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Commitment (1350)

Field Value
Metro AG
How we sell
(Plastic) bags
Complete abolition of the free of charge plastic bags provided at the self-checkouts in Real stores
Complete abolition of the free of charge plastic bags provided at the self-checkouts in Real stores with the objective to reduce the pro capita consumption of plastic bags to save crude oil resources and reduce negative impact on oceans, i.e. pollution.
  • Germany
In 2015 Real gave out about 32.1 milion plastic bags free of charge. These were provided free of charge in 89 Real stores at 384 self-checkouts.Furthermore, Real has sold about 23.4 million loop plastic bags to its customers for 19 Cent per plastic bag.
2015
Complete abolition of the free of charge plastic bags provided at the self-checkouts in Real stores until end of 2016
2016
Reduction target for the sold loop plastic bags until 2018 is still to be defined.

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