Walmart is Painting their Stores more “Green”
No, not with actually paint but with their attitudes. They are painting the world green with their more eco-friendly changes throughout the stores worldwide. Some stores plan to sell locally grown produce such as corn, pumpkins, apples and even other produce this fall. They have come out with their own version of the reusable shopping bags that say: “Paper, or Plastic? Neither” as well.
In 2007 Lee Scott, the CEO of the super chain said they have added employees called the “personal sustainability practice teams” in hopes they can help with the better environmentally friendly store changes they all want to see happen. With the hopes that the store will go green, greener and then greenest.
Walmart’s main slogan is “We make the difference” and they are doing everything they can to stand up to that very slogan. From recycling items throughout the store and using solar power in some locations to power the cart pusher, Walmart is definitely on its way to a “greener” outlook.
Some consumers think this is Walmart’s way of bring in another side of customers, the more eco-conscious customers, in order to drum up new business. Natural and Sustainable says, even if this is true, at least the consumers that shop in an eco-conscious way will buy products that this billion dollar empire sells, that are more earth and environmentally friendly, instead of China-made products that are mass produced and sold by the hundreds. Either way, Walmart is taking its turn in making a change for the better and I say “more power to them”.
*Natural and Sustainable Living Tip: Get on the green movement. Change your habits everyday that will reflect onto others the positive and eco-change in your life. Start composting and start recycling. Or turning the water and the lights off when you don’t need them on. Habits are easy to form. Good habits are even better to form.
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