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Refill stores and other ways to curb packaging waste | AP News
Refill stores and other ways to curb packaging waste
At Lufka Refillable Zero Waste Store in Tampa, customers refill bottles of everyday products like soap, shampoo and cleaning supplies instead of buying new. Large beauty retailers such as Ulta Beauty and Sephora address packaging waste differently, partnering with Pact Collective to collect hard-to-recycle beauty packaging. This story examines how reuse and collection systems operate across different retail settings and what that means for packaging waste.
Micro SF/F by O. Westin"I know I asked for a classic noir model, but is that meant to happen?"
"What do you mean, sweetheart?" the sexbot asks.
"You're smoking."
It looks at its empty hands. "No, I'm not. Do you want me to?"
"No, I mean-"
"Oh bleep, I'm overheating!"
I send it to the shower.
Heh. Still got it.
The alien ambassador sidled through the museum in awe.
"You Humans have so much art! Do you have machines to make all paintings, poems, stories and songs?"
"We experimented with that, briefly," the guide said. "But humans are both cheaper and more creative. And, well, we will make art regardless."
"I was told you're a monster," the hero said.
"So they say," said the monster.
"But you're beautiful!"
"Thank you."
"Have you always been a monster?"
"Heh. I was a young maiden. But I did something forbidden."
"And became a monster?"
"Got named a monster."
"What did you do?"
"I hit back."
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The message from the stars was very long and complex, but contained instructions how to decode and parse it incrementally.
There was an image, of a very cute furry creature. And a text, which loosely translated said:
"Send cat pics please!'
When the aliens made contact, we learned they had observed us for millennia.
"Yes. We installed the magic soak on your moon around your 500BCE."
"The what?"
"To drain the natural magic, so you would focus on technology instead. But we have turned it off now."
"Teach us!"
"Er..."
"You owe us!"
Welcome to the Public Domain, ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930) 🎖️
🎬 The third film to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards is a realistic look at the First World War. Experience the first filmed adaptation now in the public domain.
Learn more ➡️ https://blog.archive.org/public-domain-day-2026/
Welcome to the Public Domain, THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD (1930) 🚂
💪 Choo Choo Choo! We all learned about perseverance & trying from this iconic train. She thought she could, and she did 🥹
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