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Loop — Waste-free shopping system with reusable packaging ♻️
Loop is a new subscription service aiming to phase out single-use plastics. The program, first rolling out in US and France, will provide high-quality, durable packaging that can be returned and refilled.
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Antoine
How is this not trending more? Their partner-brands are massive and going out of their way to make it work it seems (chewable toothpaste 🦷by OralB ...), no useless plastic or cardboard, massive value for the brands as recurring purchase almost guaranteed.... Prediction time: Amazon will buy them or recreate if it's mildly popular. #green 🌍 👍🛒
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@antoinetheman Agree with you. This should be trending big time because this is a huge deal. Major brands working together to help reduce single plastic use. This kind of initiative can help change the world.
Exciting business model, especially now that companies such as Unilever, Pepsi and more are on board with this, only thing that could disrupt it, is timing, it would need to be efficient, but I'm excited to give it a try!
Oh wow, that's where my roommate works – I had no idea they were launching on Product Hunt today. This is such a great product, backed by a passionate team that really cares about reducing our usage of single-use plastic and protecting our planet.
This is the type of disruption our planet desperately needs right now. That being said, it's a good first step but equal thought needs to be applied towards shipping/distribution of products like this. Getting rid of single use plastic is fantastic - but shipping one off orders is still a problem. Planes emit a ton of pollution as well. If this could be done via a network of local sanitation/resupplying centers, this would be amazing.
Tokyo is a pilot city? Nope, not going to work there, I don't think -- not among Japanese people anyhow. Maybe US and Euro expats.
The Japanese have some ingenious packaging, e.g., convenience store sushi wrapped in such a way that the seaweed never touches the rice until you pull the packaging apart. And they have individually wrapped fruit, and that sort of thing. Packaging is an integral part of the merchandising. And they already recycle all of their beverage containers, which are all standardized, including the plastic labels.
Pros:
Nice Idea to refill products that we use every day, like the Milkman back in the day. Reminds me of the MLM (Multi Level Marketing) Malaluka ( a company that needs more transparency).
Cons:
Common brands wasting our resources and creating resources that are not beneficial.
🍊 Enjoy your juice. Not.
Solution(?)
Have clients refill at the grocery store. Less driving 🚚 = less pollution 🏭 . They are obviously not going to be driving EVs while doing this renewable service.
@jessehojjensen They do have European retail partners, but no US grocers signed on. TerraCycle (which runs Loop) uses UPS, which has a very green fleet compared to their competitors. It is actually more eco friendly for these vehicles to deliver your groceries, as it's basically like a bus (many goods inside and dropping off at multiple locations), compared to driving a car to get goods that were trucked to a big building (a store), which needs land, heat, electricity, etc.
Conceptually, I love this. There's one big problem, though. As soon as the branding starts to scratch off of the packages, or the packaging gets scratched or dinged in any way, it immediately looks used and unsanitary. Neither the brands nor their consumers will want that, and these will likely end up as a single use plastic in a landfill somewhere anyway. I'd love to hear from the people running Loop what they're doing to address that.
I was just thinking that this should exist a few weeks ago. I'm glad someone is doing it! With all the deliveries we get from online shopping these days, packaging is getting ridiculously wasteful. This is a brilliant solution!
I signed up to check this out if it rolls out in my area. There are a couple things:
1. Will price (less deposits) be comparable?
2. Will more natural brands be added?
Someone mentioned using natural products. I'm in that camp. I'd use this if I could start getting some of those types of products in a plastic-free way.
Hey guys! Absolutely amazing concept! Would totally use it! When are you guys planning to come in United Kingdom! Good luck!
@rogentleman They have a deal with Tesco, so I'm guessing that as long as the pilot projects in Paris and New York go as planned, it will launch in late 2019.
I like it and I don't like it.
I am just like the next guy to save the planet, be conscious, use reusable
However, the reason why brands spend that much on branding because it is part of the experience and the way for them to stand out.
So I want my milk being ... eh... just milk, I don't care how it looks like, it is white thingy in my fridge. But I want my expensive aftershave in the standout packaging, at least I would not use detergent instead of it because it is in the same looking package.
Not for me, sorry
@ipstas What a poor judgment Stan, you seem to care more about your self than your planet. Your attitude is your legacy to your chidren. I hope you just wrote this up wih no second thoughts. At the end, we will win over selfsih people like you seem to be
@ipstas @ramonpuig I'm not sure that it's a poor judgement. Packaging one of the very important ways brands market to consumers and it's churlish to ignore that. Loop has a strong concept in trying to remove the need for single use packaging however I'm yet to be convinced whether a workable business model can come from the cost of picking up empty bottles, transporting them back to some facility, cleaning them, refilling and delivering again to the customer in a way that isn't costly and environmentally unfriendly compared to just buying a bottle in a shop. Bottle deposit schemes and the like already do this effectively in plenty of countries. All this seems fairly up-in-the-air as the website doesn't have much more than a promo video
These are great news! We are in urgent need of a shift in the way we consume, the paradigm today ignores so much the waste it generates that it drives me mad.
PS: Impossible not to recall that this was something normal in the early days for some products, and still popular here (Argentina) for beer and "soda" (which is in fact not soda, but sparkle water siphons).
PS2: Sweden has already in place a nice solution to recycle a lot of common packaging (I think that mostly bottles and cans) where you get the extra money you pay for the packaging back. I've just seen it as a tourist but thrilled me. If you are interested: https://www.thelocal.se/20180328...
This looks like a really cool concept and I think I would probably use it. My only question is how I would go about refilling products that I use on a daily basis. How do I brush my teeth or wash my hair while I'm waiting for the new Loop package to arrive.
If you live in a major metropolitan area, this is GREAT! However, therein lies the problem for those who live in very rural areas (thus, are forced to do mostly online shopping). With all the deliveries, the shipping and packaging gets ridiculous. We sort and recycle everything we can (have to separate and haul to recycling trailer in nearest town) but even with that, there's still a lot of waste.
*Not in any way is this meant to be derogatory against Loop--it sounds like a great concept, just making personal observation and being jealous of those who WILL be able to use it. :)
OMG YEAAASSS!!! I hope this is successful! Cuz if it is please bring this service to Australia! I would love to use this cuz I hate wasting household products and would love to have the peace of mind that whatever container I'm using will be used again later.
Sounds like it will save packaging
Pros:Saves energy , natural resources,and landfill space
Cons:Will take some getting use to like anything new