Shoppers at the Overland Park Farmers’ Market will be encouraged to bring their own bags and bottles as the market goes plastic bagless for the first time this spring, a possible first for markets in the area.
Kristina Stanley, city recreation supervisor, said the farmers are coming up with alternatives such as paper or compostable bags, but the ubiquitous plastic “thank you” bags will be a thing of the past on the market’s opening day, April 11.
…She said the city started letting vendors know in December 2017 that plastic was on the way out. The change is a challenge, she said, because the plastic is cheap and the norm for many sellers. But most are now on board and have found other ways to bag the produce, she said, adding the smaller things like berries and loose lettuce can still have plastic bagging as protection.
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