HEY friends! I hope you find this useful, please feel free to share any I've missed!! And any cities you would love me to make a zero waste guide about as well xxx

Our students union (university of Nottingham) has just opened a zero waste shop on campus! It’s so great to see these things growing

The Store Cupboard (Crystal Palace) is actually open Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday - the same as Roots and Cycles (which is next door to it). Glad you mentioned them as they deserve more love! Great list, hopefully more people will be inspired to give low waste a try.

here is Zéro outside Wimbledon station, London SW19, its a quite new one, refill/plastic free shop, and they offer weekend bakeries, vegetables. Have to say that you are one of the first channels I’ve discovered last year at the beginning of the minimising waste lifestyle and I’ve reduced a huge amount of waste, and choose loose produces and more eco friendly packaging items. So thank you

Wow......that's amazing. I live in Northern California and don't have that many options but I hope that will become a trend in the future. Keep on rolling girl with the positive vibration.

I'm from a small US town, but we have 1 low-waste store I frequent. Just bought rolled oats today 😊

Bulk stores aren't so big in Sweden yet, they are growing in the big cities but I hope that they keep growing and expaning like all of your stores in London so that they can be more accessable for people like me who lives in a small village at the countryside😍

OMG! I used to work at Clapham Common!

I'm planning to visit London this year, so I hope I'm able to visit some of these shops 💚

I'm a customer of naked larder and the way it works is you order online and then you collect it on certain days every month but you go and measure it out just like in other zero waste shops. Great video though!! I'm a south London dweller and will defo be checking some of these out 🙌🙌

I appreciate your awareness in mentioning accessibility for those with physical challenges. You really are modeling greater awareness of ALL people in thinking about responsible choices-thanks!

I’m smiling because I had that jumper in the 80’s, I only recently found this channel and you have really opened my eyes, I love your commitment, Hopefully the world will be better in the hands of your generation than mine !! Thank you for showing me how to change and why, you are doing a great job xxx

There's a couple in SE London, SWOP (Shop WithOut Packaging) in SE12 and Mission Green in SE13! They're the only ones I've been to so can't really comment on price in comparison to the ones you mentioned, but the owners are all really lovely!

I would love a black shoulder bag architect 💕

I live in Canada (Toronto) so this wasn’t exactly applicable but we have a ton of new zero waste shops popping up too!! I can’t wait to move out and be able to shift more of my purchases to plastic-free ❣️

my dream grünbag would be the grey backpack liv

Hi. Just found your channel today. I've been wanting to shop at a zero waste store for a while but I have a chronic illness which makes me very tired and I also work full time. So I was super happy to see that there are two shops in Herne Hill which is very near me! I obviously can't go and check them out right now what with the current situation, but I am going to check them out on-line and hopefully will be able to order some things that I am running low on. I am also on the extremely vulnerable list so won't be able to leave the house for about another 10 weeks or so, but I have people who can pick things up for me. Keep up the good work and I look forward to seeing more of your video's in the future.

I wish this was a thing where I live!

There’s also The Source in Chiswick and Battersea I’m London (although quite pricey) but they have a good range of foods!

Thanks for the video Immy! I would recommend the Naked Larder, I have been going there regularly for over a year. I find prices to be lower than other zero waste shops, and it’s nice to meet like-minded people at the monthly collection windows 🌿🤗 Bulk Market is phenomenal for things you didn’t realise you could get in bulk. Also - Harmless. Yes, pretty good! It’s in Crouch End (the owner recently relocated there from Wood Green).

Absolutely fantastic as a resource so thank Immy for doing the hard work on this. West London is a zero waste shop desert. The only ones I can find are in Chiswick which is a long tube ride away and not practical to carry jars etc across such a huge distance. It makes me really sad that nobody seems to offer stores and bulk accessible in West London .Constant sadness. 😢😢

Don’t forget Mission Green in Lewisham High St (South London) They’re an amazing little store with lots of things crammed in - their spices are such good value!

