5 reasons to try weekly.shop
So you're wondering about whether to give this zero waste thing a whirl? Here are 5 reasons why you should give it a go...
- Fight plastic waste.
40% of plastic waste comes from grocery shopping and the UK throws away almost 100 billion pieces of plastic packaging every year. An astonishing statistic and sadly only 17% of this is ever recycled.
Our products come in containers that we collect, clean and use again. Over the next 5 years we're aiming to prevent over 200 million pieces of packaging waste from ever entering the waste stream, that will never then end up in landfill, incinerators, or our oceans.
- Lower your carbon footprint.
Delivery is by electric cargo bike with zero emissions.
No more idling diesel delivery vans blocking the street, spewing out smelly, harmful exhaust fumes!
- Convenience. It’s easier than your regular shop.
The weekly shop usually involves the same main items - there’s stuff you always buy and that makes up the bulk of your shopping. You don’t need to choose from a gazillion things each time, or wade through 16 pages of offers to get to the checkout.
We sell the stuff you regularly buy. It's super easy to manage your orders - spend less time shopping and more time doing the things you love.
- Enjoy quality products, locally sourced.
Our CleanFill hubs serve local areas and they all run their own filling and fulfilment operations. We don't want to drive your delivery halfway across the country so we try to work with as many local suppliers as possible.
We’re putting money back into local communities and source from as many of the amazing local makers and producers around the country as we can.
- Packaging costs money.
Did you know that about 7% of the cost of your weekly shop is packaging? Packaging that you will own temporarily before paying someone else to take away? (source: Zero Waste Scotland).
This means that in the UK almost £15 billion is spent every year by people buying bits of plastic they are going to throw away.
Might as well just throw your cash directly in the bin, it'd probably be more eco friendly.
Reuse will be less expensive than single use, both economically and environmentally.
Ready to find out more?
You might be surprised how many different products you can get zero waste.
Check out our range now and see for yourself.
