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In L.A., most of us have some experience purchasing things by weight. Nuts and dried fruit at Sprouts. Last-minute meals from the hot bar at Whole Foods. Weed at the weed store. At a growing number of ...

OCEANSIDE, Calif. — In trying to do their part to help the environment, a North County zero-waste grocery store is trying their best to stay open. Sunshine Market and Refillery is all about ...

Imagine buying three gallons of milk at the store, driving home and pouring one of them down the sink. Or ordering three pizzas, then just dumping one of them into the garbage can. That’s not just a ...

Three years is a long time to carry a mason jar to a restaurant. It's long enough to learn which bulk stores stock unpackaged ...

Grocery stores stock enough perishable food that it's impossible to sell it all before it spoils. Here's how Kroger makes the ...