WHERE TO DO PLASTIC-FREE SHOPPING

Supermarkets are full of plastic packaging; it’s wrapped around food, toiletries and cleaning products come in single-use bottles and containers, and the bags to carry the groceries home are made of plastic too. Bulk and zero-waste stores are on a mission to change all that by selling unpackaged products that you purchase by weight using your own reusable containers. Not only are the shops packaging free, most of the produce and brands they stock are organic and eco-friendly. Here are our fave places to do plastic-free shopping in London…

BYO Nunhead

Plastic-free refill shop BYO in Nunhead has expanded into BYO Household and BYO Grocery. The household side stocks sustainable home, bath and beauty products from brands like Who Gives a Crap, Organicup, Fill, Eco Leaf, Faith in Nature, Wild Sage and Suneeta Cosmetics. There’s a large pantry selection on the grocery side as well as frozen goods, nut butter machines and London’s first plant-based milk machine from Minor Figures.

147 Evelina Road, London, SE15 3HB
byoshop.co.uk

Weigh and Pay

Weigh and Pay is the first zero-waste shop in Brixton Village, selling organic and plant-based wholefoods, household goods and cosmetics. The shop is stocking products from local businesses like natural deodorant maker Elsa’s Organic and skincare company Suneeta London.

Unit 33, Brixton Village, Coldharbour Lane, London, SW9 8PS
weighandpay.uk

Fair-Well

If you’re in North London but can’t get out to a zero-waste shop, let it come to you instead. Fair-Well is a mobile refill service that takes zero-waste products to the people on converted milk float Charlie. They sell Fair Trade and organic dried goods, BioD cleaning products and Faith in Nature toiletries. To shop, you just book Charlie (make sure you’re in the catchment area) and have your containers at the ready.

North London
fair-well.co.uk

Refill @ The Grange

This Grange Park refill store has all the dried foods, herbs, spices, oils, tea and coffee you’d expect, as well as household cleaning products, toiletries and even plastic-free pet care goodies. If you haven’t got time to browse in store, they run a click & collect service too.

22 The Grangeway, London N21 2HG
refillatthegrange.co.uk

The Source Bulk Foods

The Source Bulk Foods, which has branches in Battersea and Chiswick, stocks over 450 bulk foods so you really are spoilt for choice. If you can’t head in-store to shop you can also order online and have waste-free shopping delivered to your door.

99 St John’s Road, London, SW11 1QY
24 Turnham Green Terrace, London, W4 1QP
thesourcebulkfoods.co.uk

SWOP

SWOP, aka Shop WithOut Packaging, was set up by Jess and Claire after they became fed up with the amount of plastic litter they kept seeing. Everything in the shop is veggie or vegan and they aim to stock as much Fairtrade, organic and local produce as possible.

7 Burnt Ash Road, Lee Green, London SE12 8RG
swop.market

Get Loose

Originally started as a project to fund compost, Get Loose at Hackney City Farm is now all about bringing fairly priced, high quality, ethical, plastic free food to East Londoners. Get Loose also uses its profits to fund community based projects such as the Ethical Information Screen!

Hackney City Farm, 1a Goldsmiths Row, E2 8QA
getloosefoods.com

Dizzie

Dizzie is an online refill shop making refillable groceries as easy as single-use. You can stock up on every household essential from their range of food, coffee & tea, cleaning products, homeware and personal care products. As a bonus, Dizzie’s deliveries are carbon neutral.

getdizzie.com

Jarr Market

Herne Hill’s Jarr Market is packed with packaging-free grains, pastas, nuts, condiments, coffee, tea, toiletries and cleaning supplies as well as reusable containers for you to use in the shop. Founder Jess prioritises suppliers with closed-loop systems and she pays extra to have everything properly recycled by First Mile.

19 Half Moon Lane, Herne Hill, London, SE24 9JU
jarrmarket.co.uk

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