America’s Grocery Stores Are Doing Bulk Food All Wrong | Eater

"An independent grocery in Missoula that has made bulk shopping a long-running centerpiece, attracting customers for affordability, less-processed options, and the ability to buy only what they need. For two decades the store has run a container-reuse system: two large black bins at the entrance collect shoppers’ old glass and plastic jars, which employees sanitize and restock for customer use. That program required extensive coordination with the local health department and ongoing check-ins to maintain compliance, and it became a model that influenced other small grocers and helped build one of the largest bulk sections west of the Mississippi in its heyday." - Karine Vann