Paula and Nairn started their zero waste journey after watching the 'Trashed' documentary. They immediately started reducing their waste with easy swaps like replacing plastic toothbrushes with bamboo ones. They admit that it can be challenging, especially with kids and pets, but they're determined to continue reducing their waste and making it easier for others to do the same. They started off by sharing resources online, progressed to selling zero-waste items at local markets, and finally opened a brick-and-mortar zero-waste store in Victoria, BC.
Wanting to make zero-waste options more accessible to people, Paula and Nairn price-check their products to match the mainstream grocery store prices so that buying package-free food isn't more expensive. They also have a 'take a jar leave a jar' system that makes it easier for people to show up at the store unprepared and still get everything they need. To make it happen, they accept recycling from customers, clean and sanitize it, and then make these containers available for free to any customer who walks in the door.
We love that their work isn't only on the consumer side of things. The couple has spent a lot of time creating a circular economy with their local suppliers to reuse buckets, jugs, and other containers so that they're reducing waste all the way through the supply chain.
You can follow and find out more about the Zero Waste Emporium in Victoria BC here:
https://www.zerowasteemporium.com/
https://www.instagram.com/zerowasteemporium/
https://www.facebook.com/zerowasteemporium/
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