Environmentally Friendly, Zero Waste And Plastic Free Stores In Hong Kong

From food to cosmetic refills, home furniture and more, there are tons of environmentally friendly shops in Hong Kong. From Live Zero to Slowood and everything in between, here’s where you can pick up your zero-waste essentials in the 852!

We all know how damaging plastic and non-biodegradable items can be to the environment. And sadly, recycling will not be enough. The good news is that many large corporations, from IKEA to Unilever, are taking an eco-friendly turn. In 2020, children across the world managed to influence the popular toy company LEGO to stop plastic packaging and the company also announced that it would switch over from plastic to a plant-based material by 2030.

As the children who moved LEGO have proved, pressure and persistence from individuals and families can bring about change. Many concerned parents who want to leave a clean, green, and habitable planet for our children make important eco-friendly choices on a daily basis. And while it is difficult to go completely zero-waste in the city, there are more environmentally friendly shops and products in Hong Kong than ever. It’s the little green steps that count.

So where do we start?

Refuse plastic shopping bags. A canvas tote is much more useful (and stylish!) anyway.

Carry refillable cups and bottles. Whether it’s a Stanley Cup or the Hong Kong yoga class staple S’Well, it’s easy to pop a bottle in your tote and go. Download the Water for Free app to find free refills in the city.

Reduce, reuse and recycle – let this mantra guide most of your buying decisions.

Shop at eco-friendly stores (in Hong Kong, if possible) and choose sustainable brands.

Now that you’ve got the basics down, here’s a list of environmentally friendly and zero-waste shops for your day-to-day essentials. We tell you where to go if you want to pick up organic food for the family, packaging-free beauty products for yourself (or natural insect repellant for the kids), bamboo bed sheets and furniture for the home, and those saviours in the Hong Kong humidity – stainless steel bottles. Happy shopping!

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International Zero-Waste Brands And Sites That Ship To Hong Kong

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Featured Zero-Waste and Eco-Friendly Shops In Hong Kong

Island Life — Sustainable household cleaning products

Did you know that the number-one ingredient in most of your household cleaning products is water? That makes your products bulky and heavier to transport (not to mention the carbon emissions of that transport!). While refillable options from bulk stores are a great start to get us on the sustainability track, Island Life takes it one step further, providing a concentrated tab with minimal packaging. Simply put the tab in your own bottle, add water and you’re done! The best part, it’s affordable too, with prices starting at $78 for three refills!! Try it out yourself with the Dish Soap or Hand Wash starter kits which come with a refillable Island Life glass bottle and three soap tabs.

 

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Environmentally Friendly One-Stop Shops In Hong Kong

Beyond Plastic — Wholesale green products

Beyond Plastic caters both to retail customers and businesses with its B2B wholesale partnership, offering everything from bamboo paper towels to sugarcane takeaway boxes, pasta straws, silk floss, and more.

Beyond Plastic, Unit 1, 3/F, Ocean Industrial Centre, 2 Lee Lok Street, Ap Lei Chau, Hong Kong, WhatsApp: 9689 4130, [email protected], www.beyondplastic.com.hk

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Live Zero — Pioneering eco-friendly shop

The very first zero-waste store to open in Hong Kong, Live Zero carries everything from grains to stationery for kids, bamboo plasters, packaging-free shampoos, menstrual cups and more. You can shop at its two bulk food outlets in Sai Ying Pun and Sai Kung, its bulk beauty store in Sai Ying Pun or order online. Just remember to bring your own containers when you go to stock up at the store.  

Live Zero (Sai Ying Pun), G/F 33 High Street, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong, WhatsApp: 9433 3394

Live Zero (Sai Kung), G/F 22 Yi Chun Street, Sai Kung, Hong Kong, WhatsApp: 9842 7858, [email protected], www.livezero.hk

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Lively Life — Community-focused and eco-conscious store

Lively Life has seasonal fresh produce, as well as fair-trade coffee, different kinds of vinegar and locally made organic kitchen and beauty items. And if you need to fill up that reusable water bottle, it’s got a water station, too.

