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Strolling round the delightful Gotham City like splendour that is Leeds Market I came across the NUT SHOP the most fantastic stall where all manner of cake related stuff from hundreds and thousands to candied peel and silvered almonds are all sold LOOOSE.

  • Raisons and dried fruit
  • Candied Peel
  • Nuts
  • Spices
  • Decorative things and sprinkles
  • AND cocoa!!!!

    You can see a photo record of some of their loose products here

    Packaging

    If you want to buy loose, you will need to take your own reusable packaging – produce bags, tupperware even compostable disposables. You can find them here.

    Leeds Market

    You can  find stalls selling loose

  • sweets
  • meat and fish
  • veg
  • Read more about it here….

    Don’t live in Leeds?

    Loose Food

    As the plastic movement grows more shops are selling naked food; stuff that that normally comes plastic packaged ie rice, Some sell pasta. Heres a list of towns with shops selling loose food.

    Buy Online

    But loose food shops are still few and far between, Don’t despair. It is possible to buy food online loose and plasticfree. You can even use your own cotton produce bags for some things. READ MORE HERE.

    Packaging

    If you want to buy loose, you will need to take your own reusable packaging – produce bags, tupperware even compostable disposables. You can find them here.

    More

    Supermarkets & Chainstores
    Because sometimes we have to shop there and yes you can get plastic free and zero waste stuff. Read  our supermarket reviews here.

    Better Plastic
    Many products like dried fruit come packaged in lovely looking, printed, laminated plastic film.  Or to put it more simply several layers of plastic each with different properties stuck together. Because they consist of different plastics bonded together it is difficult to know what they are and how to treat them and separating the films is tricky and so very expensive. Films therefore often don’t get recycled but burnt or landfilled.
    Simple polythene bags are easy to recycle. You can read more about that here.
    Check the recycling info on the package to find out more.

    Feel guilty buying plastic packed food? So do we but sometimes you have to so we apply the special treats rule. read more about the three levels of plastic free food

    See all our food posts via the food index

    N.B.

    lines changes, products get removed. For more information why not ask the Plastic Is Rubbish FB group for updates. They are a great source of tidbits, personal experience and the latest news. Why not join them and share the plastic free love x

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