A major Quebec grocery store chain is taking a step toward reducing single-use plastic packaging. Metro has announced that starting next Monday, it will allow customers in Quebec to use their own reusable containers for ready-to-eat meals, meat, seafood and pastries. He says Metro is the first major grocery store chain in Canada to allow reusable containers. So far, concerns about food safety have stopped companies like Loblaws and Sobeys from following suit, Charlebois says. Companies might look at long-term solutions to ensure food safety, like providing equipment to clean people's reusable containers in the store, he said.

Source: CBC News April 15, 2019 18:20 UTC