Three Cheers For Costco

I always liked Costco, but now I love them.  Costco recently said they will no longer carry Roundup in its stores, or any other product containing glyphoste.  Glyphoste is the active ingredient in Roundup.  It is carcenogenic, causing liver and other cancers and  endocrine disrupting.  It is great at killing weeds, but at what cost?

The use of glyphosate has skyrocketed around the globe.  Study after study has proven that this weed killer is also a people killer.  It causes liver damage and cancer.  Still, it is the 2nd best selling herbicide in the U.S. for lawn and garden.  Scotts Miracle Gro has a lucrative contract with Monsanto, which gives them exclusive rights to market Roundup in North America and much of Europe.  Scotts distributes over $154 million of Roundup to retail giants, including Amazon, Home Depot, Loewes, and Walmart.

How do we get retailers to stop carrying Roundup?  Call the corporate offices of large retailers and ask that this dangerous weedkiller NOT be on the shelves.  Make sure that your local HOA does not use the product.  It can sicken dogs as well, who may ingest the product as they take a walk.  We got rid of it in my community several years ago.  It's all about money for big corporations like Monsanto and Scotts.  If law suits are kept to a minimum, they will continue to sell the product, but if settlements like the recent DeWayne Johnson case in California, where Johnson was awarded $289 million for wrongful death, corporations are going to pay attention.  A few settlements like this should discourage them from continuing to sell Roundup.

We know that it's all about money for most of corporate America, but hats off to Costo and their leadership, for doing the right thing.  How does a company in good conscience sell a product that they know can cause death?  Costco has done what's right, and hopefully others will follow suit.