Vancouver's Zero Waste Market is a '100 per cent package-free' grocery store, founder Brianne Miller says. On Salt Spring Island in B.C., there's a zero-waste grocery store simply called Green. It seems to be an extension of the push in recent years toward reusable grocery bags in place of plastic bags — which historically, Canadians have used a lot. "Most grocery stores continue to offer bags as an option, except in those jurisdictions that have said 'no more bags.' While Mike Von Massow considers a move away from plastic grocery bags a positive, it may have unintended effects, such as encouraging the purchase of garbage bags.

Source: CBC News October 06, 2016 15:48 UTC