(Bloomberg) — Amber Haukedahl’s journey to zero-waste shopping started with a toothbrush. Four years ago, the conservation biologist from Minneapolis decided to cut down on her plastic consumption, ...

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Refilling a bottle instead of throwing it away has become a popular way for people to reduce waste — a small, tangible action ...

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SAN MATEO – A new grocery store on the Peninsula is drawing praise from environmental groups, as it does not offer items packaged in single-use plastics. Byrd's Filling Station is now open in Downtown ...

A Sustainable Home on Broadway Street has vegan soaps, conditioners, shave bars, facial mists, body butters, aprons, reusable mop pads, hand brushes, toilet scrubs and bamboo toilet paper. All of it ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Shopping can create a lot of clutter and waste, but that's not the case at Tare Market. Amber Haukedahl opened the first Tare Market, a zero-waste store, in Minnesota in 2019 ...

A NEW GROCERY store in Bedford has customers shopping in a whole new way with a focus on eliminating waste. Live Free Refillery, which is said to be New Hampshire’s first zero-waste grocery store, ...

Garbage is inevitable in most stores. Even bulk-food and produce aisles are lined with rolls of thin, clingy plastic bags. At The Realm Refillery in Northeast Portland, however, shopping for food and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Katerina is the founder of Precycle, a package-free grocery store in Brooklyn, NY. KATERINA BOGATIREVA: Part of sustainability is ...