health and education projects.
Jess has also opened several
refill stations in cafés and shops
in nearby towns to make it
easier for regular customers to
top up their liquid detergents,
hand soaps and shampoos. More
refill stations are coming soon,
including one in a pub. Reducing
waste in your household is
one of the best ways there is
to help save the planet,” Jess
says. “Supermarkets are jumping
in on the refill concept, but if
I go out of business in a few
years because zero-waste
shopping has become the
norm, I’ll be happy with that.”ALSO RECOMMENDED:
Fetch’em From the Cupboard,
Ashtead and Fetcham
(fetchemcupboard.co.uk); Store,
Brighton (storebrighton.co.uk);
Pedrick’s, Caterham (pedricks.
co.uk); Refilled, Chichester
(@refilled_chichester);
Zero Waste, Eastbourne
(zerowasteeastbourne.co.uk);
The Market Garden, Eynsham
(themarketgarden.co.uk);
Okomoko, Farnham (okomoko.
business.site); Scoop, Fleet
(facebook.com/Fleetscoop/);
Yard Market, Godalming
(yardmarket.uk); Harriet’s
of Hove, Hove (harrietsofhove.
com); U-Weigh, Hythe
(u-weigh.co.uk); Kate’s Eco
Shop, Knaphill (@kates_eco_
shop); Lewes Food Market,
Lewes (lewesfoodmarket.co.uk);
Seed1, Marlow (seed1.co.uk);
The Hive Eco Store & Refills,
travelling around Oxfordshire
(@bzbwraps); Scoop Zero-
Waste, travelling around
Oxfordshire (scoopzerowaste.
co.uk); Refill and Replenish,Petersfield (refillandreplenish.
co.uk); The Eco Pantry,
Sevenoaks (TheEcoPantry.
co.uk); Wonderfill, St
Leonards on Sea (wonderfill.
world); The Zero Waste
Company, Tunbridge Wells
(thezerowastecompany.com);
Just Trading, Wallingford
(justtradingofwallingford.
wordpress.com); Going Green,
Wantage (@gogreenwantage);
Born From Necessity, West
Molesey (bornfromnecessity.
co.uk); All Good Things
of Wickham, Shedfield
(allgoodthingseco.co.uk);
Zero Joe’s, Windsor (zerojoes.
co.uk); Larder, Worthing
(zerowastelarder.co.uk)SOUTH WEST
Earth.Food.Love, 101 High
Street, Totnes, Devon
thezerowasteshop.co.uk.O Believed to be the first of its
kind in the UK, Earth.Food.Love
has been an inspiration to many
of the social entrepreneurs and
activists who have founded their
own zero-waste stores in the
three years since it first opened.
Keen to start a revolution, its
owners Richard and Nicola
Eckersley have produced a
free and detailed guide to help
others follow in their footsteps,
available on their website.
When Richard and Nicola
moved to Totnes from a
city-centre apartment in
Manchester with their baby
daughter Willow, their dream
was to run an organic food
shop. But after being inspired
by Original Unverpackt, an
architect-designed bulk food
market in Berlin, they recognised
the zero-waste concept as a way
to stand out on a high street
already well endowed with
independent and ethical shops.
Wholly organic and primarily
a food shop – although they
do stock cleaning products –
Earth.Food.Love, which opened
in March 2017, carries around
400 different dried organic
foodstuffs including herbs and
spices, pastas, grains, dried fruits
and pulses. “We wanted to
reinvent the way people shop,to help bring back a sense of
community to the high street,”
Richard says. “When you
come to our shop, you get an
experience. You’re not just in
and out. You slow down a bit.”
Earth.Food.Love has also
spawned a sister business,
ReRooted (rerootedorganic.
co.uk), which grew out of the
organic plant milks that Richard
started making in the shop in
response to customer demand.
