There’s a new trend coming out of the environmentalist movement: “Zero waste” living.
Armed with images of straw-nosed turtles and trashed beaches, activists have urged their neighbors to stop using any single-use products. At home, at the office, and anywhere else, the goal is to throw nothing away.
It sounds nice, but many people quickly realize they have zero clue how much harder their lives would be without single-use products.
To understand why, let’s venture into a zero-waste grocery store, the likes of which are popping up in cities across the country.
Nearly everything is sold by weight, and everything you buy must leave the store in a container you brought. Need olive oil? Bring a bottle, weigh the bottle, add the oil, weigh the bottle again, write down the weight and price. Need peanut butter? Follow the same program. Baking cookies? You better bring containers for the flour, sugar, brown sugar, butter, and chocolate chips. (And make sure to wash out tha
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