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Online shopping has boomed in the pandemic. But what about all the packaging? Vox.com 1/8/2021 © Getty Images Everyone’s shopping online by necessity, but packaging waste hasn’t improved. At a Cost Plus World Market in Oakland, California, masked shoppers are filing in with their holiday near-misses. They’re not just bringing back Ikat dinnerware and burlap wall art that didn’t quite hit the gifting mark, however. The Happy Returns “bar” within accepts unwanted items from digit...

Getty Images This story is part of a group of stories called At a Cost Plus World Market in Oakland, California, masked shoppers are filing in with their holiday near-misses. They’re not just bringing back Ikat dinnerware and burlap wall art that didn’t quite hit the gifting mark, however. The Happy Returns “bar” within accepts unwanted items from digitally native brands like Eloquii, Everlane, and Rothy’s, which it refunds with a scan of a QR code. Similar bars in malls, colleg...