Product Suppliers

This is an ongoing list of businesses providing products that can help us live with less plastic. What are your favorites? Please leave a comment below and suggest other companies to add to this list.

Online/Mail Order Businesses:

• Anarres Natural Health: Personal care products shipped in compostable packaging. Read my interview with owner Tracey TieF here.
• BuyGreen: Selection of various bags, bottles, other BYO containers. Read my interview with owner Doug Farquhar here. (Disclosure: Fake Plastic Fish is a BuyGreen affiliate.)
• Chico Bags: Convenient compressible bags. I keep several of these in my purse at all times.
• Ecobags.com: Organic cotton produce/bulk bags. Great for dry goods from bulk bins. Other types of bags.
• GlassDharma: Reusable glass drinking straws. Read my review of GlassDharma straws here. (Disclosure: GlassDharma is a Fake Plastic Fish advertiser.)
• Graze Organic: Organic cotton lunch sacks. Read my review of Graze Organic lunch bags here.
• GreenFeet: Great supplier of many plastic-free eco-friendly products.
• GreenBoatStuff.com: Many plastic-free household products. Not just for boats! I purchased stainless steel wine glasses to take with me to a music festival from GreenBoatStuff.com. Read about those wine glasses as well as my interview with the owner Eric Allen here. (Disclosure: Fake Plastic Fish is a GreenBoatStuff.com affiliate.)
• Klean Kanteen: Reusable stainless steel bottles.
• Life Without Plastic: Stainless steel containers, various bags & reusable bottles. Read my post about Life Without Plastic here. (Disclosure: Life Without Plastic is a Fake Plastic Fish advertiser.)
• Lunapads: Reusable feminine hygiene products.
• LunchBots: Stainless steel lunch containers. Read my review of LunchBots containers here.
• Organic Essence: Plastic-free lip balm and lotions. Read my review of Organic Essence here.
• Planet Box: Stainless steel lunch box with handy sections. Read my review of Planet Box here.
• Purrfect Play: Organic, plastic-free toys and supplies for dogs and cats. Read my post about Purrfect Play here.
• ReBinder Recycled Office Supplies: Recycled cardboard binders, notebooks, CD sleeves, folders. All plastic-free. Read my post about ReBinder here. (Disclosure: Fake Plastic Fish is a Rebinder affiliate.)
• Reusablebags.com: Wide selection of reusable bags and other containers and bottles.
• Skoy Cloths: Compostable cleaning cloths made from cotton and natural cellulose that replace synthetic sponges and paper towels. Read my review of Skoy cloths here.
• To-Go Ware: Reusable bamboo utensils & stainless steel tiffins.

Physical Shops

CANADA

• Anarres Natural Health: Toronto. Owner encourages customers to bring their own containers.

U.K.

• Unpackaged: London. Shop sells all its products in bulk and actively encourages customers to bring their own containers.

U.S.A.

• Berkeley Bowl: Berkeley, CA. Huge selection of bulk items. Tolerates customers bringing their own bags and containers but doesn’t encourage it. Have your container weighed at the bulk counter before filling up so weight can be deducted from total purchase price. Return to bulk counter to have purchases weighed and stickers applied. Read my report on Berkeley Bowl here.
• Ecology Center: Berkeley, CA. Reusable containers and many other plastic-free eco-friendly household/personal care items.  Huge library of books that can be borrowed.  Runs sustainability workshops and tours.
• Rainbow Grocery: San Francisco, CA. The largest selection of bulk items I have ever seen. In addition to dry stuff, they sell oils, nut butters, even fresh pasta in bulk. Personal care products too. Although it’s common for customers to bring their own bags and containers, it seems that a greater percentage still take new plastic bags. Procedure: weigh containers yourself on scale in back of bulk section and use stickers provided to mark the weight. Be sure and write the bin number after filling up so the cashier knows what the product is. Read my report on Rainbow Grocery here.
• Tara’s Organic Ice Cream: Berkeley, CA. Delicious homemade ice cream. The shop uses durable stainless steel tasting spoons as well as reusable bowls for customers eating in. They provide only compostable containers for take-out. What’s more, Tara’s encourages customers to bring their own containers. Read my post about Tara’s here and about my experience bringing my own container here.
• Whole Foods Markets: Northern California region. This is an international chain of natural food stores, but since I have only visited locations in Northern California, I can only describe these local stores. Decent selection of bulk nuts, beans, cereals, grains, dried fruits, etc. Also some spices and teas. Not as extensive as Berkeley Bowl or Rainbow Grocery (above). Can bring your own containers for bulk items, as well as meat and prepared foods. Have containers weighed at customer service desk first. Be sure and write the bin number after filling up so cashier knows what product you are buying.