FIRST 100% ZERO WASTE STORE WORLDWIDE || Berlin, Germany

[@StrawberryElli]

Let me know if you have video ideas you wanna see for more tips and hacks about living a zero waste / minimalist lifestyle! Thank you so much for being here, much love to y'all 🙏

[@LibbyWithnall]

What an amazing shop. Would love to be able to shop somewhere like that.

[@StrawberryElli]

Libby Withnall so awesome that stores like this are out there!! 🙏

[@naomimay82]

I really want to see a zero waste shop open up in my area. I would shop there all the time.

[@evank8991]

Such a cool concept! It would be nice to go and stock up every so often with the essential staples

[@StrawberryElli]

evank yes definitely worth coming here once a month or so and stocking up on all the goodies!! 👍

[@hfs9700]

Looks a great zero waste shop. Enjoy going there. We have a few of them here in Switzerland.

[@StrawberryElli]

That's awesome!! We need more of these stores everywhere!! 🙏

[@kellyroeder2393]

what kind of packaging does all of their items arrive in?

[@JessicaArndtChannel]

Hi Elli! Nice video. In Hannover there is a similar store called Edel Unverpackt. Please come to Hannover. I would love to meet you!

[@StrawberryElli]

Jessica Arndt that’s so cool!!! I have to check it out when I’m back in Germany and maybe we can meet up then 😊

[@emmythomas4729]

Does anyone know where you can shop zero waste in fountain city TN?

[@ReportTheHackers]

Zero Waste is a marketing term and does not mean green. In fact, it actually may be very bad for the environment. I'll explain why. Plastic is a byproduct. I feel like I even need to explain what a byproduct is. Byproduct means that it is not the main commercially viable product that one would produce in the process. The main product that makes a profit in this instance is gasoline or any refined petroleum products. Plastic just comes along for the ride. Whether you use or not, it will be made. It will be wasted, as long as we keep using gasoline. Zero waste stores buy bulk, which translates to overseas sourcing like China. Overseas means more gasoline use in terms of freight transport in sourcing country, packaging, freight across the Pacific, and freight to the store. Double paper bag even recycled means more gasoline use mainly due to the weight of the product. The realistic impact of zero waste is far offset by the fossil fuel usage of the idea. It is MUCH greener to buy local. Local farmers market is convenient and reduces your carbon footprint. Zero Waste stores is a marketing fad for uninformed, although well-intentioned individuals (if you noticed of a certain ethnicity and generation).

[@quinnoq1642]

except it‘s not the first one! i‘m sure there was a buttload of unintenionally zero waste shops back in the day ; )

[@Maddog-jr7rw]

Why did you put some of the things in plastic zip lock bags

[@missmarjum]

Plastic is useful before it is harmful. So it depends on the mindfulness of the user. We ofcourse have to minimise it's use close to zero, but if we must, then we should always have to find the opportunity to reuse it again and again and again...

[@Ana-ot7jz]

They probably already had it, and it’s better to reuse items than buy a new one :)

[@rekhamurugappa3311]

Bravo

[@doireannwheeler8986]

Did anyone notice she used PLASTIC bags

[@kattaschroder1087]

This are old bags and she reused them

[@dhararpita]

Everything is perfect except the plastic packets 🙁

[@elenaar9340]

I have seen you have used plastic bags... So where is that zero wasted???

[@shepherds0ncatherine]

Maybe she's reusing them? It's more sustainable to reuse what you have then to go out and buy brand new zero-waste items.