How to shop at zero waste bulk food stores- what to expect, what to bring, and what things you can stock up on!
Hi friends, I’m really excited about today’s post because it’s a topic I’m passionate about: reducing our dependency on single use plastics. Today we are chatting bulk food stores!
While most grocery stores still do not allow you to bring your own reusable containers (can we please change this?!), there are a few specialty bulk stores that do.
Now I am writing purely from my experience shopping at Bulk Barn here in Calgary. Other bulk stores likely have their own systems, and I’d love to hear in the comments if things work differently where you are.
Why shop at bulk stores?
- you can bring your own container and avoid disposable packaging
- you can save money
- you can buy exactly how much you need for a recipe
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