KST aims to do just that two ways: It makes sachet purchases unnecessary by allowing small volume refills, and it involves the government — or at least a local government unit.
"We were thinking, this project is really to rethink the small-volume retail model in sari-sari stores and community shops, so it shifts away from pre-packaged goods and sachets," Ledesma said. "It's not just about plastic waste but also reducing impacts of plastic production and plastic pollution in general."
According to Ledesma, store owners have reported the dishwashing liquid to be the pilot's best-seller. It makes sense: "That's the one people use every day, at every meal so it's really utilized." The idea of KST is similar to most refilling stores: Customers come with their empty containers and fill it up according to however much they need. This eliminates the need for sachet and the subsequent plastic waste.
Among the challenges they're seeing is logistics as well as reverse logistics. Apart from ensuring scalable delivery of products to sari-sari stores, there is also the challenge of returning the big containers to the suppliers to get them refilled.
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