Germany is set to unveil the country’s very first zero-waste supermarket . Berlin’s Original Unverpackt is the brainchild of friends Sara Wolf and Milena Glimbovski. Frustrated by the overpackaging and wastefulness they saw in the retail food industry, the young women decided to take action and launched a crowdfunding campaign in early May that has succeeded beyond all expectations. They now have the funds to open their first outlet this summer, with a second to follow soon after. Read the rest of Original Unverpackt: Germany’s First Zero-Waste Supermarket to Open this Summer Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: berlin , bulk foods , Crowdfunding , food , germany , Germany’s first zero-waste supermarket , no packaging , Original Unverpackt , packaging , packaging free , zero waste grocery store , zero-waste supermarket
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Original Unverpackt: Germany’s First Zero-Waste Supermarket to Open this Summer
