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LIFE IN BULK. Almost 10 great places boosting the zero waste scene in Riga.

Latvians are famous with their "collecting bag for other bags"; or a shelf full with empty jars "that might be useful someday"; or onion peels many collect to colour eggs on Easter along with all the old nylon stockings used to store garlic, onions, or hazelnuts, and hung somewhere on display. Is the contemporary zero waste movement a serious business in Riga or is it just a post-soviet kitsch?
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