Cost savings and sustainability make this a key destination in grocery stores.
You don’t have to be a zero-waste social influencer to tap into what is happening in today’s bulk-bin aisle. It may well be the most dynamic place to buy much of what you need to live well — or at least with a nod to sustainability.
The “aisle” extends to shopping in bulk online, which is not the same thing as, say, loading up on dual-bag cereal boxes via Costco.com. Oregon-based Azure Standard ships fresh and shelf-stable foods directly to consumers nationwide, and in some parts of the country its trucks deliver to locations for customer pickup, which saves on shipping costs, especially for heavy goods.
You might wonder, if bulk bin is such a win-win for sustainability and household food budgets, why haven’t we seen it flourish in all supermarkets? One reason might be the fallout from concerns about food safety. In The Post Food section’s 1983 story on FDA guidelines for bulk-food retail sales, there were tales of shoppers’ hands dipping into bins for sampling and worries that enforcement from the local health department would be hit-or-miss.
Be a thoughtful shopper. Filled a bag, then changed your mind? Don’t leave it on the bulk-bin shelf; instead, take it to the help desk. Do not use the same scoop for different bins. It doesn’t take long, either, to develop a touch for working the gravity bins — those clear, vertical self-serve containers that can whoosh down far more product than you intended to take.
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