30+ Zero-Waste Shops In London To Refill & Repeat

Looking for the best zero-waste shops in London? Here are over 30 plastic-free and refill shops right across the capital to help you ditch plastic.

Reducing the amount of plastic and packaging that flows into our homes is a challenge. Especially so when it comes to food shopping.

Thankfully, more and more refill shops are popping up – helping customers to ditch single-use plastic by enabling them to refill their own reusable containers.

However, most zero-waste shops aren’t immune to the challenging economic climate. Refill shops up and down the country are having a hard time due to the cost of living crisis. Many shops – including ones in London – have had to close their shutters and cease trading.

With shops up and down the country having to close their doors, it’s never been more important to support local zero-waste shops where we can.

The Best Zero-Waste Shops In London

To help support these important independent businesses doing their bit for both people and the planet, I wanted to shine a light on them. Here are my top zero-waste shops in London so you can find your local shop – whether you are a London local or visiting the capital and need to stock up on supplies during your stay.

Cups & Jars

Forest Gate

Cups & Jars is a grocery shop, café and zero-waste shop based in Forest Gate, in the London borough of Newham. It offers a handy refill service for household and beauty products, and dried foods including grains, pulses, pasta, spices and a whole lot more. You can also buy packaging free bread and other baked goods, and fresh eggs.

I love that you can stop in for a coffee and a bite to eat, and pick up your groceries – plastic-free!

Find Cups & Jars at 108 Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate, London E7 0EW

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Art of Zero Living

Greenwich

If you’re local to Greenwich, the Art of Zero Living is well worth popping along to. This refill shop offers a wide range of high-quality sustainable, fairtrade and organic food and non-food products. This includes rice, pasta, legumes, pulses, beans, nuts, cereal, seeds, herbs, spices, baking, snacks, chocolate, tea, coffee, oil, and vinegars.

It’s refill range also includes a host of household and cleaning products, as well as hygiene and beauty products, such as shampoo, conditioner and more.

Find Art of Zero Living at 7A Greenwich Market, London, SE10 9HZ  and at 18 Royal Hill, Greenwich, London, SE10 8RT

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Gather

Peckham

Gather is an award-winning London zero-waste shop helping locals ditch single-use plastic, one refill at a time.

From laundry liquid and body wash to porridge, peanut butter, and even wine, Gather has it. You’ll also find pantry essentials in tins and jars and lots of easy eco-swaps for your home and on the go. 

As a social enterprise, putting purpose before profit. Half of Gather’s profits go towards protecting the planet through charity donations, and community projects that encourage people to live a little greener.

Find Gather at 121 Bellenden Road, Peckham, London, SE15 4QY.

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Get Loose

Hackney

Get Loose is a zero-waste shop founded to bring the people of Hackney fairly priced, high quality, tasty, ethical food made by small producers where possible.

Find all sorts of zero-waste supplies. From cereals to pasta, tins and jars, vegan products, cleaning products and more.

This social enterprise uses its profits to fund community-based waste-saving projects. It’s also working to bring more reuse into its supply chain.

Find Get Loose at Hackney City Farm, 1a Goldsmiths Row, London, E2 8QA.

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Veg Hut

Walthamstow

If you live in Walthamstow, then you’re incredibly lucky to have Veg Hut nearby. This organic wholefoods store sells almost everything you could ever need – from packaging free fruit and vegetables, dried pantry staples you can refill into your own containers, fresh vegan and vegetarian food, refill cleaning and health and beauty products, bread, organic beers, wine and spirits, sweet treats and more.

Find Veg Hut at 2B Chingford Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 4PJ

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Kilo

Islington

Kilo source and sell products in bulk or without disposable packaging. Where possible, products come from local producers or fair-trade suppliers.

As well as the usual dried kitchen staples, you can also find an array of products to make plastic-free living easier. Find frozen products, toiletries, confectionery, pet products, free-from products, zero-waste gifts and more.

Shop instore, or use the Kilo app to make shopping fast and easy, 

Find Kilo at 518 Holloway Road, London, N7 6JD

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Naked Larder

Herne Hill

A different approach to zero-waste shopping, this London store operates on a click-and-collect basis only.

