Districts on the Westfjords have worked together on the project to promote a plastic bag-free society and aim to be mostly Carrier bag-free in 2017. Vínbúðin encouragages customers to select reusable and offers three different types of reusable bags.

This project fits well to Vínbúðin envionmental policy where the company is focused on reducing sales of plastic bags. About 35% of customers have bought plastic bags so far this year, but the the ratio has been decreasing slightly from year to year (2015: 37% and 2014: 40%) .

Please choose a reusable shopping bag and help us create a plastic bag free community.