Pantene and Stubb's will be sold in reusable containers at some Kroger stores
CNN
If you walk into one of 25 Fred Meyer stores in the Portland area this week, you'll find something unusual.
Gathered together at the end of an aisle will be an eclectic assortment of about 20 products, including shampoo and dish soap, barbecue sauce, granola and more. The items are made by well-known consumer brands like Pantene, Seventh Generation, Stubb's and Nature's Path.
But instead of their usual packaging, these products come in glass, aluminum or heavy-duty plastic. And after you buy them, you have to bring those packages back.
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