Buying Canadianš? Try Zero Waste!
If you’re trying to keep your dollars local, you’ve probably noticed that sometimes it’s a bit hard to keep track of all the things we use and where they all come from. While food is the obvious place to start, the next place you might look is health and hygiene. Unfortunately, most household brands are owned by a small handful of companies. But they’re not the only option! If you’re changing your brands and habits anyway, why not try some zero waste products? The Zero Waste movement seeks to provide for people’s household needs while using as little disposable (especially plastic) packaging as possible. Usually they do this by asking that you bring your own containers (anything clean will do! But they also sell containers of all kinds) and selling the product itself in bulk. When I stopped in at the Refill Stop the other day for deodorant (which is very conveniently walking distance from the New West skytrain), I asked the owner which of their products were Canadian. They told me it would be faster to list off what was not Canadian! Buying local has always been a priority for them, which is not too much of a surprise …
