Publix supports St. Augustine Beach Plastic Bag Ban!

“As we have done for many years, Publix continues to encourage the use of reusable bags,” according to Stevens. “We will transition to paper bags during checkout in our St Augustine Beach store once the local ordinances take effect.”

Dwaine Stevens, a media and community relations manager for Publix, wrote in an email to The Record that the business was still learning about the laws. But Publix will support the changes, according to Stevens.

Now is an excellent time to ask your local Publix stores to discontinue plastic bags and switch to paper! A little bit of pressure will work. It appears they're changing their position on this issue as more and more cities impact their operations.