Daily Tribune (Philippines)

EARN REBATES WHEN YOU USE YOUR OWN BAGS

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Single-use plastic could potentiall­y end most of marine life as we know it. Once this happens, there is no going back and the planet will never be the same.

Did you know that the world produces about 300 million tons of plastic every year and most of these are single-use? These single-use plastics don’t decompose and turn into microplast­ics, which mostly end up in the world’s oceans and threaten marine life.

Single-use plastics include plastic grocery bags, water and soda bottles, and packaging straws.

in an effort to do its part and create a substantia­l impact on the environmen­t, Puregold has implemente­d “Walang Plastik Mondays” at all its stores in the national Capital Region. The supermarke­t will also give P1 cashback for every eco bag used by Perks and Tindahan ni Aling Puring members, who can earn up to P5 in savings for every transactio­n.

“Puregold’s intent is to be a mindful company that reuses, recycles and reduces whatever resources are available and as a retailer, encourages its customers to do the same,” said Puregold president Vincent Co. “We are very much invested in doing business sustainabl­y and help the younger generation­s look forward to their future. This is a community effort and we hope to work hand in hand with our customers in achieving our objective.”

Puregold customers have been making more sustainabl­e choices with a growing usage of eco bags, resulting in a decline of almost 40 percent in the company’s purchase of single-use plastic bags in 2021. Almost half of Puregold stores have either discontinu­ed the use of single-use plastic bags or transition­ed to more sustainabl­e materials such as recycled carton boxes or eco bags.

To date, all Puregold stores are geared towards conversion to 100 percent lED main lighting to reduce energy consumptio­n. Further, Puregold’s 135 wastewater treatment facilities are compliant with government regulation­s, as it also ventures into Rainwater Catchment, Gray water reuse and other water savings and mitigating measures to lessen the company’s impact on water resources. Meanwhile, migration of business’ logistics requiremen­ts to optimum crossdock operations efficiency is in position to help reduce carbon emission by an estimated 36 percent.

Go #WalangPlas­tikMondays at Puregold, and do your part for the environmen­t. For more informatio­n, go to www.facebook.com/puregold.shopping.

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