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Wild, An Almost Zero Waste Toiletries Company Sells Out To Unilever (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 1 week ago by nocturne@slrpnk.net to c/zerowaste@slrpnk.net

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I editorialized the article title, and I realize the article is a year old. But I only just found out about this buy out yesterday.

I have been using Wild's refillable deodorant for over 2 years. It has been great not throwing away a huge chunk of plastic, and instead tossing a small bit of cardboard into the compost. But now they are part of a mega corp.

I got my wife and daughter switched over recently, and my wife has been using their chapstick too.

My daughter found Fussy as an alternative. I saw a video showing that Fussy's refills fit into Wild's cases.

I will be making the switch as soon as I run out of my current stock of Wild refills.

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[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It’s really hard to say no if a big company is willing to buy your company for a ridiculous sum.

absolutely! on top of that, you know that big companies don't play fair. they'll drag you through court, costing you millions, and take your IP for pennies on the dollar.

far better to sellout then be hungout.

at least then, you'll have something to show for your hard work. as Kenny said,

You got to know when to hold 'em

Know when to fold 'em

Know when to walk away

And know when to run

You never count your money

When you're sittin' at the table

There'll be time enough for countin'

When the dealing's done

[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 9 points 1 week ago

That is why we need to set up systems, to allow workers to buy out companies. They can cause a lot of troubles for owners as well.