Packaging-Free Initiatives Make No Sense

A supermarket in Berlin called Original Unverpackt, which translates to Original Unpackaged, recently opened. But while the store is single-use packaging free, it's not entirely free of packaging. The store places dry food in containers and asks consumers to bring their own reusable packaging. Liquid food is sold in jars or bottles that have a deposit on them. There's no meat or cheese sold.

Perhaps that concept can work for a small time store in one area, but can you imagine a store like that being successful in the U.S.? No way.