In the Cekker we can buy by taking our own containers and bottles with us, but we can also buy bags made of canvas locally.
In an average household in Hungary today, according to 2018 data, the net amount of food thrown away per person is 33 kg per year. And in Europe, 200 million people could live well from junk food alone for a year.
The idea was already articulated in her when she worked in Germany: there were already a number of stores and chains opened in 2013 where they do not use unnecessary packaging to sell goods, but mainly ignore plastic.
It has everything you may need on a daily basis, and the offer is constantly expanding according to customer needs. You can also find out about the promotions on the store's Facebook page. Tea, coffee, flour, sugar, nuts, poppy seeds, sweets, spices, cold pressed oils, pastas, soaps, toothpastes, face creams, eco-friendly packaging from linen and curtains, to name just a few important items from the full range.
In addition to packaging waste, the small shop also helps reduce food waste because we can buy as much of everything as we need.
The potential for waste reduction is particularly noticeable in spices.
Resources needed
Just a simple change of shopkeepers’ attitude
Evidence of success
The wider availability of package-free stores strongly contributes to general awareness raising while making this type of shopping more and more popular.
Difficulties encountered
This kind of unpackaged shopping takes more time than traditional and needs to be better planned.
Potential for learning or transfer
There is a huge potential to transfer this practice. The required resources include the proper communication, the availability of alternative packages directly in the shop.
Tags: Sustainable, Waste