Hi Immy Love your jumper. My husband I think we should leave the USA and move to London because you guys have such a variety of zero waste shops and vegan restaurants.

I live in North Carolina, USA. I used to get all my bulk from EarthFare, but they’re closing all stores :( now I can only get bulk items like flour and nuts from Whole Foods.

London 💚

The first zero waste shop I know of has opened up in my area (live on a small island)! It's still in the process of adding stock, but has loads of key basics, both food and cleaning supplies, really happy to try out what it offers :)

Ohh, a milk float!! I only know of their existence from an old '60s British TV show, "The Avengers" (yes, I'm, um, old 🙃 -- and from the US), but it was cool. How great that they made it into a zero waste shop.

Thank you for this guide. I think it's especially great that you consider accessibility. Your channel is a treasure. x

There is an organic bulk shop run by volunteers at the Hackney City Farm. It is called Get Loose, and it is very small but has a lot of choice!

Great guide! Love your input on each so it’s not just saying that they exist, but a bit about them and your thoughts. I’m starting to see more zero waste and eco-conscious shops popping up in my area too. I really hope it keeps going that way.

Great video. Sometimes just knowing WHERE to look is the biggest battle!

Looking forward to visiting some of these places when I'm in London this Summer!

It would be great to get a guide for the US when you move!

if i didn't already have a perfectly good backpack i'd enter that giveaway in a heartbeat. really appreciate your channel.

THANK YOU! Going to London in may like I do almost every year but this time I will definitly look after some of those places 🥰

from a small town in the us i am very jealous of all of your options !!! this video was lovely ♥️

More and more are popping up around the country it's brilliant I few I've visited are the good old days shop in Killingholme, Sunrise plant company in Gainsborough, hello good lyfe in Newquay, un_rapped Falmouth, the bishy weigh York these are a few I've visited and I think hello good lyfe, Sunrise plant company and the good old days shop are definitely the cheapest I've found

If you’re ever near Southampton / Hampshire, I work in a zero waste shop and cafe called Lemon and Jinja :) we have two pretty big industrial units so plenty o lovely things to look round (and incredible coffee too 😏)

Thanks, I love seeing what sustainable practices are happening in other cities!

Love this video! Pipoca is also another great place. Vegan creperie restaurant and zero waste shop in Brixton.

I'm super excited my town is getting a zero waste store😍 There are more and more opening up in Germany ☺️

Moving to London in 2021 hopefully sooner can't wait to go exploring these 💓

Ok so I adore your sweater! I'm always looking for sweaters like that when I go thrifting! But on another note good lord! Y'all have bulk shops coming out of your ears! In my area there are I think 3 total in a 50 mile radius. And most of their bulk things are pre weighed and packaged in plastic 😞 I so much want to come to London just to go to all the shops and vegan restaurants! You guys are so lucky! Fingers crossed that it will catch on over here like it did where you are! ✌❤🌎

You are welcomed in Brussels :) zero waste and bulk cheap paradise!

Food packaging is so wasteful and unnecessary... it is the bane of my existence. We are hard-wired to gather food, not packaging!! Selecting unpackaged food (whenever possible) gives me a very pleasurable tactile and visual sensation, and it is so incredibly satisfying to restock my fridge/pantry shelves without filling up my garbage can. So often I hear folks say that they cannot remember to bring reusable bags/containers with them when they go shopping. I always respond positively to this statement with some subtle words of encouragement, but the eco-warrior inside me wants to say “Wtf... did you pop out of the womb knowing how to bring your keys, wallet, and phone with you everywhere you go?” I just don’t get it! But... what I do get is this amazing video and dat styling’ jumper. Thanks for this Immy, it is encouraging to see so many package-free shops popping up, even if none of them are in my neck of the woods.

Not sure if you mention it but in addition to their instagram with the pretty illustrations Useless.London have an amazing interactive map useless.london/map where you type in your postcode/select your borough and it lists all the zero/waste bulk shops near you! How I found Nought (London Bridge), Get Loose (Hackney), Gather etc.!

