JB MDL ‘green’ shoppers save more at AAFES stores Published April 20, 2010 Army & Air Force Exchange Service Public Affairs JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. -- The base exchange/post exchange is rewarding military shoppers who are doing their part for the environment through its new "Use a Bag, Save the Planet" initiative. Instead of using traditional plastic bags, retail facilities at the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst main exchange are encouraging shoppers to bring their own reusable bags. Beyond helping the environment, shoppers that "Use a Bag, Save the Planet" will receive five cents back for every reusable bag used. "The Army & Air Force Exchange Service desires to be an environmentally responsible retailer and a 'green' place to shop," said the BX/PX's manager, Sheila Hall. "By rewarding the use of environmentally-friendly bags we hope to begin changing behaviors today to put us on a path for a cleaner tomorrow." The five-cent credit applies only to shoppers who bring in and use reusable shopping bags at the main exchange, shoppettes and all other AAFES-operated retail facilities at JB MDL. Plastic bags do not apply. Servicemembers who simply decline a plastic bag, but do not utilize a reusable bag, will not qualify for the five-cent credit.