Last week we started covering a recent article in a Resource Recycling newsletter talking about single-use plastic packaging. Today we will cover more on the subject.
While last week we spoke about companies that have started using containers you could return at drop-off places so they could be reused, today we will talk about buyers using a container they get initially to use again — much like taking your cloth bag when shopping to hold the items you buy instead of using the store’s plastic or paper bags.
An example is a company in the U.K. which sells nuts, grains, pastas and other food products out of dispensers. There, the customers take their own containers to fill up, weigh and label while shopping. A study determined these reuse models could reduce packaging costs by at least $8 billion a year.
