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Re:The recycling myth: A plastic waste solution littered wit... by dmitryminkovsky on Saturday July 31, 2021 @06:03PM (#28021911)
Can you please name them? This is my dream. I would like to learn more.
Re:The recycling myth: A plastic waste solution littered wit... by nanomonkey on Saturday July 31, 2021 @11:30PM (#28023580)
https://reuprefills.org/ in Oakland.

https://www.azurestandard.com/ has drop off points across the country. They are amazing.

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.

Re:The recycling myth: A plastic waste solution littered wit... by penteract on Saturday July 31, 2021 @06:46PM (#28022141)
https://scoopwholefoods.com has stores in Australia, Singapore, and the UK, although I'm not sure if it has yogurt.
Re:The recycling myth: A plastic waste solution littered wit... by wombatmobile on Saturday July 31, 2021 @09:22PM (#28022935)
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?
Re:The recycling myth: A plastic waste solution littered wit... by TheSpiceIsLife on Sunday August 01, 2021 @06:00AM (#28025149)
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-import...

I’m not sure how the situation has changed since.

More here: http://environment.gov.au/protection/waste/how-we-manage-was...

Re:The recycling myth: A plastic waste solution littered wit... by dwighttk on Saturday July 31, 2021 @10:46PM (#28023397)
Re:The recycling myth: A plastic waste solution littered wit... by QuibbleQuota on Saturday July 31, 2021 @09:32PM (#28022988)
Coles and Woolworths in Australia both accept soft plastic recycling. Their store brands all list what soft plastic items are recyclable
Re:The recycling myth: A plastic waste solution littered wit... by phreeza on Sunday August 01, 2021 @07:24AM (#28025492)
In Germany they are called Unverpackt (unpackaged).
Re:The recycling myth: A plastic waste solution littered wit... by moltar on Saturday July 31, 2021 @09:11PM (#28022872)
A keyword search would be “zero waste store $city”
Re:The recycling myth: A plastic waste solution littered wit... by frosted-flakes on Saturday July 31, 2021 @11:59PM (#28023690)
Bulk Barn in Canada (no yogourt though).