Lively Life, UG 6, UG/F, CC Wu Building, No. 302-308, Hennessy Road, Hong Kong, 6730 0643, [email protected], www.livelylifehk.com

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KIRR — Organic lifestyle shop and hub

From former That Mama, Shirley Kwok, the founder of The Cakery, comes a sustainable online concept store, KIRR (Keeping It Real & Raw), with household, pantry, natural cleaning products and hand sanitiser. KIRR also has a great blog with recipe ideas, tips on sustainable living, lifestyle and more.

KIRR, 9449 2579, [email protected], www.kirr.hk

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Slowood — Slow-living shop with branches in Central and Kennedy Town

Despite their name, Slowood’s slow-living shops have spread quite fast throughout Hong Kong. They carry ec0-friendly products that they consider the building blocks of a sustainable lifestyle, such as personal care items, bulk organic groceries and household items.

Slowood, various locations across Hong Kong, [email protected], www.slowood.hk

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More Eco-Friendly One-Stop Shops In Hong Kong

• Organic We – Stocks home care, beauty, food, health and pet care products, you’ll get a discount if you bring your own containers. www.organicwe.com
• Seed – Everything from noodles and rice to tea, beauty and kitchen accessories. www.facebook.com/weareseedhongkong
• The Store – Stocks leading brands in different categories and delivers in recyclable packaging. www.thestore.com.hk
• Green Common – for all your plant-based essentials, www.greencommon.com
• Petit Tippi – Top-quality, natural, organic and eco-friendly products for babies and mums. www.petittippi.com

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Eco-Friendly Food And Produce In Hong Kong

vomFass — Organic gourmet selections

Whether you’re looking to stock up on liquors for cooking or drinking, Vom Fass will set you up. Offering liquors, vinegars and gourmet foods, you can purchase containers from the stores on your first visit and refill them each time you visit. It has outlets all over the city, though you can also place an order with its online store.

vomFass, various locations across Hong Kong, [email protected], www.vomfass.com.hk

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Eat FRESH — Healthy meal subscription

Founded by three mums in 2012, Eat FRESH is a subscription service delivering fresh, local, organically farmed goods on a weekly basis. With different subscription options including baby and toddler bags and green juicing ones, Eat FRESH delivers produce without unnecessary packaging.

Eat FRESH, 9785 3267, [email protected], www.eatfresh.com.hk

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FoodCraft — Vegan and allergy-free food in Hong Kong

FoodCraft’s mission is to provide healthy, allergy-free, alternative foods for customers. Its online store has vegan yoghurts, sauerkraut, sprouted nuts and healthy no-white-sugar snacks. Some of these are also available at select retailers. In its efforts to stay zero-waste, FoodCraft has a glass jar recycling programme for its products.

FoodCraft, www.foodcraft.hk

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Phenix by OnTheList — Discounted food from restaurants and supermarkets

With a mission to put an end to food waste, Phenix works with various food retailers in Hong Kong to rescue perfectly good food that would otherwise go to waste. You can simply download the app and choose from the available baskets from a wide range of restaurants, cafes and supermarkets for hugely discounted prices!

Phenix by OnTheList, www.phenixbyonthelist.com

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More Zero Waste Food And Produce In Hong Kong

• Taboocha – Local brand made selling kombucha made with all-natural ingredients and probiotics, www.taboocha.com
• Spicebox Organics – Diverse selection of vegan, vegetarian, and plant-based offerings, www.spiceboxorganics.com
• Regency Spices – High-quality spices and herbs that are sourced without passing through a middleman, www.regencyspices.hk

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Environmentally Friendly Beauty Brands And Stores In Hong Kong

Bathe To Basics — Natural bath and beauty products

Soaper Delights — Handmade cosmetics and soaps

Zero Yet 100 — Chemical-free and effective deodorants

Zero Yet 100 specialises in natural, effective, and chemical- and synthetic-free deodorants that come in various essential oil fragrances. Zero Yet 100 has recently expanded its products to include luxurious bath oils. You can purchase products online, or pick up what you need at eco-friendly sites and stores across the city.

