Paper, Plastic or Reusable?

SCHENECTADY, NY (04/17/2007)(readMedia)-- Price Chopper Supermarkets, a progressive 75-year old grocery chain is partnering with Fiberlinks Textiles, Inc., the largest manufacturer of environmentally-friendly reusable grocery bags in North America to offer their customers a shopping bag alternative.

Customized in a trendy and stylish off-white with multi-colored design, the bags will help the company reduce plastic bag supply costs and increase efficiency. The bags are on display at Price Chopper stores in New York, Vermont, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire and Connecticut beginning Earth Day, Sunday, April 22nd.

"This consumer friendly branded bag helps eliminate plastic bags. They are washable, hold up to 50 lbs, and are made of woven propylene which is 100% post consumer recycled product", stated Barbara L. Page, Community and Public Relations Manager for Price Chopper.

Another environmentally friendly program that the chain recently launched is called "Bag2Bag". Consumers can return used plastic bags to recycling bins. The bags are sent to Price Chopper's Resource Recovery facility where they are baled and picked up by a vendor who makes new plastic bags for the chain.

A third option for consumers is bringing their own shopping bags to repack their orders. For every reused bag, customers receive a 3 cents credit on their register receipts.

Each year, an estimated 500 billion to 1 trillion plastic bags are consumed worldwide. Billions end up as litter each year. Plastic bags don't biodegrade, they photo-degrade, breaking down into smaller and smaller toxic bits contaminating soil and waterways and are harmful to animals and nature.

To find a participating Price Chopper store near you, visit their website at www.pricechopper.com.

Based in Schenectady, NY, the Golub Corporation owns and operates more than 115 Price Chopper grocery stores in New York, Vermont, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The family-owned company prides itself on longstanding traditions of innovative food merchandising, leadership in community service, and cooperative employee relations. Golub's approximately 24,000 associates collectively own 51% of the company's privately held stock.

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