Retail shoppers forgetting reusable bags must dig deeper to buy paper or plastic bags from more than 40 Northbrook retailers with square footage of 3,000 or greater.
Right, Dave Mucha of Northbrook carries Dollar Tree merchandise outside of the Dollar Tree Northbrook store using a CVS bag that Mucha brought on April 30, 2024. .If life changes on a dime, then maybe a nickel isn’t worth a dime for shoppers in need of change and pocket change.
When businesses double bag and don’t double charge, “If a cashier’s doing that, they’re in violation of the ordinance and they’re subjecting their employer to an audit finding,” said Rob Karr, president and CEO of the Illinois Retail Merchants Association .“You’re packing it in a checkout line and it rips,” Karr said.
“This initiative underscores our commitment to environmental stewardship and further progress in building a greener, more sustainable Northbrook,” Ciesla said. Miller said there have, “been times when I’m like, ‘Oh, should I just go to Jewel ,’ then I don’t have to deal with it.Miller used no bag to bring Ruiz a pair of shoes needing shoelaces. Ruiz ordered about 200 reusable bags, offering them for free before Jan. 1. Customers often bring in items to repair using preferred containers, Ruiz said.
Also in February, businesses with square footage of more than 20,000 square feet remitted $6,588.55 in taxes. February’s share to the village was $7,049.10 at 140,982 bags.
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