Zero Waste Club

Remember I wrote in my earlier plastic avoidance posts that it was impossible, in my experience, to get organic stuff (like sugar, lentils, dried fruit, nuts, pasta etc etc) that wasn’t wrapped in plastic?  Remember I said that we’d decided we had to prioritise plastic avoidance even if that meant having to buy non-organic?  Well, I’m absolutely delighted to tell you I was wrong!!!

Thanks to the Zero Waste Club (a new mail-order company in London) you can now buy all those wonderful staples organic and plastic-free 😀

In my first order I got sugar, salt, muesli and banana chips.  In my second order I got popping corn, pitted dates, raisins, cashews, pasta, lentils and cinnamon, but they’ve got so much more!  Nuts, pulses, dried fruit, muesli, oats, flour, cocoa, herbs and spices, seeds: check it out!  They told me they’re going to get tea soon too!!!

The Zero Waste Club was set up by a couple of lads, Pawan Saunya & Rishi Gupta, who got so upset when they watched a documentary about plastic pollution in their A’level World Development lesson that they determined to do something about it.  You can read their inspirational story here. Thanks to Pawan and Rishi, the rest of us ZERO WASTE WANNA BEs don’t have to miss out on pasta and dried fruit and nuts and salt etc etc in our efforts to boycott plastic, and we don’t have to compromise our organic principles either.

You can order by weight through their website and they will package up your goodies in tough, recycled paper bags (see picture at top) which you can in turn re-use, recycle and/or compost.  I’m keeping mine for filling with fruit and veg peelings in the kitchen and then the whole lot can go in the compost bin.  They despatch every Wednesday for a flat rate of £3.99 per order.  I cannot recommend this site highly enough.  It’s just so exciting when your goodies arrive!

Pop over to Pawan and Rishi’s and place your order now! 😀

2021 update:

The Zero Waste Club has stopped selling unpackaged food items and is instead concentrating on plastic-free, sustainable products like toothbrushes, razors, utensils, compostable bin liners and dog poo bags, toilet rolls, …. all sorts of things you need.  They are completely transparent and show you how the items were made and by whom.  Next time you need a new comb, hair band, coffee filter, tea strainer or who knows what – pop over to The Zero Waste Club and see if they’ve got one.  If they haven’t, ask them to stock it in future – they’ll be eager to help you 😀

As for your zero waste food cupboard staples, I’m very glad to say that there are more and more zero waste shops springing up all over the place.  Chances are there’s one near you.  Google it!  😀

Click for PLASTIC AVOIDANCE parts two, three, four, five and six