Place your order online at Naked Larder then collect it at the pre-arranged time with your own reusable containers. Each collection takes place monthly, and you can order every month or less frequently if preferable.

Naked Larder provides a range of grains, beans and pulses, nuts, dried fruit, flours, pasta, cereals, eco-friendly cleaning product refills, body care products and more. Removing the overheads associated with running a shop helps reduce the amount you pay for your produce. As such, it’s a great way to reduce plastic packaging without increasing the cost of your grocery bills.

Find Naked Larder at 78 Herne Hill, London SE24 9QP.

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Planet Organic

Various stores

Planet Organic, the UK’s first fully certified organic supermarket, has bulk zero-waste and refill options in its nine shops across London.

Here you can choose from over 70 organic whole foods and eco-friendly cleaning products. This includes cereals, grains and pulses and chocolate, as well as dried fruit, nuts and seeds.

Find Planet Organic at:

• 64 Essex Road, Islington, London, N1 8LR
• 111/117 Muswell Hill Road, Muswell Hill, London, N10 3HS
• 117 – 121 Salusbury Road, Queen’s Park, London, NW6 6RG
• 108 Westbourne Grove, London, W2 5SH
• 17-21 High Street, Ealing, London, W5 5DB
• 201 Chiswick High Road, London, W4 2DR
• The Exchange Building, 132 Commercial Street, Spitalfields, London, E1 6NG
• 30 Broadway Market, London, E8 4QJ
• 6 Hampstead High Street, London, NW3 1PR

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The Source

Various stores

Offering 100% plastic-free shopping, The Source is a zero-waste bulk food and lifestyle store with six shops spread across London.

With over 500 bulk foods and sustainable personal and household products, it’s a one-stop shop for all things refill and plastic-free.

For added convenience, The Source offers a handy click-and-collect service. And if you don’t live in London, and don’t have a zero-waste shop near you, then it’s worth knowing that The Source offers nationwide delivery on all of its products.

Find The Source at:

• 99 St John’s Road, Battersea, London SW11 1QY
• 24 Turnham Green Terrace, Chiswick, London W4 1QP
• 16 The Quadrant, Richmond TW9 1BP
• 135 Putney High St, London SW15 1SU
• 276 West End Lane, West Hampstead, London NW6 1LJ
• 3 The Broadway, Crouch End, London N8 8DU

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Other Zero-Waste & Refill Shop Options In London

Whilst you wouldn’t consider the following shops as zero-waste shops, many big-name shops in London now offer refills of some products in-store. This includes the following:

The Body Shop

The Body Shop now offers refills on its haircare, shower gel and hand wash products. Here you can top up on your favourite Body Shop products whilst helping to reduce plastic waste.

With 17 Body Shop stores offering refill stations across London – from Ealing to Soho – there are too many to list here. Instead, use the refill store locator to find your nearest shop.

Holland & Barrett

Holland & Barrett has opened up a zero-waste refill station at its Angel Islington store. Here you can top up on everyday food essentials, all packaging-free.

Find the store at Holland & Barrett, 21-22 Upper Street, Islington, London N1 0PQ

Marks & Spencer

Marks & Spencer has introduced a zero-waste and refill section in several M&S stores up and down the country. In London, this can be found in Stratford City.

Here you can find 60 lines of refillable groceries – including rice, pasta, nuts, cereal, and frozen fruit. There is also a range of packaging-free bake-at-home items, such as all-butter croissants and other tasty treats.

Find the store at M&S, Montfichet Road Unit D3, Westfield Stratford City, Westfield Shopping Centre, London E20 1EH.

Your Top Recommendations

Got any more favourite zero-waste shops in London? Do share them with me and I’ll be sure to update this list.

You can also check out my guide to other zero-waste shops across the UK. This includes:

• The zero-waste shops in Bristol
• The refill shops in Nottingham
• My Sheffield zero-waste shop guide
• The refill shops in Edinburgh to know
• The refill shops in Glasgow guide

I’m also busy beavering away on more zero-waste city guides. Watch this space!