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by Raziarazzi 1401 days ago
This occurred a few years (and wrinkles) ago, and since then, the idea of replenishing has begun to catch on. Although it's still a bit of a novelty and is more common in cities like London, you can now refill your plastic containers rather than throwing them away and buying a brand-new replacement. The circular economy, which is the theory of avoiding waste by keeping things in use for as long as possible, is being developed by a wave of enterprises in this area.