waste free
grocery shopping
​locally

Below is a list of local businesses where you can do some plastic free shopping. These shops have allowed us to bring our own containers and bags to be filled up. The result is much less single use plastic, better for us and the environment!

BREAD​

• Local bakeries: Bakehouse 24, M’s Bakery & Bennet allows you to bring your own bags/ containers.
• Supermarkets with bakery sections also allows you can bring your own bags

​PASTA & RICE

• Food on the Loose variety of pasta and rice 
• Sunrise Organics variety of pasta and rice 
• Almond & co variety of pasta and rice 
• The Naked Pantry variety of pasta and rice 

​PULSES

• Food on the Loose selection of loose beans, lentils, quinoa.
• Sunrise Organics selection of loose beans, lentils, quinoa.
• Almond & Co selection of loose beans, lentils, quinoa
• The Naked Pantry selection of loose beans, lentils, quinoa.

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MILK 

• Milk & More delivers dairy milk in glass bottles, along with fruit juice, to your door step. 
• ​The Naked Pantry in New Milton are possibly getting a vending machine for plant milk 

CHEESE

• Parlourmentary A wide selection of cheeses
• Deli Rocks some cheeses 
• The Larder House some cheeses
• Supermarket with deli counters (Some Polish supermarkets have a good selection of unpackaged cheese)

​FRUIT & VEG

• TD Fruits in Southbourne 
• Food on the Loose Pokesdown hill

ORGANIC 

• Sunrise Organics Bournemouth  
• Earth foods Southbourne 
• Almond & Co Westbourne

• Box deliveries on your doorstep from companies like Local Larder, Avon Organics, Riverford and Abel & Cole.  

DRIED FRUIT & NUTS

• Food on the Loose
• Sunrise Organics 
• Spill the Bean 
• Local Larder 
• The Naked Pantry

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FISH & MEAT 

• Webster Family Butchers
• ​Mark's Meats Butchers
• Supermarkets with deli counters  (Good selection at Polish supermarkets in Boscombe)
• Deli Rocks Sell cured meat and sausages in your own containers
• Frozen produce in cardboard from supermarkets

HERBS & SPICES

• Food on the Loose A selection of herbs and spices
• Sunrise organics A selection of herbs and spices
• Spill the Bean A wide range of herbs and spices
• Local Larder A selection of herbs 
• The Naked Pantry Wide selection of herbs and spices

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TEA & COFFEE 

• ​Food on the Loose Loose tea and coffee
• Sunrise Organics Loose coffee beans from local company Bad Hand
• Almond & Co Wide selection of teas and coffee
• Velo Domestique Sells non plastic packed coffee beans from local company Bad Hand
• That Brilliant Store A wide good selection of loose teas 
• The Naked Pantry A wide selection of teas and coffee

BEER & ALES 

• The Way Outback sells glass bottles you can take home and bring back for refill of your favourite beers from their drafts
• The Wight Bear has a canning machine so you can takeaway your favourite beer

TOILETRIES 

• Food on the Loose Sell loose bars of soap, bamboo toothbrushes, refill of liquid soaps and more
• Sunrise Organics Sell loose bars of soap, bamboo toothbrushes, refill of liquid soaps and more
• Almond & Co Sell loose bars of soap, bamboo toothbrushes, refill of liquid soaps and more
• Earth Foods Sell loose bars of soap, plastic free deodorants, tooth powder and more​
• Lush Sell​ lots of package free bars of soap, deodorants, shampoo, conditioner and you can recycle their containers in the shop

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HOUSEHOLD ITEMS

• Food on the Loose Refill of a range of cleaning products
• Sunrise Organics Refill of a range of cleaning products
• The Naked Pantry Refill of a range of cleaning products
• Spill the Bean Refill of cleaning products

LIST OF LOCAL SHOPS

LIST OF ONLINE SHOPS

- Almond & CO - Westbourne

- Bakehouse 24 - Southbourne

- Deli Rocks - Southbourne

- Earth Foods - Southbourne

- Food on the Loose - Pokesdown Hill

- Lush- Bournemouth

- M's Bakery - Pokesdown

- Spill the Beans - Wimborne

- Sunrise Organics - Bournemouth

- TD Fruits - Southbourne
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- Terroir Tapas - Southbourne

- That Brilliant Store - Southbourne

- The Larder House - Southbourne

- The Naked Pantry - New Milton

- The Way Outback Brewing Company - Southbourne

- Velo Domestique - Southbourne

- Abel & Cole - Fruit & veg box delivery on doorstep

- Avon Organics - Fruit & veg box delivery on doorstep

- And Keep - A wide range of plastic free products

​- Live Kindly Eco Shop - Plastic free personal care products and more
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- Milk & More - Milk delivery on the doorstep

- Plastic free Pantry - Plastic free food

- Riverford - Fruit & veg box delivery on doorstep