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No the store doesn't need a supply chain. The distributor who deliver new, filled bottles can take the empty ones back. Which is quite efficient. That's how it
by byroot 8y ago
No the store doesn't need a supply chain. The distributor who deliver new, filled bottles can take the empty ones back. Which is quite efficient.
That's how it works in Quebec for instance.
- Sukram21 8y agoThe distributor will only take the empty ones that resemble the type he delivers => this is a supply chain. That’s why you can’t just return any type of reusable bottles at a store, but just the ones it is also selling.
- s0rce 8y agoYou can do what Ontario used to do for beer and make everyone use the same bottle. Can't see that happening with branding being so important. http://www.cbc.ca/archives/entry/beer-a-sad-farewell-to-stubby http://www.cbc.ca/archives/entry/beer-a-sad-farewell-to-stub...
- kalleboo 8y agoSweden did the same thing for soda. National standard glass bottles that could be recycled anywhere (https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Returglasflaska https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Returglasflaska). Although now a decline in sales of single-portion drinks (people preferred buying 1.5 liter PET bottles to cases of 33cl soda bottles) has lead to the near-death of glass bottles outside of alcohol. https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/priset-dubblades-nar-laskbacken-togs-bort https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/priset-dubblades-nar-lask...
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