Jewel-Osco reaches reusable bag milestone

MELROSE PARK, Ill. Supervalu-owned Jewel-Osco reported that it has sold more than 1 million reusable shopping bags.

Jewel-Osco began selling its green reusable shopping bags last August in all of its stores. Since then, the company has introduced a line of insulated blue bags designed to keep cold and hot products at temperature, as well as a few specialty printed reusable bags.

"We are seeing more and more people buying and using recyclable shopping bags," said Keith Nielsen, president of Jewel-Osco. "This is likely due to the heightened awareness about the environment and the impact of plastic bags in landfills."