If you’ve ever been annoyed with package, you probably love the idea of a package-free grocery store. And zero waste at the supermarket isn’t such a crazy dream; a new store in Germany is promising exactly that.

The Original Unverpackt in Berlin is a project of Sara Wolf and Miena Glimbovski. They crowdfunded the project, and the idea proved so popular that they are more than doubly funded.

The store will sell food locally to reduce transportation costs and energy use. There are containers that can be reused, or better yet, you can bring your own. It’ll also carry non-food things like cleaning products and personal care items.

The German project isn’t the only grocery store fighting wasteful packaging. In.gredients, in Austin, Texas is the first zero-waste store. It offers things that are filled in customers’ own containers and it offers reusable containers too.

Of course, plenty of stores have been doing some version (版本) of reduced packaging for years. The First Alternative Natural Foods Co-Op in Corvallis, Oregon, where I do most of my shopping, offers all dry goods including baking goods and dried fruit and beans in bulk (散装), and plenty of others too, including tofu, cheese, eggs, honey, and butter oils, soaps and pet foods too. I bring my own containers, and a couple of produce (农产品) bags for small items. I’m probably using half or less than half of the packaging I used to shop at a Whole Foods in Connecticut before I moved.

So even if you don’t have a zero-waste grocery in your town, you can still cut down on the packaging you use by planning ahead, and patronizing those businesses that offer bulk-food buying. Farmers markets are great in this way too — you can give the farmer any packaging right back for reuse.

【小题1】What is people’s attitude toward the Original Unverpackt?

A．Positive.

B．Doubtful.

C．Uncaring.

D．Neutral.

【小题2】According to the passage, which of the following statements would the author most likely agree with?

A．Crowdfunded projects are generally unsuccessful.

B．Reducing packaging waste is beneficial for both the environment and consumers.

C．All grocery stores should adopt a zero-waste model immediately.

D．Shopping at Whole Foods in Connecticut is more sustainable than shopping at a zero-waste store.

【小题3】What does the underlined word “patronizing” in the last paragraph probably mean?

A．Increasing.

B．Exchanging.

C．Balancing.

D．Visiting.

【小题4】What is the main idea of the passage?

A．The rise of package-free grocery stores worldwide.

B．The Original Unverpackt in Berlin and its zero-waste concept.

C．The environmental impact of grocery shopping.

D．The benefits of shopping at farmers markets.