He and his business partner now
produce three thousand litres
of organic plant milk each week
and deliver it locally in reusable
glass bottles. Their first oat
milk has just been launched and
national delivery via Riverford
Organic Farmers will be up and
running by the end of March.ALSO RECOMMENDED:
Consciously You!, Bath
(@consciouslyyoubath);
Almond & Co., Bournemouth
(almondandco.co.uk); Waste
Not Want Not, Bridport
(wastenotwantnotbridport.
co.uk); Preserve Foods, Bristol
(preservefoods.co.uk); Scoop,
Bristol (uk.scoopwholefoods.
com); Zero Green, Bristol
(zerogreenbristol.co.uk);
Unwrapped Essentials, Castle
Cary (@unwrapped_essentials_);
Food Loose, Cheltenham
(foodloose.co.uk); Incredible
Bulk, Cornwall (mobile)
(mobilezerowasteshop.co.uk);
Zero, Exeter (myzerolifestyle.
co.uk); Un_Rap, Falmouth
(un-rap.co.uk); Trading Post
Farm Shop, Lopenhead
(tradingpostfarmshop.co.uk);Packaging Not
Included, Malborough
(packagingnotincluded.co.uk);
Simply Green, Nailsea
(simplygreenzerowaste.co.uk);
Jar, Plymouth (jarplymouth.co.
uk); The Town Pantry,
Royal Wootton Bassett
(@thetownpantry); Coconut
& Cotton, Shaftesbury
(coconutandcotton.co.uk);
We Are Undressed, Trowbridge
(@weareundressed); The
Blue Pantry, Wellington
(@thebluepantrywellington).WALES
Natural Weigh, Unit 1, Corn
Exchange, 54 High Street,
Crickhowell, Powys
naturalweigh.co.ukO Wales’s first zero-waste
shop, now two years old,
sits comfortably on a fiercely
independent high street
alongside a butcher, a deli
and two greengrocers. For a
start-up that wants to change
the way people shop, its position
couldn’t be more fitting: it is
one of three businesses situated
in the Corn Exchange, a formerWHERE YOU LIKE TO SHOP
GUIDEStoreEat.Food.LoveCoconut & Cottonhealthandeducationprojects.
Jesshasalsoopenedseveral
refillstationsin cafésandshops
in nearbytownstomakeit
easierforregularcustomersto
topuptheirliquiddetergents,
handsoapsandshampoos.More
refillstationsarecomingsoon,
includingonein a pub.Reducing
wastein yourhouseholdis
oneofthebestwaysthereis
tohelpsavetheplanet,”Jess
says.“Supermarketsarejumping
in ontherefillconcept,butif
I gooutofbusinessin a few
yearsbecausezero-waste
shoppinghasbecomethe
norm,I’llbehappywiththat.”ALSORECOMMENDED:
Fetch’emFromtheCupboard,
AshteadandFetcham
(fetchemcupboard.co.uk);Store,
Brighton(storebrighton.co.uk);
Pedrick’s,Caterham(pedricks.
co.uk);Refilled,Chichester
(@refilled_chichester);
ZeroWaste,Eastbourne
(zerowasteeastbourne.co.uk);
TheMarketGarden,Eynsham
(themarketgarden.co.uk);
Okomoko,Farnham(okomoko.
business.site);Scoop,Fleet
(facebook.com/Fleetscoop/);
YardMarket,Godalming
(yardmarket.uk);Harriet’s
ofHove,Hove(harrietsofhove.
com);U-Weigh,Hythe
(u-weigh.co.uk);Kate’sEco
Shop,Knaphill(@kates_eco_
shop);LewesFoodMarket,
Lewes(lewesfoodmarket.co.uk);
Seed1,Marlow(seed1.co.uk);
TheHiveEcoStore& Refills,
travellingaroundOxfordshire
(@bzbwraps);ScoopZero-
Waste,travellingaround
Oxfordshire(scoopzerowaste.
co.uk);RefillandReplenish,Petersfield(refillandreplenish.
co.uk);TheEcoPantry,
Sevenoaks(TheEcoPantry.
co.uk);Wonderfill,St
LeonardsonSea(wonderfill.
world);TheZeroWaste
Company,TunbridgeWells
(thezerowastecompany.com);
JustTrading,Wallingford
(justtradingofwallingford.
wordpress.com);GoingGreen,
Wantage(@gogreenwantage);
BornFromNecessity,West
Molesey(bornfromnecessity.
co.uk);AllGoodThings
ofWickham,Shedfield
(allgoodthingseco.co.uk);
ZeroJoe’s,Windsor(zerojoes.
co.uk);Larder,Worthing
(zerowastelarder.co.uk)SOUTH WEST
Earth.Food.Love, 101 High
Street,Totnes, Devon
thezerowasteshop.co.uk.OBelievedtobethefirstofits
kindin theUK,Earth.Food.Love
hasbeenaninspirationtomany
ofthesocialentrepreneursand
activistswhohavefoundedtheir
ownzero-wastestoresin the
threeyearssinceit firstopened.
