Flying to Perth and wanted to cook while I stayed there for 2 weeks.
I want to shop sustainably. Any bulk stores and zero waste stores you can recommend? I can Google but hey, I'd want your feedback on prices, service, quality, range etc. Thank yoi
Zero Waste Bulk Stores in Perth
LPheonixNorth on 20/09/2019 - 16:34
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I want to shop sustainably.
sustainably (adverb)
in a way that can be maintained at a certain rate or level.Perhaps pace yourself, keep well hydrated, and work your way up to a full shop.
I want to shop sustainably.
Eliminate animal products.
Reduce packaged products except for highly concentrated nutrients - dry grains, pulses, nuts, oils.
Reduce highly processed items.
Reduce imported foods if they can be grown here easily. Eg. Buy local cherries, not USA. But buy Asian rice, not local.
The final wrapper is a blip in the entire manufacturing and distribution path - sometimes not having an end wrapper adds even more waste due to special handling precautions. It may have value as a political statement (and worth pursuing for that reason) but that's about it.
What's wrong with Aussie rice?
Too water intensive for a dry place like this.
What about the pollution from the container ship from Thailand?
Fair point.
shop
sustainably
Pick one.
There's an oxymoron if I ever saw one.
If you want to live a sustainable life, adopt the lifestyle of the Sentinelese.
Otherwise, overcome your ego and realise it's more about you and less about noble ideals.
If anything, shop less and you'll be massively reducing your personable contribution to bullsh*t consumerism. Grow your own food, collect rainwater, re-purpose and repair household goods instead of replacing them, cycle and walk more and be less preachy/pretentious as forced positivity has been shown to be more harmful to psychological health than negativity, etc.
I think OP's question is relative. Everything you said is true but so can OP choose to buy something more sustainable.
ie. local produce vs one that's vacuum sealed, bubble wrap, boxed, presentation wrapped, carry bagged and shipped around the world twice (I had a gift melon from Japan. Not an exageration).
Grow your own food
What do you suggest for the two weeks that they will be in Perth for?
As above, she's buying food for a fortnight.
If anything, shop less and you'll be massively reducing your personable contribution to bullsh*t consumerism.
It is amiable to acknowledge OP well-motivated down good path and that likely also aware of the first point you make, relating to things other than food.
Many people watched 'War on Waste' on ABC. One thing focused on was huge contribution to much & varied pollution and waste made by clothing industry.
Anyone, for anyone, and that would include most people in rugged WA, also brought up in bullsh*t consumerist society, something of a journey to go in the other direction.
I know a couple of people in particular, enthused down path of buying secondhand clothing as opposed to new, in way and to degree far from fake or coloured by forced positivity. After a long time in the other direction, it's nice to see.
Attitude to an enormous variety of b*llshit, along with other things, will be shifting dramatically in coming couple of decades.
Some positivity absolutely required to mitigate magnitude of bad outcome.
There are lots of great zero waste stores in Perth. The one/s you want to visit will probably depend on where you are staying. Kakulas, recommended above, is fabulous and there is also one in Fremantle. I personally really like Replenish in Kalamunda. The Wasteless Pantry in Mundaring is amazing but it is a way out of the metro area. Swansea St markets in Vic Park are really good too.
I wish supermarkets had bulk areas, I’m sick of all the packaging.
As someone else said kakulas in Northbridge is good. Swansea st markets in Victoria Park is where I used to get my fresh produce and they have loose grains/spices. There's also a store in Como called loose produce I think which was pretty good. Byo jar.
Unfortunately I think the fact of the matter is that in 2 weeks it's hard to plan your meals etc out without any waste. I just lived somewhere for 3 months and when I left I had bulk leftovers (spices, salt, soy sauce etc) which ultimately ended up in the bin.
Urban Revolution in Victoria Park is a nice little store selling zero waste items.
Urban Revolution is absolutely amazing. I think it's important to note that they don't sell food there though.
Kakulas Brothers in Northbridge (near Yagan Square) are worth a look.
http://www.kakulasbros.com.au/