The best zero-waste stores you should visit in Hong Kong

Live Zero offers a comprehensive range of eco-friendly, plastic-free products including stainless steel straws, beeswax food wraps, bamboo toothbrushes, water bottles, and more. Another reason we love this store is their range of organic food and ingredients available for purchase in bulk. We’re talking wheat flour, pumpkin seeds, dried fruit, quinoa, oats, and almost every nut conceivable. Essentially, this is ground zero for your zero-waste lifestyle.

This eco-store offers an array of organic goods, fresh produce, and beauty items. You can also shop for pantry staples such as rice, noodles, salt, and flour in bulk. The store even has a free water station for you to refill your water bottle instead of picking up another plastic bottle from 7-Eleven (tut-tut). Follow their Facebook page for updates and schedules of handicraft workshops such as their popular beeswax wrap classes.

Founded in 2013, Organic We is a go-to for those looking for organic, natural, and environmentally-friendly products. Since its Mong Kok shop closed in 2023, Organic We has relaunched as an online retailer, providing everything from floor cleaners to shampoo bars and natural makeup. And just to go the extra mile, the shop also prioritises selecting fair trade and social enterprise items, as well as local, homegrown products.

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Joining the Hong Kong zero-waste shop scene is Seed, a boutique grocery in Sai Kung. Mason jars are in abundance here, containing all your kitchen staples such as grains, spices, detergents, and of course, seeds. Bring your own bottles and take home some of Seed’s homemade anti-bacterial handwash or sunscreen, or try their all-natural food items like dairy-free noodles and vegan cookies.     

With a floor-to-ceiling window storefront and an impressive 3,000 sq ft of space, Slowood sources from more than 100 international and local brands to provide a wide range of environmentally-friendly crockery and homeware, as well as grocery staples in bulk. They also provide a refill station where you can bring in clean bottles to stock up on things like rice, salt, and spices. 

VomFass is where you need to go for all your liquid staples. The store offers artisanal vinegar, oils, wines, rare whiskies, rums, and sake from around the world. Vom fass is a German phrase meaning 'from the cask', and most of the spirits, oils, and vinegar available in the store can be sampled directly from the cask before purchase. Customers are welcome to go and buy a glass bottle and fill it up with whatever they need!