Keentostarta revolution,its
ownersRichardandNicola
Eckersleyhaveproduceda
freeanddetailedguidetohelp
othersfollowin theirfootsteps,
availableontheirwebsite.
WhenRichardandNicola
movedtoTotnesfroma
city-centreapartmentin
Manchesterwiththeirbaby
daughterWillow,theirdream
wastorunanorganicfood
shop.Butafterbeinginspired
byOriginalUnverpackt, an
architect-designedbulkfood
marketin Berlin,theyrecognised
thezero-wasteconceptasa way
tostandoutona highstreet
alreadywellendowedwith
independentandethicalshops.
Whollyorganicandprimarily
a foodshop– althoughthey
dostockcleaningproducts–
Earth.Food.Love,whichopened
in March2017,carriesaround
400 differentdriedorganic
foodstuffsincludingherbsand
spices,pastas,grains,driedfruits
andpulses.“Wewantedto
reinventthewaypeopleshop,tohelpbringbacka senseof
communitytothehighstreet,”
Richardsays.“Whenyou
cometoourshop,yougetan
experience.You’renotjustin
andout.Youslowdowna bit.”
Earth.Food.Lovehasalso
spawneda sisterbusiness,
ReRooted(rerootedorganic.
co.uk),whichgrewoutofthe
organicplantmilksthatRichard
startedmakingin theshopin
responsetocustomerdemand.
Heandhisbusinesspartnernow
producethreethousandlitres
oforganicplantmilkeachweek
anddeliverit locallyin reusable
glassbottles.Theirfirstoat
milkhasjustbeenlaunchedand
nationaldeliveryviaRiverford
OrganicFarmerswillbeupand
runningbytheendofMarch.ALSORECOMMENDED:
ConsciouslyYou!,Bath
(@consciouslyyoubath);
Almond& Co.,Bournemouth
(almondandco.co.uk);Waste
NotWantNot,Bridport
(wastenotwantnotbridport.
co.uk);PreserveFoods,Bristol
(preservefoods.co.uk);Scoop,
Bristol(uk.scoopwholefoods.
com);ZeroGreen,Bristol
(zerogreenbristol.co.uk);
UnwrappedEssentials,Castle
Cary(@unwrapped_essentials_);
FoodLoose,Cheltenham
(foodloose.co.uk);Incredible
Bulk,Cornwall(mobile)
(mobilezerowasteshop.co.uk);
Zero,Exeter(myzerolifestyle.
co.uk);Un_Rap,Falmouth
(un-rap.co.uk);TradingPost
FarmShop,Lopenhead
(tradingpostfarmshop.co.uk);PackagingNot
Included,Malborough
(packagingnotincluded.co.uk);
SimplyGreen,Nailsea
(simplygreenzerowaste.co.uk);
Jar,Plymouth(jarplymouth.co.
uk);TheTownPantry,
RoyalWoottonBassett
(@thetownpantry);Coconut
& Cotton,Shaftesbury
(coconutandcotton.co.uk);
WeAreUndressed,Trowbridge
(@weareundressed);The
BluePantry,Wellington
(@thebluepantrywellington).WALES
NaturalWeigh,Unit1, Corn
Exchange, 54 HighStreet,
Crickhowell, Powys
naturalweigh.co.ukOWales’sfirstzero-waste
shop,nowtwoyearsold,
sitscomfortablyona fiercely
independenthighstreet
alongsidea butcher,a deli
andtwogreengrocers. For a
start-upthatwantsto change
thewaypeopleshop,its position
couldn’tbemorefitting: it is
oneofthreebusinesses situated
in theCornExchange, a formerWHERE YOU LIKE TO SHOP
GUIDE
StoreEat.Food.LoveCoconut & Cotton