This policy could encourage companies to use greener packaging, but states need to be aligned

Standing in your local retail store, it can be mind-boggling to try to weigh the pros and cons of all the packaging options. Take shampoo, for example. Shampoo can come in a rigid plastic bottle, a flexible squeeze tube, a refillable metal canister, or a solid bar in a paperboard box. A viral video of the “packaging guy” from comedian Jimmy Rees highlights just how arbitrary packaging design decisions seem. Trying to make environmentally friendly or socially conscious purchasing deci...