Robuust: The Zero Waste Shop

Robuust: Antwerp’s Zero Waste Shop

Any idea of how much waste current society produces every day? We don’t, but it’s certainly too much and ends up in oceans, nature and is just an inefficient process. A great solution for this problem is ROBUUST, Antwerp’s first waste-free shop. In the idea of pre-recycling, this shop offers bulk products of high quality. The advantages are plenty: no waste, a CO²-reduction, saving of natural resources, less food-waste (since people buy the quantity they need) and a support for local and organic products.

On offer are seasonal vegetables and fruits, sourced by the local organic farmer, coffee, tea, dairy products, nuts, grains, oils, fresh juices and some non-alimentary products as detergents and soaps. A great advantage of Robuust: The Zero Waste Shop is that they combine local and organic products with a zero waste concept, bringing you the benefits of all in one. And the shopping concept, in a comfortable and stylish shop with a warm welcome adds to the enjoyable feeling of visiting this store.

The concept of shops in bulk seems trending, which is a positive thing and the pioneers as Robuust deserve all credits for putting the issue on the table. We found stores like this one in Ghent, in Dresden and in Barcelona and are convinced many will follow. The only thing you have to do is to bring your pots and fill them up. As simple as that. And no need to bring the garbage outside in the evening.

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