BEYOND THE BAG
REINVENTING
THE RETAIL BAG
Leading retailers unite to address plastic bag waste
The Beyond the Bag Initiative, launched by the Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag, is a multi-year collaboration across retail sectors that aims to identify, test and scale innovative design solutions to create a system that serves the function of the current retail bag, providing customers with convenient, accessible and environmentally-sound solutions.
Success will be advancing a more sustainable and waste-free future for the retail bag, driving progress and momentum across the retail industry.
Why does the current retail plastic bag need reinventing?
In the News
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Leading Retailers and Local Shops Join Forces in Beyond…
Beyond the Bag’s multi-city pilot tests whether collective…
Beyond the Bag Consortium Launches Its Largest Reusable…
CVS Health, Target, other Fortune 500 retailers and…
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Closed Loop Partners Releases Playbook of Tangible…
Playbook highlights tried and tested solutions from…
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Purposeful Collaboration for a Sustainable Future
Through our NextGen and Beyond the Bag consortia, Closed…
Reuse Series
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How Do We Spark a Seachange for Reuse?
It will take unprecedented collaboration to address…
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Closed Loop Partners Releases Key Insights from First-of-a-Kind…
New report from Closed Loop Partners shares insights…
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Ulta Beauty Joins the Consortium to Reinvent the Retail…
The nation’s largest beauty retailer joins leading…
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What Tomorrow’s Retail Bag Looks Like
Hint: It’s not a single-use plastic bag.
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Closed Loop Partners joins with CVS Health, Target…
The Center for the Circular Economy at Closed Loop…
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Wakefern Next to Venture ‘Beyond the Bag’
Wakefern Food Corp. has become the latest grocer to…
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Dollar General Joins the Beyond the Bag Initiative…
DG’s 17,000+ stores to serve as key partner in exploring…
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Albertsons Companies Joins Beyond the Bag Initiative
Goals include reducing use of virgin materials, scaling…
Consortium Partners
The Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag has convened industry leaders to find scalable solutions.
