The Complete List of Zero Waste Stores: Michigan
Alto
Campau Corner: Meat market and growler station - fill a 16, 32, or 64oz growler, and they have 20+ beers on tap. Ask if you can buy meat in your own container.
Ann Arbor
BYOC Co.: Emma started a pop-up stand and just recently opened a permanent location in Ann Arbor. Her store sells bulk shampoo, conditioner, shower gel, hand soap, toothpowder, laundry detergent, all-purpose cleaner, dish soap, castile soap, dishwasher powder, deodorant, dryer balls, and so much more!
By the Pound: You can pick up food items from dried goods to liquids (such as olive oil, sesame oil, soy sauce, vanilla extract, local honeys and molasses), and it is encouraged to bring your own containers.
HopCat: Bring your grower to fill up with beer on tap.
People’s Food Co-Op: Head here for fresh nut butter, honey, and dry goods (grains, beans, nuts, tea, spices, and even candy!) in bulk.
Battle Creek
Horrocks: Bulk grains, nuts, seeds, beans, snacks, herbs, spices, teas, coffee, honey, and more.
Bloomfield Hills
Better Health Store: Sells bulk dry goods like grains, beans, nuts, snacks, coffees and spices.
Canton
Bulk Foods: Carries bulk candy, treats, nuts, spices, oats, coffee, teas, and nut butters. It also freshly makes smoothies, has Hershey ice cream, and carries dozens of retro candies.
Busch’s Fresh Food Market: Has a small selection of bulk dry goods like grains, beans, nuts, seeds, and coffee.
Fresh Thyme: Bulk grains, flours, baking supplies, beans, legumes, nuts, seeds, snacks, chocolate, candy, herbs, spices, tea, coffee, oils, honey, and more.
Chelsea
BYOC Co.: The original pop-up stand. I’m not sure if Emma is still going to be hosting pop-ups with her new location, be sure to check her website for the pop-up calendar. This pop-up sells bulk shampoo, conditioner, shower gel, hand soap, toothpowder, laundry detergent, all-purpose cleaner, dish soap, Castile soap, dishwasher powder, and more.
Dearborn
Bulk Foods: Carries bulk candy, treats, nuts, spices, oats, coffee, teas, and nut butters. It also freshly makes smoothies, has Hershey ice cream, and carries dozens of retro candies.
Hashems Roastery and Market: You can find bulk spices, grains, coffee, dried fruits, and flour.
Detroit
Eastern Market: Pick up package-free fruits, vegetables, grains, beans, flowers, and more from local farmers and shops.
Rocky’s Historic Eastern Market: Bulk specialty flours, nuts, dried fruit, coffee, herbs, spices, coffee, and other Michigan-made goods. (Typically BYOC friendly, but call ahead to see if there are restrictions).
Dexter
Bee Joyful Shop: The first zero-waste, plastic-free store in Michigan (originally in Kalamazoo, now open in Dexter) offering various tools for sustainable changes at home, a refill station with laundry detergent, hand and dish soap, bulk shampoo, conditioner, body wash, deodorants, face masks, dry shampoo, toothpaste tabs, apothecary, kombucha on tap, and a Flowater station.
East Lansing
Clean Refillery: An online store serving the greater Lansing area with bulk delivery in reusable and repurposed containers. You can find shampoo, conditioner, face cream, body lotion, cleaning concentrate, dish soap, and laundry detergent.
Foods For Living: You can find bulk dry goods like grains, beans, nuts, seeds, snacks, candies, herbs, spices, teas, and coffee here.
Fresh Thyme: Bulk grains, flours, baking supplies, beans, legumes, nuts, seeds, snacks, chocolate, candy, herbs, spices, tea, coffee, oils, honey, and more.
Ferndale
Walking Lightly: You can find bulk shampoo, conditioner, body lotion, face lotion, toothpaste tabs, laundry powder, dish soap, all-purpose cleaners, and more.
Western Market: Carries bulk nuts, seeds, herbs, and spices.
Grand Rapids
The Cheese People of Grand Rapids: A locally owned cheese warehouse for a farm located in Chicago. They are now opening new locations around the United States, but you can also find them at your local farm markets. - I reached out to them about using your own containers and they said “We do not allow a customer to use their own packaging at the time of the sale, due to food and COVID protocols. However, they can always repackage later at their own convenience to the desire that they’d most like.”
Forest Hills Foods: Bring your growler for beer refills.
Fresh Thyme: Bulk grains, flours, baking supplies, beans, legumes, nuts, seeds, snacks, chocolate, candy, herbs, spices, tea, coffee, oils, honey, and more.
Global Infusion: You can find bulk herbs, spices, and teas.
Proprietary: Bulk food store with a large selection of dried goods and other ingredients.
Urban Roots Community Market: Carrie bulk grains, pastas, beans, legumes, nut, seeds, snacks, dried fruit, trail mix, granola, nutritional yeast, coffee, and more.
