Toronto isn’t just about towering skyscrapers reflected off the sparkling blue waters of the Toronto Harbour and iconic CN Tower views. It’s also one of Canada’s most eco-minded communities—and you need look no further for proof than the best zero waste stores Toronto offers.
No wonder they call it Toronto the Good! From the hustle of Queen Street West to the serene lakeside trailers, we’ve scoured every nook and cranny to unveil Toronto’s best-kept bulk shopping secrets.
Without further ado, let’s get T.O. it.
Exploring The Best Zero Waste Stores In Toronto
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- The Green Jar Jump to store
- The Source Bulk Foods Jump to store
- Pretty Clean Shop Toronto Jump to store
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- Omo Bamboo Shop Jump to store
- Green & Frugal Jump to store
- The RE Place Jump to store
- Karma Co-op Jump to store
Unboxed Market

Founded by hospitality professionals Michelle and Luis, the idea for Unboxed Market was fuelled by their desire to do something about packaging and food waste. Growing up in locations where containers were returned to farmers, in Southwest Ontario and Southern Portugal, they knew that it was possible to reverse our throwaway lifestyle.
This Toronto bulk food store helps customers reduce their accumulated unnecessary waste and save money.
Unboxed Market has a wide range of package-free items on the shelves including pasta, rice, beans, dried nuts, baking essentials, teas, coffee, cleaning products, and personal care items, like soothing naturally-scented aromatherapy shower drops. We love the looks of their varied selection of dried herbs and staple cooking spices—such as cajun seasoning, chili powder, cracked cardamom, jerk seasoning, and garlic powder—packaged in compostable paper bags.
You can bring clean containers from home or pay a deposit for theirs.
Unboxed Market also uses the products from their market to create grab-and-go products for their cafe.
The Green Jar

Regal Heights residents searching for “zero waste stores near me” will find it in this Toronto refill store.
Reducing single-use plastics is a top priority for The Green Jar, hence their range of products that aren’t just plastic-free but will help you reduce further waste every day.
Their refillery menu offers all the usual suspects—shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, dish powder, and the like—as well as some more unusual but no less useful finds. We especially love that offer refillable pure oils and plant butters, like raw shea butter, jojoba oil and MCT oil, making them a real DIYer’s dream-come-true!
The Green Jar also gives back to the Earth by planting trees with every order through their partner Our Forest. This organization helps create habitats for wildlife, creates reforestation jobs for people in need, and helps sequester carbon from the atmosphere.
The Source Bulk Foods

The Source Bulk Foods stores aim to offer a unique shopping experience that provides quality ingredients while at the same time allowing you to buy only what you need, all without unnecessary packaging.
They actually have a number of locations, like their zero waste store in Vancouver but the two locations in Toronto are locally owned and operated by folks that are genuinely passionate about quality food, healthy options, and reducing food waste.
Easily some of the best bulk food stores in Toronto, The Source allows you to buy as much or as little as you need, reducing food waste as well as packaging waste. You’ll find beans, pulses, cereals, coffee, tea, dried fruit, flour, herbs, spices, nuts, oils, pasta, rice, seeds, and a host of other useful items.
Access to a friendly team of naturopaths, nutritionists, dieticians, and passionate cooks is also available.
Since they opened doors to this zero waste grocery store, Toronto customers have helped save 5,000+ kilos of plastic packaging waste from landfills by buying in bulk. $50,000 has also been donated to support Sea Shepherd by Source Stores globally.
Pretty Clean Shop Toronto

The Pretty Clean Shop has been operating in the Junction neighborhood of Toronto since May 2019. The spark that promoted female founder and owner Miriam to opening her Toronto zero waste store was a document that showcased the amount of waste created daily in North America.
Aside from a large selection of plastic-free everyday items that help you live more sustainably, you’ll also find refillable products from home cleaning, hair, body, skincare, and makeup. In the early days, they offered all refillable products in bulk in customer containers, but following the pandemic, refillable products are now offered in pre-filled jars you can return and trade in for a full one.
Items that particularly caught our attention are the waterless home cleaners, including dishwasher tabs, laundry detergent strips, toilet cleaner tablets, dish soap bars, and much more.
All packaging they get from suppliers is used for packaging their shipments to customers, storage, and upcycling purposes. Any tape used is recyclable paper tape and any plastic tape received on shipments is reused in-store. All refillables for home cleaning and body care are returned to suppliers to be refilled and reused.
Bare Market