I am literally visiting London next week what are the chances! Thank you so much for this, wil ldefinitely check some out

I’d love the green Alden

Are there any zero waste shops in Croydon?? I've never seen one😧

Wish I had this before I went to London last spring

Not useful for this Texan gal in the USA but love the info. Made me think of different places I could check out. Thanks.👍

Makes me want to move to the UK! Especially for the vegan cafes! Yum!

I wish we had so many options in America as you do! I’m jealous!

I wish i had this where i live...

Wow, this is so thorough! Thank you

I watched the whole video even though I live far far from London... I envy you guys. Also took all the steps for the awesome and generous giveaway! That Black Alden will be miiiiiine 😂 crossing my fingers! 😘🤞

Last time I was this early I was a baby

amazing and helpful video :) thank you so much

Hey this video helps a lot because I'm planning to visit London in November (hopefully without any brexity surprises passport-wise😅) Could you please make a video about places, shops, restaurants or cafes to visit and general advice about being a (more eco-friendly) tourist around London? I really trust your opinion and personal taste about those things and I would appreciate your advice. Thanks for your efforts and work greetings from Germany :)

Great video thank you

I hope I win cause I really need a backpack at the moment :) Grey Backpack Alden

Have you tried pipocca on Brixton road?

I love the idea of zero waste shops and would support one if I had any in my local area. However... affordability is a big issue for many people and one you touched on, but I think a bigger discussion has to take place about the perception of these shops by many working class people on limited or fixed incomes as being solely a middle class, hipster fad designed for virtue signalling middle class people to try to offset guilt about their mass consumerist habits that are thrashing the planet. I know that sounds harsh but believe me I know many who would feel like that about them and wouldn't dream of shopping there because A. they feel it's not for them (alienation) and B. they can't afford to anyway. There are people in London that have real food poverty and struggle to afford supermarket prices let alone zero waste shop goods. policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/our-work/inequality/food-poverty Oxfam and Church Action on Poverty estimate that over 500,000 people in the UK are now reliant on food parcels. According to the World Bank, nearly 2 million people in the UK are undernourished. 36% of the UK population are just one heating bill or a broken washing machine away from hardship. 1 in 6 parents have gone without food themselves to afford to feed their families "People at the upper end of the income scale have no idea of what's going on down at the bottom of the scale. They don't realise how much people are really hurting." Sir Michael Marmot, health inequality expert and author of Fair Society, Healthy Lives. If 36% of the population struggle week to week they're not going to be the ones shopping in zero waste shops. And if that much of the population is not able to reduce their waste because of economic factors then the aim of these shops...or what should be the aim...is never going to be realised and we're pissing in the wind to reach waste reduction targets, quite frankly. I like the social enterprise one, that has the right idea but it's not enough. I think what needs to happen is zero waste supermarkets in every town and city that are also social enterprises and have outreach programmes to the communities they're in, and work out affordable ways for EVERYONE to be able to shop there. Bigger means more purchasing power to get lower prices they can pass onto the consumers. And drop the zero waste label...too bourgie. Just call them bulk stores or bulk supermarkets. We need ethical bulk supermarket chains to have a real impact and reach millions instead of these small shops that only cater to a tiny minority of shoppers. If we're not aiming towards that-getting at least 90% of the population onboard, it's just futile virtue signalling nonsense IMO.

Emmy please add to your list SWOP in lee south east London they have an amazing shop that gets better and better every time I go to restock my pantry

When you are starting to go Zero waste but the Coronavirus is just around the corner and you need to buy bottle water, hand sanitizer, cleaning products etc... do you have any tips for trying to minimize waste while you are in panic to buy get products for quarantine yourself.

I wish you and other youtubers would do giveaways that don't require a person to have twitter, facebook, etc. I don't have those things because I don't like the ethics of the companies and invasive nature of their company and products. But I would love to win a Grunbag! *Pouty face*

bygram (fulham) :)

I don't know which picture we are supposed to like on and comment?

You sound a bit out of breath in the beginning of the video.