While ordering takeout is an easy way to get meals on the table, the convenience comes with a lot of single-use plastic that can wind up in landfills, but new startups are trying to deliver food without the waste.
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"If we can make reuse easier than recycling and more transparent, people will adopt the system," DeliverZero CEO Lauren Sweeney said. "If you create a channel for people to return stuff and keep it in circulation, they're really enthusiastic about it," Sweeney said.A University of Michigan study found these kinds of containers need to be reused about a dozen times before they can make any kind of environmental impact.
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