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No packaging or plastic bags at this store? It's a 'zero-waste' shop
Published Mon, Sep 4, 2017 · 09:50 PM
London
WHEN Ingrid Caldironi decided to start living a more eco-friendly lifestyle, she made a few changes to her routine. She bought a reusable coffee cup, started making her own beauty products and tried to stop buying packaged products. But she soon hit a wall.
Most British supermarkets sell few unpackaged products, and she was spending most of her weekends roaming London in search of loose vegetables and bulk coffee.
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