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Zero Waste in Stockholm - City Guide

1 November 2020

Are you an environmentally-conscious person new to Stockholm? Or you simply would like to discover more zero waste friendly businesses in our city? Then here is the perfect list for you: a list of places, activities and products that we like and recommend! Did we miss something? Help us keeping this guide up-to-date and share your favourite places and businesses to purchase (or borrow) zero waste-friendly items in Stockholm.
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Zero Waste in Stockholm - City Guide

Are you an environmentally-conscious person new to Stockholm? Or you simply would like to discover more zero waste friendly businesses in our city? Then here is the perfect list for you: a list of places, activities and products that we like and recommend! Did we miss something? Help us keeping this guide up-to-date and share your favourite places and businesses to purchase (or borrow) zero waste-friendly items in Stockholm.

📝 Written by Lucie Váňová

🍶 Reusable products



Hushallet - First zero waste shop in Stockholm

Assortment of food in bulk, cosmetics, cleaning products and others

Vågen - Newest zero waste shop in Stockholm (temporarily closed)

LekoBox - Circular and sustainable toy box rental service with home delivery in Stockholm county

Owaster - A shop with zero waste products, hygiene and household products

ReMade - Online shop selling handmade products replacing many conventional ones. The selection is big, ranging from fruit bags, to toys,  to hygiene products. 

Iris Hantverk - Wide range of handmade products, usually plastic free and ZW friendly

Granit - Many plastic free and zero waste appliances for home

Refo - Handmade ZW products such as beeswax wraps, bags, jewelry and others from recycled materials

Retuna - First mall with only recycled, reused items

Repamera - Clothes repairing service

EcoSthlm - Sortiment of toys, hygienic product and household appliances, wide range of product for children and adults

Lapland Eco Store - Many plastic free and zero waste friendly products but also clothes, hygienic products and other

Jordklok - Webshop with ZW items and other products

Bokashi - Composter for households



🍴 Kitchen



Cotton bags - Instead of plastic ones for fruits and veggies, available in Iris Hantverk, Jordklok and larger ones are available in Åhléns and other sustainability-friendly stores

Silicon roll - Instead of single-use baking paper

Cleaning products - In Hushållet such as washing detergent, dishwashing liquid, sponges

Beeswax wrap - Instead of a plastic cling foil in Hushållet, Reko and most environmentally conscious shops



🍒 Food waste minimising apps



Olioex - Food and things sharing between people

Too Good To Go - Leftover surprise food boxes from restaurants/shops to fight food waste

Karma - Selected food for half the price because it is near expiration date



🍲 Food and drinks



Unwrapped - Online food shop without packaging:

Hushållet - Variety of bulk food items such as rice, beans, flour etc.

Vågen - Newest zero waste shop in Stockholm (temporarily closed)

Ekolådan - Organic food delivery service with low plastic wrapping:

Reko Stockholm - Network on facebook with multiple locations

Matsmart - Food that has short expiry

Rescued - Juices made out of rescued fruits

Wijnjas Grosshandel - Ecologically certified cheese and other items



🍴 Cooking



Food Revolution

Mammaeatsplants - Zero waste, vegan cooking

Plantd - Zero waste, vegan cooking

Zerowastechef

Goingzerowaste



🍽 Restaurants



Sopköket - Restaurant using leftover food from their partners to create new meals 

Restaurang labbet - Seasonal, food waste preventing restaurant

Växthuset - Seasonal, local, plant-based restaurant 

ReTaste - Seasonal, local restaurant

Dirty Vegan - Virtually zero waste vegan fast food restaurant

K-märkt - Tries to fight food waste

Also check our BYO map with places that accept your container



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💦 Hygiene



Malin i Ratan - Webshop but some shops are re-selling their products if you prefer buy in-shop, check out their locations here

Opella - Reusable containers for homemade products + ingredients for cosmetics

Iris Hantverk - Items made out of sustainable material like brushes, dish soaps and much more 

Tvål Butiken - Soap shop in Lidingö

Lifelong - Hygiene products packaged in a cellulose-based, compostable packaging

Baron - Hygiene and cleaning products in solid soap bars



🎈 Female hygiene products



Menstrual Cups - Available in most pharmacy stores, here some popular brands:

Menskopp made in Sweden

Lunette made in Finland

Mooncup made in the UK

Organicup made in China

Yuuki cup made in Czechia

Menstrual Pads - Only available in a few selected stores

Imse Vimse - Cloth product for beauty, period and babies

Hushallet - Selection of sanitary products for period

SheThinx - Period proof underwear



👕 Second-hand clothing and other things



Check out our clothes swaps in upcoming events!

For clothes swaps happening in Stockholm, search on social media either for “clothes swap” or “klädbyt”.



🏬 Physical second-hand stores



Stadsmission + Their own clothing brand Remake made with existing clothes

Myrorna

Emmaus Stockholm

Recykleriet - A circular children’s consignment store where handpicked clothes, shoes, and kids’ items find new homes, helping families live more sustainably, with 12,350 items circulated in 2024.

Beyond Retro

Lindra - Located in Nacka and Skarpnäck

59 Vintage Store

Bye Buy - Second hand dedicated to kids

Humana Second Hand

Judits

Filippa K second-hand

Arkivet

I recycle - Repaired bicycles to buy



🌐 Online second-hand stores



Blocket

Tradera

Sellpy

Variè

Shpock

Yaytrade

Secondhand.se

Easy ReCycling - Second hand for bikes



💍 Clothes and jewellery rental



Hack your closet - Monthly rental service of second-hand clothes

Routine - Subscription of designer clothes

Hyber - Rental of clothes for kids

Rent a plagg - Gear rental



🎿 Sharing of other things



Grann Saker - Borrowing tools 

Hygglo - Rental of various items

Time Village - Skill sharing

Freecycle - Thing sharing

Go more - car sharing



👟 Fair trade and eco clothing and shoes



Thrive store

Dedicated brand

Swedish Stockings

Peopletree

Armedangels

Kavat Veja-store

Nudie jeans



📦 Furniture and decoration



Greenfc - Sustainable furniture manufacturer

Soeco - Upcycled office furniture

Recreate Design Company - Upcycling furniture

Rekomo - Second-hand design furniture for individuals and offices



📖 Books



Campus Bokhandeln - Buy and sell used books for schools and universities

Bokborsen - Used books, records and films

Also, yay for libraries! They are free and let you read as many books as you like: Stockholm Stadsbiblioteket and other local libraries in different municipalities



🌵 Plants



Join our plants swaps, check our upcoming events!

Facebook group for plant swapping in Stockholm



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