A green community in the UK.
Find bulk stores to leave the plastic behind , organic cosmetics, organic supermarkets or places to repair a broken coffee maker. recycling is important , but it is not less refuse or repair what has been damaged.
Those are the bases of the new environmental movements that shake the world and that give rise to new sustainable initiatives. A few weeks ago we were talking about Go Zero Waste, the new Spanish application that helps you locate bulk stores or plastic-free products; and Plastic Free-Hackney, Bettina Maidment's initiative to raise awareness in one of London's most famous neighborhoods.
today we do about a new digital community created also in the UK . Zero Waste Near Me is a directory of companies and initiatives that you want help reduce environmental impact and lead a more conscious life.
“I created this website because I wanted to show people that reducing our waste is something anyone from any walk of life can do . There are many existing companies that have always used very little packaging and other waste reduction initiatives within the local community, but people don't know about them. That is what I want to change”, tells Dian Sofia, the creator of Zero Waste Near Me to Traveler.es.
Zero Waste Near Me.
Fruit of that lack was born in August 2018 a platform that works in England, Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland and that locates those shops or green initiatives . From her office in London and with the help of volunteers, Dian has managed to bring together numerous establishments, some because she knew herself and others thanks to the altruism of other people, because that is how this environmental movement works.
“ We would love to create a network of people across Europe that they can help create a list with local businesses so they can be added to our website”, she notes, although at the moment they only work in the UK.
To use it you just have to go to the locations and locate yourself in yours. From there a list of establishments will appear, and it is not only about organic supermarkets , but there is much more.
"In Zero Waste Near Me you can find places that offer fresh products , frozen foods and bulk foods, establishments with bulk cleaning products, beverage refills (wine, beer, etc.), sale of milk in machines , repair of coffee makers, nappy libraries (stores to find cloth diapers), wood recycling centers, junk shops (especially interesting for artists), reusable party kits or to rent and more”, emphasizes Dian.
If you live in the UK, you no longer have excuses.