Hey there! Today I want to share with you a nice initiative that I’ve found in the catalan newspaper La Vanguardia (https://www.lavanguardia.com). As you all know, the excessive use of plastic in supermarkets is damaging our planet, so this article talks about a supermarket located in Barcelona that gives us the opportunity to avoid plastic while buying. I found it very interesting and I am really surprised because I’ve never heard about this initiative before, though it is located in my own city.
The supermarket was created by two best friends who wanted to make all their purchases without generating any waste. In Yes Future, they promote a consumption with zero waste and they offer organic food bought in an ecological way. They also decided that all their products would be free of chemicals, pesticides or additives that could damage health or the environment and would be sold in bulk. They offer food, household cleaning products, personal hygiene products and ecological utensils. The food is in containers or dispensers and the consumer can see clearly the product that is going to buy, without wrappings or brands that hide them.
In addition, they try to have a hard control of packaging throughout the distribution chain by asking their suppliers products in large formats and minimizing the shipment of plastics, whenever possible if the food safety regulations allow to. And if this is not possible, the containers are returned to be refilled again. Finally, conscious and faithful to their philosophy, the store is powered by energy from renewable sources only.
Find attached a video of the store, so you can make an idea of its structure and appearance. Yes Future, is located at Viladomat Street, 66 in Barcelona, so don’t forget to go there, if you ever visit the city!