Zero Waste
Almost a decade ago Kara started reading about ways to live a lifestyle that produces less waste. She started by taking on a challenge to buy nothing new for a year. She learned the hard way that it is important to take baby steps to change your entire lifestyle. After slowly transitioning to a zero waste lifestyle and she and Mackenzie try their best to live a life of producing less waste.
We are excited to implement some of those ideas at Vertex Coffee Roasters while providing opportunities for the community to participate.
Photo: Kelsea Joy Photography
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Providing reusable options like cutlery, straws, cups, and to go tins.
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We sell retail coffee beans by the ounce! We offer tins and jars for the beans. Pick your container and the kind of beans you would like to purchase. You pay a deposit and return the container at a later date or you can keep the tin for the deposit price!
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No paper towels or napkins- we have cloth roll towels and cloth napkins for you to use in house or handkerchiefs to buy and to continue using!
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Some other ideas to produce less waste: like using a menstrual cup and reusable pads instead of tampons and disposable pads, carry a water bottle, carry a reusable food container for leftovers at a restaurant.