Is there a store that you frequently shop at that has a bulk section or sells secondhand or recycled products that you’d like to see added to Boston Zero Waste? Do you own or work in a store that you’d like to see added to BZW? Join the community and become a BZW Contributor! Download this checklist to take notes the next time you go to the store. When you’re ready, fill out this Google Form with store information to be added to BZW.
Things to look for when you go shopping:
- Bags/purses (secondhand)
- Bakery (loose bread and baked goods)
- Baking ingredients
- Bar soap
- Beans
- Candy
- Cereal
- Cleaning products
- Clothing (secondhand)
- Coffee/tea
- Coffee/tea accessories
- Craft supplies (secondhand)
- Dairy (in glass or compostable packaging)
- Dried fruit
- Furniture (secondhand)
- Grains/Rice
- Granola
- Housewares (secondhand)
- Hygiene items
- Items made from recycled material
- Items made from renewable material
- Kombucha
- Liquids
- Nuts/Seeds
- Olive bar
- Pasta
- Produce
- School supplies (secondhand, recycled or renewable material)
- Shoes (secondhand)
- Small appliances (secondhand)
- Snacks
- Spices
- Zero waste gear
Are there unique opportunities to recycle?
- Compost
- Cork recycling
- Gimme 5 recycling
- Terracycle
Questions to ask:
- Is the store open to the public or do you need a membership? Is it only available to students, teachers, etc?
- Do they allow customers to use their own jars/containers/bags for food products?
- Is there a scale available to weigh containers?
What will go on the store page?
- Pictures
- Brief summary of what store offers, including how welcoming they are of BYO containers
- List of items sold (from the list above)
- Map of store location
- Link back to your personal or business website or Instagram to credit your work
Resources
NOTE: The Google Form can also be used to update a current store page if it is outdated or incorrect.
Stores to add to BZW:
- 40 South St, Jamaica Plain
- The Beautiful Stuff Project, Somerville
- Bikes not Bombs, Jamaica Plain
- Buffalo Exchange
- Allston
- Somerville
- Cambridge Naturals
- Brighton
- Cheap Chic, Allston
- Closet Connection, Malden
- CORT Furniture Outlet, Brighton
- Covet
- Boston
- South Boston
- Crescent Ridge Dairy
- Diaper Lab, Cambridge
- Habitat for Humanity ReStore, Roxbury
- MIT Furniture Exchange, Cambridge
- Raspberry Beret, Cambridge
- Savers, Roxbury
- Thrive Exchange, Boston
- Two Little Monkeys, Somerville
- Whole Foods
- Arlington
- Charles River Plaza
- Fresh Pond/Cambridge
- Jamaica Plain
- Newton/Walnut St