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Trader Joe’s To Cut Back On Plastic Packaging
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On Monday, mega-food retailer Trader Joe’s announced they’re rolling out less plastic in their produce section.
This was in direct response to backlash surrounding their usage of single-use plastic to sell their fruits and vegetables. The public outcry for a reduction of the material manifested itself in a Change.org petition garnering over 66,000 signatures within half a month of launching.
Inside Trader Joe’s, the brand’s podcast reporting on everything from their cheese and wine section to why every cashier is so dang friendly, rolled out an episode on Monday where they interviewed category manager for produce Jack Salamon about the fruits and vegetable section.
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