Cannabis Retailer in Massachusetts Offers Free Joints to Customers Who Recycle Used Plastic Containers
Cannabis Culture
Mon, Dec 4
Key Points
- Massachusetts cannabis retailer, Tree House Craft Cannabis, is offering customers a $4 pre-rolled joint for returning used plastic cases that certain cannabis products come in.
- The initiative aims to address the issue of plastic waste in the cannabis industry, particularly pre-roll tubes which are often found littered on the streets.
- The owners of Tree House Craft Cannabis, Ture Turnbull and Wes Ritchie, saw the need to take action and provide an opportunity for customers to recycle the packaging.
- By incentivizing customers to return the plastic containers, the retailer hopes to encourage more sustainable practices within the industry.
A Massachusetts cannabis retailer is incentivizing customers to recycle plastic cases that certain cannabis products come in.
For recycling the used plastic containers, Tree House Craft Cannabis is offering customers a $4 pre-rolled joint for every piece of packaging they return.
“Living in the city of Boston, I saw these [pre-roll] tubes all over the streets, they’re everywhere,” said Ture Turnbull, who with Wes Ritchie owns Tree House Craft Cannabis dispensaries in Pepperell and Dracut, Mass. “So, we looked at what needed to be done, what the industry was doing to address this, what the policies around this were, and what opportunity there was for us to do right.”
– Read the entire article at Waste 360.