The urge to toss stuff into the trash is strong, but on occasion, that can be like tossing money into the trash. There's a lot of stuff out there that can be reused in practical, money-saving ways.

When the Vancouver-based grocer Nada set out to open its first store, founders Brianne Miller and Alison Carr knew the design couldn’t just be something off the shelf. As a packaging-free grocer, ...