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Supermarkets & Chainstores Index

And let me say right now I don’t like supermarkets. They are killing off the local shops and take money out of the community. But for many people they are the only option. So how to make your experience as ethical as possible? But before you enter those hellish portals please do consider shopping at…

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Waitrose

Waitrose are cutting the use of plastic lined disposable cups in their cafes! “We’re removing all disposable takeaway cups from our shops by the autumn.You can still enjoy a free cup of tea or coffee when you shop with us; remember to bring your own reusable cup and your myWaitrose card with you.#KeepYourCup This will…

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Spain- loose and unpackaged

There is a lot of loose food available in Spain. Search out small and independent shops and use the fantastic markets. They sell frozen food including fish fingers. Most town will have a store that does this. Some supermarkets also do it. There are wine bottle refill shops where you can use your own bottle….

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Sainsburys

About Sainsburys While Sainsburys was a British company “As of February 2018, the largest overall shareholder is the sovereign wealth fund of Qatar, the Qatar Investment Authority, which holds 21.99% of the company.[6] It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. In April 2018, Sainsbury’s entered talks with Walmart about a proposed merger with Asda, which could form the…

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Refill/Bulk/Zerowaste Stores

Bulk buy or refill stores are places you can buy all kinds of food like rice, suet, even soup mix – loose and unpackaged.You take as much as you want/need from a larger container, weigh and pay.You can usually use your own packaging.The advantages for the #plasticfree shopper hardly need stating!These are common in America and Australia,…

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Index Plastic-free July

Of course every month is plastic free for me but plastic free July is a time to make a bit of extra effort, promote projects, look at my bin and join with other people all over the world who are taking this time to rethink their relationship with plastic. What is Plastic Free July The…

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Chain Base

About Latest Plastic News They also have the a range of plastic free products. Find them in our facebook gallery here Other Products From Louises database Louises Data Base? Louise Bayfields   “POSTIVE PRODUCTS LIST (UK) a list of High Street and Supermar-ket products that have no packaging or in some way help reduce packaging.” The List The…

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Easter

Easter Sunday falls on April 9, 2023 so time to start planning. Absolutely disappointed that one of my favourites the M&S Cheese Eggs, with Barber’s Farmhouse Cheddar as whites and a vintage 18-month matured Red Leicester yolk hand-dipped in a duck egg blue wax ‘shell’, does not appear to be the stores. please correct me if I…

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Buy On Line Plastic Free

One of the real joys of buying #plasticfree is sourcing the stuff in local shops. The excitement when you see milk in glass bottle in the newsagents is beyond words. But sometime you have to buy on line. And then you come up against the prickly problem of packaging There is nothing that enrages plastic…