About Zero Waste Spaza
Zero Waste Spaza enables Women Spaza Shop Owners to buy and sell staple foods at bulk prices in small quanitities without creating packaging waste.
How it works
How we aim to serve and help the people of our community.
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01
Partner with food producers
This enables us to source
staple foods in large
quantities and at low prices.
02
Partner with female Spaza Shop Owners
We install our Zero waste spaza dispensers. Fill the dispenser with selected produce.
03
Spaza Shop customers
can purchase
SS customer come with their own container, choose their product and the amount they would like to spend.
04
SSO dispenses food
SS owner enters the product and amount into the ZWS app, to understand the amount to dispense. Then pour into customers container.
Reduce food waste
Reduces wastage for SSO and SS customer by ordering as needed​.
Competitive prices
We provide competitive prices to SSO owners as we source from food producers. This allows us to set recommended retail prices for SS customers that are lower than retail prices.
Reduce cost & save time
Save time and money by eliminating repackaging of products to accommodate custom quantities​.
Buy product within your budget
Access more food options regardless of budget​
The environmental impact of using Zero Waste Spaza
Before using Zero Waste Spaza
Duplicate usage of plastics
Currently the usage of duplicate plastics being used to account for larger quanitties which has direct impact on the environmental state
After using Zero Waste Spaza
By using a dispenser and customers using their own containers, less single-use plastic circulating in the environment​.
Less usage of plastics
80,000 tonnes of plastic leaks into the oceans and rivers of South Africa each
year, making up 3% of the plastic waste generated in the country every year.
Cleaner oceans
Cleaner communities
By reducing waste, we will reduce littering in the community.
1
tonne
Of plastic waste is avoided annually per spaza using the ZWS solution.
5
tonnes
Of carbon emission is avoided by using ZWS solution.
Kg
135
Of plastic waste is created by an average household in South Africa.
LDPE
117
Of plastic bags created by an average household in South Africa.
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Overall, Zero Waste Spaza would avoid 472 tonnes of plastic for 10 000 users or 47 kgs per user annually.
For corporate partners
Benefits of working with Zero Waste Spaza
Reduce packaging waste
Reduce the amount of packaging waste they responsible for.
Create impact
By partnering with us,
creating impact.
Data insights
Place products in different areas and get detailed data around their market.
Reduce legislation cost
Reduces EPR costs.
Diversify markets
Place products in different areas.
Positive brand association
Walk the walk.
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ADDRESS
14 Fisher Avenue Epping, Cape Town
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PHONE
+27 69 473 2078
zerowastespaza.africa