Supermarkets and Throwaway Plastic

Greenpeace recently ranked twenty U.S. supermarkets "based on their efforts to reduce their reliance on plastics." Gossips decided to share the rankings of the four supermarkets available to us here in Hudson.

Aldi ranked No. 1--not surprisingly perhaps since Aldi does not provide plastic bags or bags of any sort to its customers. Even though it's No. 1, Aldi's score is 34.6 out of a possible 100.

Walmart ranked No. 6, with a score of 19.4.

Hannaford (appearing on the list as Ahold Delhaize) ranked No. 13, with a score of 10.2. Ahold Delhaize declined to participate in the Greenpeace survey.

Next to last at No. 19, followed only by the Texas supermarket chain H-E-B, is ShopRite (appearing on the list as Wakefern), with a score of 3.1. (H-E-B's score is 1.8.) Wakefern also declined to participate in the Greenpeace survey.

Gossips doesn't expect this to change anyone's grocery shopping habits, but it's good to be informed.
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