Go Green
Overview
In 2008, Pay-Less Supermarkets proudly launched the "Pay-Less Goes Green" campaign. This campaign was established to fulfill our social responsibility to help improve and preserve Guam's environment. As a proactive corporate citizen, Pay-Less added two key components to the campaign: Mission Zero Bags Program and Recycling Program.
Mission Zero Bags Program
On January 25, 2012, Pay-Less Supermarkets proudly launched the Mission Zero Bags Program - "M0B". The program was created to help reduce the amount of plastic bags on Guam. By doing so, Pay-Less Supermarkets does not distribute any plastic bags on Wednesdays and instead encourages its customers to use reusable bags.
M0B Kids Campaign
In 2014, Pay-Less Supermarkets proudly launched the M0B kids Campaign as an expansion of the Mission Zero Bags Program. The purpose of the M0B Kids Campaign is to educate and encourage "green" healthy habits of change in the younger generation to be eco-friendly.
Bag Your School Contest
2nd Annual Pay-Less Bag Your School Contest Results
| Schools | Total |
|---|---|
| Geroge Washington High School | 2834 |
| John F. Kennedy High | 2652 |
| Simon Sanchez High | 2460 |
| Harvest Christian Academy | 1918 |
| C.L. Taitaino Elementary | 1829 |
| Bishop Maumgartner Memorial | 1597 |
| St. Anthony Catholic School | 1418 |
| Agana Heights Elementary | 1367 |
| St. John's Catholic School | 1364 |
| Tamuning Elementary | 1186 |
| Academy of Our Lady | 1151 |
| Okkado High School | 1058 |
| Father Duenas Memorial | 1044 |
| Captain H.B. Price Elementary | 1012 |
| St. Francis Catholic School | 1007 |
| H.S. Truman Elementary | 997 |
| Notre Dame High School | 945 |
| San Vicente Catholic School | 942 |
| Luis P. Untalan Middle School | 912 |
| Jose Rios Middle | 898 |
| M.U. Lujan Elementary | 860 |
| M.A. Sablan Elementary | 788 |
| Tiyan High School | 777 |
| Ordot Chalan Pago Elementary | 764 |
| Mount Carmel Catholic School | 727 |
| V.S.A. Benavente Middle | 675 |
| B.P. Carbullido Elementary | 674 |
| Liguan Elementary | 673 |
| Guahan Academy | 650 |
| St. Paul Catholic School | 636 |
| Finegayan Elementary | 606 |
| P.C. Lujan Elementary | 583 |
| Merizo Memorial School | 565 |
| Wettengel Elementary | 565 |
| Guam Adventist Academy | 519 |
| Talofofo Elementary | 509 |
| J.Q. San Miguel Elementary | 501 |
| Temple Christian Academy | 501 |
| Oceanview Middle School | 498 |
| D.L. Perez Elementary | 490 |
| Augeda Johnson Middle | 443 |
| F.B. Leon Guerrero Middle | 429 |
| L.B. Johnson Elementary | 410 |
| Dominican Catholic School | 404 |
| Adacao Elementary | 390 |
| J.M. Guerrero Elementary | 388 |
| Santa Barbara Catholic School | 364 |
| Astumbo Elementary | 351 |
| M.A. Ulloa Elementary | 344 |
| Upi Elementary | 332 |
| Anderson Elementary | 269 |
| Inajaran Elementary | 259 |
| Astumbo Middle | 193 |
| Chief Brodie Elementary | 187 |
| Guam High School | 168 |
| J.P. Torres Alternative | 142 |
| Inarajan Middle | 97 |
| Commander William McCool | 91 |
| Machananao Elementary | 76 |
| Asmuyao Community School | 75 |
| Southern High | 73 |
| iLearn Academy | 66 |
| Anderson Middle | 28 |
| Evangelical Christian Academy | 15 |
* Please note that the Large Schools are highlighted in orange.
Healthy Heroes
The Pay-Less Healthy Heroes team was created to educate the youth about eating healthy, staying active, and going green! The team includes Super Chef, Reusable Bag Zero Hero, and Tutti Frutti.
Mission Zero Bags Partners
- I*recycle
- UOG Green Army
- Guam Coastal Management Program
- Guam EPA
- Sea Grant
- IP&E
- House of Brutus
- Mainstreet Bakery
- TGI Friday's
- GNC Guam
- Recycling Association of Guam
- Marine Mania
- Sharksmade
- Guardians of the Reef
- Island-wide Beautification Task Force
- IT&E
- Lone Star Steakhouse
- Froots
- SM Store
- Esprit
Recycling Program
The purpose of the Recycling Program is to create healthy recycling habits in the community and to support local schools by donating aluminum cans collected from the Pay-Less store chains.
Pay-Less Supermarkets is currently recycling aluminum cans and plastic bottles. The company has teamed up with a local non-profit organization, I*Recycle in raising funds for local schools by donating aluminum cans. The schools in turn exchange the cans for money that will go towards their school.
I*recycle school partners include Agana Heights Elementary School, Benavente Middle School, Tamuning Elementary School, Untalan Middle School, Liguan Elementary School, C.L. Taitano Elementary School, Southern High School and Simon Sanchez High School