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A brand-new store called in.gredients will soon launch in Austin, Texas and will be the U.S.’s first “package-free and zero waste grocery store.”
So, you ask, how does that… Read the rest happen? It’s surprisingly easy.
The store  will operate under a “precycling” model, in which consumers will bring reusable containers (think tupperware

Lightweight and nutritious, energy bars may be the perfect trail food, but does the luxury of having the ideal snack warrant contributing to landfill waste? It’s the ultimate leave-no-trace hiker’s dilemma. Back in March of 2009 we ran a story titled The Energy Bar Wrapper Dilemma, which discusses the frustrating… Read the rest

Have you ever wondered what happens to all of the straws that restaurants, coffee shops and bars go through on a daily basis? Or have you begrudgingly acknowledge that they, like all too many plastics, end up at the bottom of an obscure landfill? Either way, no plastic straw recycling… Read the rest

In our current age of eco-consciousness, where words like upcycling are becoming mainstream vocabulary, it’s no surprise that many companies are trying to make a buck off of turning something destined for the trash can into something more valuable. But this type of lucrative transformation isn’t just a creation of… Read the rest