Walmart stores in Whatcom and Skagit to drop single-use bags

No paper or plastic. The nation’s largest retailer is going bagless in Bellingham, Mount Vernon and the rest of Washington state — unless you bring your own. Or are into the lowest-priced in-store alternative, canvas.  Starting Tuesday, April 18, Walmart said it will eliminate all single-use paper and plastic bags at checkouts statewide. The effort, according to a Walmart news release, is part of a push to “zero waste.”  The retailer said as of January, paper and pla