Bare Necessities refillable deodorant: a forever case made from chip packets
Chip packets are among the hardest plastics to recycle, and a deodorant stick is usually thrown away every two months.
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Dopper Original: the Dutch refillable bottle built to replace single-use plastic water bottles
Europe sells billions of bottles of water each year, most in single-use plastic, even where tap water is safe to drink.
RECUP and REBOWL: Germany's deposit cup that you can return at 20,000 places
A coffee-to-go cup is used for a few minutes and then thrown away. Germany throws away about 13 billion single-use takeaway packs a year.
Stasher: the reusable silicone bag designed to replace zip-top plastic bags
Zip-top plastic bags are one of the most common single-use items in the kitchen: they hold a sandwich or leftovers once and then go in the bin.
Vytal: deposit-free reusable bowls and cups tracked by QR code, from Cologne canteens to US ballparks
Most reuse systems ask customers to pay a deposit, which puts many people off. Cologne start-up Vytal lends its bowls and cups for free and uses a QR code on each one to know who has it.