coop does, for example.

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Guest

Good day

You can find the veggie bags in our vegetable/fruit department. If you can't find it straight away, someone in the store will be able to help you.

Best regards

Dominik

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