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(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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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 ...

In L.A., most of us have some experience purchasing things by weight. Nuts and dried fruit at Sprouts. Last-minute meals from the hot bar at Whole Foods. Weed at the weed store. At a growing number of ...

HONOLULU (KITV) -- The coronavirus pandemic hasn’t been friendly to small businesses, with many small business owners having to close shop over the last two years. But two young entrepreneurs have ...

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 ...

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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, ...