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Can you please name them? This is my dream. I would like to learn more.

penteract 5y ago
https://scoopwholefoods.com https://scoopwholefoods.com has stores in Australia, Singapore, and the UK, although I'm not sure if it has yogurt.
- wombatmobile 5y ago
  Every household in Australia has a yellow recycling bin that is collected every fortnight. Given that this article tells us there is no way to recycle plastic, what actually happens to all the trillions of plastic containers that pass through these yellow bins?
  - dwighttk 5y ago
    Relevant Dilbert https://dilbert.com/strip/1997-08-16 https://dilbert.com/strip/1997-08-16
  - TheSpiceIsLife 5y ago
    This was in the news back in 2018, and at the time I think local councils were instead sending plastics to landfill. https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/malaysia-bans-waste-imports-as-australia-battles-recycling-crisis-20181019-p50atm.html https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/malaysia-bans-waste-import... I’m not sure how the situation has changed since. More here: http://environment.gov.au/protection/waste/how-we-manage-waste/national-waste-policy http://environment.gov.au/protection/waste/how-we-manage-was...
- QuibbleQuota 5y ago
  Coles and Woolworths in Australia both accept soft plastic recycling. Their store brands all list what soft plastic items are recyclable
moltar 5y ago
A keyword search would be “zero waste store $city”
nanomonkey 5y ago
https://reuprefills.org/ https://reuprefills.org/ in Oakland. https://www.azurestandard.com/ https://www.azurestandard.com/ has drop off points across the country. They are amazing. https://dispatchgoods.com/ https://dispatchgoods.com/ for Bay Area delivery food in reusable metal containers. Most health food grocery stores do something similar with their bulk foods and soaps.
frosted-flakes 5y ago
Bulk Barn in Canada (no yogourt though).
phreeza 5y ago
In Germany they are called Unverpackt (unpackaged).

https://scoopwholefoods.com https://scoopwholefoods.com has stores in Australia, Singapore, and the UK, although I'm not sure if it has yogurt.

wombatmobile 5y ago
Every household in Australia has a yellow recycling bin that is collected every fortnight. Given that this article tells us there is no way to recycle plastic, what actually happens to all the trillions of plastic containers that pass through these yellow bins?
- dwighttk 5y ago
  Relevant Dilbert https://dilbert.com/strip/1997-08-16 https://dilbert.com/strip/1997-08-16
- TheSpiceIsLife 5y ago
  This was in the news back in 2018, and at the time I think local councils were instead sending plastics to landfill. https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/malaysia-bans-waste-imports-as-australia-battles-recycling-crisis-20181019-p50atm.html https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/malaysia-bans-waste-import... I’m not sure how the situation has changed since. More here: http://environment.gov.au/protection/waste/how-we-manage-waste/national-waste-policy http://environment.gov.au/protection/waste/how-we-manage-was...
QuibbleQuota 5y ago
Coles and Woolworths in Australia both accept soft plastic recycling. Their store brands all list what soft plastic items are recyclable

moltar 5y ago

A keyword search would be “zero waste store $city”

nanomonkey 5y ago

https://reuprefills.org/ https://reuprefills.org/ in Oakland. https://www.azurestandard.com/ https://www.azurestandard.com/ has drop off points across the country. They are amazing. https://dispatchgoods.com/ https://dispatchgoods.com/ for Bay Area delivery food in reusable metal containers. Most health food grocery stores do something similar with their bulk foods and soaps.

frosted-flakes 5y ago

Bulk Barn in Canada (no yogourt though).

phreeza 5y ago

In Germany they are called Unverpackt (unpackaged).