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What number of items actually need rewashing? Sure, foodstuffs. But why can we not refill our soaps, chemicals, etc. Laundry detergent? There is no need to was

• mumblemumble 7y ago
  I used to buy things like that in bulk, back when I lived near a co-op that offered them. I haven't seen something like that in a long time, though, and I wonder if it's even still a thing. I suspect that the real problem with packaging reduction is that it favors a consolidated product stream. One of those bulk "fill your own containers" of shampoo probably took up the same amount of space as 6 or 8 different products in individual packaging. Which in turn means that you can't offer your customers a dizzying variety of scents and textures and customizations for your hair type and brands and varying levels of organic or biodynamic or being insert_ingredient_here-free or whatever. And everyone buying the same shampoo - making it effectively a commodity - probably does a number on your ability to boost profits through price discrimination, too.
  • int_19h 7y ago
    Even on Amazon, there are bulk-size containers for stuff like soaps and bleach. 5 gallon is usually readily available, and sometimes more.