This city-run secondhand department store is helping Berlin reduce waste

Get the Full StoryThe city s B-Wahrenhaus sits in the middle of a traditional department store.

In a new master plan, Berlin is aiming to become a zero-waste city, shrinking the amount of trash that will go to landfills over the next decade by focusing on key areas like avoiding food waste and single-use packaging. The government plans to increase recycling, including materials used in the construction industry. And it also wants to greatly increase reuse, making it simple for people both to drop off old products the city estimates that every household in Berlin has nearly 250 unused items at home and to easily find used products when they re shopping for replacements.Read Full Story

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