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Eco-Friendly Home And Lifestyle Brands In Hong Kong

Bamboa — Sustainable bamboo homeware

Look at Bamboa for all things bamboo that has been sourced sustainably to support rural bamboo communities. It has luxurious bamboo silk bed sheets, towels, T-shirts, homeware and accessories. For kids, it has a cute range of towels, bibs, bottles and lunchboxes.

Bamboa, S304 Block A Staunton, PMQ, 35 Aberdeen Street, Central, Hong Kong, 2291 0285, www.bamboahome.com

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Dalisay Collection — Eco-friendly furniture collection in Hong Kong

Founded in Hong Kong, Dalisay collection offers handcrafted furniture and home decor created by independent craftsmen that it promises will last for generations. It’s designed to be refurbished, repurposed or reused, and they even have a policy that allows you to try the product before you commit to buying it to help reduce waste.

Dalisay Collection, [email protected], www.dalisaycollection.com

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The Lion Rock Press — Local eco-friendly brand

This Hong Kong brand has captured the essence of the eco-evangelist’s catch-phrase with its No Plastic Mm Goi collection of steel bottles and tumblers and collapsible silicone lunchboxes. Its products are available online and at select retailers.

The Lion Rock Press, [email protected], www.thelionrockpress.com

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ECO Concepts — Plastic-free products in Hong Kong

Founded in 2014, this brand uses corn or plant starch extract called PLA (poly-lactic acid) for its mugs, cruelty-free leather for its pouches and bamboo for its cutlery and toothbrushes. You can buy directly from its online store or get in touch for large and customised orders.

ECO Concepts, [email protected], www.ecoconcepts.com.hk

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More Environmentally Friendly Home And Lifestyle Brands In Hong Kong

• Malabar Baby – Offers eco-friendly bedding, swaddled, blankets, clothing and more. www.malabarbaby.com
• Naked Lab – Chemical-free, luxurious, affordable and sustainable bedding.  www.nakedlab.me
• The Wee Bean – Co-founded by our That Mama, Amy Tang, it has a range of skin-sensitive baby products, including blankets, bibs, vests and more. www.theweebean.com
• Retykle – For preloved designer brands for babies and toddlers. www.retykle.com

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International Eco-Friendly Brands That Ship To Hong Kong

Biome — Baby- and eco-friendly products

Here you’ll find a large range of earth-friendly choices for your littlest ones, from balms and salves to soft toys and baby bottles. It also carries a selection of other products for the rest of the family, ensuring strict standards and researching its products and companies before sourcing from them to make some real change. Information regarding shipping prices can be found here.

Biome, www.biome.com.au

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Package Free Shop — Sustainable lifestyle products

Founded by zero-waste blogger Lauren Singer of Trash is for Tossers (she fit five years worth of waste in a 16oz mason jar!), the Package Free Shop offers everything from menstrual cups to organic cotton bedding and beyond to items for travel and kids. There are even sustainable back-to-school supplies! Using only post-consumer packing materials rescued from their previous owners and paper packing tape, everything your items come in is 100% recyclable and compostable.

Package Free Shop, www.packagefreeshop.com

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More International Eco-Friendly Brands That Ship To Hong Kong

• Life Without Plastic, for stationery, cloth diapers, and other items, some of which are sourced sustainably from China, www.lifewithoutplastic.com
• Wild Minimalist, for cute vintage style homeware and cotton mesh produce bags, www.wildminimalist.com

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Editor’s Note: Environmentally Friendly, Zero Waste And Plastic Free Stores In Hong Kong was most recently updated in April 2024 by Team Sassy Mama.