Objective: To reduce single use plastic in grocery stores.
Stage: Seeking funding for pilot
North Bay has developed a re-usable fruit and vegetable box, available for purchase at grocery stores, that promises to reduce single use plastic in fruit and vegetable packaging.
The material is produced from recycled plastic that’s infused with an anti-viral/anti-bacterial material that’s fully food safe.
The box will be used primarily as a container for self-service shopping for non-prepackaged fruit and vegetables bought by weight or per piece. Each box will normally accommodate 1 commodity (especially if bought by weight), however, boxes can be stacked vertically with space for commodity in each container without squashing of softer items beneath. When empty for carriage and storage, the boxes will stack easily in a small space.