bare market made a name for itself with several pop-up shops before opening its first brick-and-mortar Toronto refill store in Danforth.
Owner Dayna Stein hosted monthly package-free pop-ups in the city which allowed her to test different products and price points to get a better understanding of demand. She works with local suppliers and specialists and often turns to Etsy, farmer’s markets, and local events to find the best package-free goods the city has to offer.
You can shop online or in the shop for baking ingredients, dry goods, pantry items, home care, body care, drinks, oils, and vinegars. The oil and vinegar bar has several varieties of each product on tap.
You’ll also find drinks (including a large selection of non-alcoholic options), dairy and non-dairy goods, local pasture raised eggs, and frozen fruits, veg, pastas, meats and plant-based proteins.
Omo Bamboo Shop

Omo Bamboo Shop sells a range of bamboo products (hence the name) as well as minimalist crafts made out of cement, soaps, body butter, and minimalist textured art.
Head down to this refillery and zero waste shop in Toronto to find everything from sustainable dental care, skin care, and hair care to reusable bamboo makeup compacts. They even offer refillable deodorant creams, which is a seriously rare find!
Bulk refill products include conditioners and shampoos, dish soap bars, stain remover, fabric softener, toilet bowl cleaner, and laundry detergent.
The owners make an impact in the community by organizing clothing swaps, promoting zero waste education, and participating in cleanup programs.
Green & Frugal

One of the best zero waste stores in Toronto, Green & Frugal is a low waste maker of green body care items.
Everything is safely handcrafted in small batches to ensure freshness. Top quality, sustainably-sourced, and organic ingredients are used wherever possible. For example, all oil ingredients are sourced from a supplier that supports sustainable practices.
Water or water bases are not part of any of the products, which eliminates the need for synthetic preservatives or emulsifiers. They include soap nuts, Castile soap, natural toothpaste, deodorant cream, bath salts, body scrubs, and hair and body soap bars in a wide range of “flavors” such as rosemary mint, avocado lemongrass, coconut and chia, and dandelion and lime. The available products are very concentrated, so a little goes a long way.
Packaging is reusable and many of the metal containers are made from recycled materials.
The RE Place

The RE Place mission statement is to “make eco-friendly living accessible, one REfill at a time”.
At this zero waste store in Toronto, the priority is to work with Canadian companies that use natural, fair-trade, and eco-friendly ingredients.
On top of laundry soap, cleaners, lotion, deodorant, and sunscreen, the RE Place also has a selection of pantry goods pre-filled in glass jars. These include coffee beans, freshly ground nut butters, and loose tea. Some products aren’t zero waste, but they are all natural and environmentally-safe, like their bottles of non-toxic nail polish.
A deposit is added to the cost of goods, which is refunded when the jar is returned. When you reach the end of that plastic tub of laundry detergent, simply refill it or swap it out for some Almond Blossom detergent in a glass jar.
Though we highly recommend checking out their bright and clean storefront at least once, you can also shop online and even set your own subscribe-and-save settings for effortless deliveries to your door.
Karma Co-op

A Seaton community staple since 1972, Karma Co-op is a democratically run co-operative owned by its 500+ members. Karma has a product policy that guides purchasing. Some of the issues that inform purchasing include environmental, ethical, nutritional, and economic considerations.
Karma specializes in organic, local, non-GMO, and fair trade products. While not exclusively zero waste, their offerings include over 200 bulk items, including the usual pantry staples fruits, nuts, pasta, and whole bean coffee.
You’ll also find harder-to-find refillables like organic kombucha, dishwasher detergent powder, white vinegar, sustainably sourced honey, and maple syrup—because would it even be a Canadian bulk grocery store without that?
Anyone interested in becoming a member of this bulk grocery store in Toronto can visit the store for one month of trial shopping at member prices. You can then decide if membership is right for you.
They also host regular workshops for all things sustainable living, including oh-so-many DIY tutorials and seed starting classes.