We want our community to work together in order for us all to move forward. We are By Portsmouth, For Portsmouth. Here is a useful list of local places you can source products and services that pride themselves on being zero-waste.
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Refill Shops
ZW shops offer a valuable and immediate solution to the plastic packaging waste issue and are a successful example of retailers and suppliers thriving in a circular economy. In the past few years, several refill stations have sprung up across the city and beyond. Bring your own container and check out what these shops sell package-free:
Name
Location
Good to know
The Package Free Larder
76 Elm Grove, Southsea, PO4 1LN
Bring your own containers to refill grocery products, cleaning products & household goods.
Herbies
Albert Road, Southsea
Wild Thyme Portsmouth
Palmerston Road, Southsea
All Good Things
Fareham
Refill & Replenish
Petersfield
Eco Freaks Emporium
Gosport
Project store and kitchen
Winchester
Small refill area within a quirky cafe and vintage store.
Fruits and Vegetables
You might have more plastic-free fruit & veg near you than you realize! Portsmouth has a huge list of independent international shops, corner shops & market stalls that sell plastic-free fruit & veg, too many to list all of them. Here’s a few we love in the centre of the city, why not take a walk to your nearest high-street and find some more?
Name
Location
Good to know
The Package Free Larder
Southsea, Elm Grove
The Mediterranean Supermarket
Southsea, Elm Grove
El Bakara
Southsea, Somers Road
The Fruit & Veg Shop
177 Francis Ave, Southsea, Portsmouth, Southsea PO4 0AH
Very fresh local produce . Ask for the locally grown potatoes-so tasty.
The International Food Centre
Fratton, Fratton Road
Fruit & Flower
Eastney, Eastney Road
Good quality fruit and veg.Paper bags or use your own.
Ron White Greengrocers
Southsea, Marmion Road
Commercial Road Markets
Portsmouth, Commerical Road
Hampshire Farmers Markets
Southsea, Palmerston Road
Albert Butcher
199 Albert Road, Southsea
Their fruits and vegs come mostly from Romania
Ushers Fruit and veg
High St Cosham
RA Tier and Son
High St Emsworth
Good quality fruit and veg.
Meat, Cheese, Milk and Eggs
Meat & dairy products may seem like the hardest products to buy without any plastic, but there’s actually a wide range of places in the city where you can bring your own container and refill these items. Please call any shops ahead of time to ask if they are currently accepting your containers, as this information might have changed in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Name
Location
Good to know
The Southsea Deli
Southsea, Elm Grove
Bring your own container to refill artisan cheeses, deli meats, eggs & hayling island milk
The Package Free Larder
Southsea, Elm Grove
Package-free Eggs & Honey
Polski Sklep Delicatessen Maya
Fratton, Fratton Road
Bring your container and ask for your desired amount of deli meats
Fajny Sklep Ltd.
North End
Buckwells of Southsea
Southsea, Osbourne Road
White W A & Son
Fratton
Meats & Eggs
Waitrose
Southsea, Marmion Road
Cheese, fish & meat
Fish Market
?? Never been, need more info
Albert Butcher
199 Albert Road, Southsea
Bring your own container to refill chees, deli meats
Southbourne Farm Shop
Main Rd Southbourne
Fresh local produce, artisan bakery, milk refill station. Free parking.
As well as the enormous list of cafes you can visit for a plastic-free pastry, cake or baked good, you can find these brilliant bunch of bread makers in the city too.
Name
Location
Good to know
Bread Addiction
Southsea, Elm Grove
Freshly baked sourdoughs, bloomers etc…
The Southsea Deli
Southsea, Elm Grove
Freshly Baked baguettes, pastries & cakes
Beauty products, family & household
Name
Location
Good to know
The Package Free Larder
Southsea, Elm Grove
Refill containers with face products, skin care products, beauty products and more.
Lush
Portsmouth, Commercial Road
Good range of loose productsTake back the empty containers
Southsea Bathing Hut
Albert Road, Southsea
Refill containers with face products, skin care products, hair products
Zero-waste online delivery services
Name
Location
Good to know
Be Locals
Dellivery of local meat, vegs, fruits, pies, bread, eggs. They only deliver in the Portsmouth area. Their sausages are delivered in platic packaging though…! (MC)
Local creatives, artists and businesses
So many local businesses in Portsmouth have either pledged to reduce plastic in their supply chains or sell beautiful products and gifts without any plastic at all. Here’s a few of our favourites. Get in touch if you know anyone else that belongs on this list!
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