#buying bulk

So many things nowadays come in packages when they don’t have to, like spices, nuts, fruits, and vegetables. A lot of organic stores like Sprouts and Trader Joe’s offer some of these items in bulk, though they usually provide plastic bags for you to use when shopping there. A good way to reduce the amount of packing you have to throw away without limiting what you can eat is buying in bulk. You can go to these shops and bring your own reusable, resealable bags to use and then bring them back again when you need to purchase more. You could also bring the containers you store them in, but depending what you are using that might just be too heavy. If your local grocery stores don’t offer a lot in bulk and you are unsure where else you can go to purchase things in bulk, check out these websites below:

Litterless - allows you to search by state

Zero Waste Nerd - has a list of bulk stores organized by state