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Re:Blue Apron Plummets After Amazon Files for Meal-Kit Trade... by pera on Monday July 17, 2017 @01:43PM (#14790755)
In one single trip you can take an old container and deliver a new one with food. Also, Amazon owns Whole Foods, so I don't see why the warehouse couldn't be local. Finally, recycling plastic and glass usually requires washing the material.
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Re:Blue Apron Plummets After Amazon Files for Meal-Kit Trade... by rtkwe on Monday July 17, 2017 @03:33PM (#14791635)
Washing for recycling doesn't have to be nearly as thorough or sanitary as washing for reuse though. And yeah that might work for Amazon but no one else has the infrastructure to do local delivery like that. Even with whole foods local they'll still probably need to expand staff or food prep areas to make it work.
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