Grosse Pointe
Village Market: Carries bulk coffee.
Hancock
Keweenaw Co-op: Head here to find dry goods - grains, beans, legumes, baking supplies, nuts, seeds, pastas, dried fruit, granola, snacks, sweets, herbs, spices, nut butters, soaps - or liquid bulk products like cooking oils and body/home care products.
[Re]fill U.P.: The Keweenaw’s first zero waste refillery!! You can find hand soaps, shampoos, conditioner, shower gel, lotion, dish soap, all-purpose cleaner, laundry detergent, and other household items.
Hillsdale
Hillsdale Natural Grocery: Carries bulk grains, beans, nuts, seeds, trail mix, snacks, herbs, spices, teas, and more.
Holland
Nature’s Market: They carry liquid sweeteners, cooking oils, nut butters, coffee, tea, pantry staple, and bulk dry goods.
Kalamazoo
Bee Joyful Shop: The first zero-waste, plastic-free store in Michigan offering various tools for sustainable changes at home, a refill station with laundry detergent, hand and dish soap, bulk shampoo, conditioner, body wash, deodorants, face masks, dry shampoo, toothpaste tabs, apothecary, kombucha on tap, and a Flowater station.
Fresh Thyme: Bulk grains, flours, baking supplies, beans, legumes, nuts, seeds, snacks, chocolate, candy, herbs, spices, tea, coffee, oils, honey, and more.
People’s Food Co-Op: Carries whole grains, flour, sugar, beans, pasta, nut butters, dried fruit, nuts, and coffee. You can also find bulk cooking liquids.
Sawall Health Foods: You can find whole grains, flour, beans, legumes, nuts, granolas, trail mix, dried fruit, coffee, tea, herb, and (huge section!!) spices in their bulk section.
Lansing
Better Health Store: You can find bulk dry goods like grains, seeds, nuts, beans, snacks, spices, and coffee.
Clean Refillery: An online store serving the greater Lansing area with bulk delivery in reusable and repurposed containers. You can find shampoo, conditioner, face cream, body lotion, cleaning concentrate, dish soap, and laundry detergent.
Horrocks Farm Market: You can find grains, beans, nuts, seeds, snacks, candies, herbs, spices, teas, coffee, oils, vinegars, and dressings.
Livonia
Bulk Foods: Carries bulk candy, treats, nuts, spices, oats, coffee, teas, and nut butters. It also freshly makes smoothies, has Hershey ice cream, and carries dozens of retro candies.
Marquette
Marquette Food Co-op: Carries nuts, seeds, flour, whole grains, trail mix, granola, beans, dried fruits, cooking oils, vinegar, herbs, teas, spices, nut butters, soap, lotion, and hair care products in the bulk sections.
Mt. Pleasant
Green Tree Co-op: You can find bulk nuts, seeds, grains, beans, snacks, yeast, herbs, spices, teas, honey, nut butters, (some) cleaning supplies, and more.
Muskegon
Health Hutt: Carries kombucha on tap, and bulk grains, beans, nuts, herbs, spices, teas, coffee, and growing seeds.
Unruly Brewing Company: Fill up your growler with craft beer, hard cider, or hard seltzers.
Northville
Fresh Thyme: Bulk grains, flours, baking supplies, beans, legumes, nuts, seeds, snacks, chocolate, candy, herbs, spices, tea, coffee, oils, honey, and more. They also have bulk cooking liquids and nut butters.
Novi
The Better Health Store: You can find bulk dry goods like grains, seeds, nuts, beans, snacks, spices, and coffee.
Petosky/ Boyne City
The Grain Train: Carries bulk dried fruits, beans, coffee, spices, nuts, and sometimes they have bulk honey and oils.
Pullman
Country Life Natural Foods: Has bulk dry goods like grains, beans, nuts, seeds, snacks, and more.
Saint Clair Shores
Bulk Food Marketplace: Has bulk candy, coffee, grains, flours, baking supplies, pastas, beans, legumes, nuts, seeds, snacks, and more.
Refill Emporium: Offers a range of refillable and plastic-free cleaning, home and beauty products. You can bring your own clean and dry containers to refill or choose from their sustainable packaging. Check their websites for select local delivery.
south Haven
A Sustainable Home: Offers home essentials and bath & body products. All products are sourced by sustainable-local providers if possible, using all natural and/or organic ingredients.
Traverse City
Oryana Community Co-Op: You can find bulk grains, dried fruit, nuts, seeds, cereal, granola, beans, rice, freshly ground nut butters, cooking oils, liquid sweeteners, and more!
The Refillery: You can find refillable products and low waste goods like shampoos, lotions, soaps, storage bags, straws, stainless steel containers, beeswax candles, beauty products, and more! - bring your own container or purchase one of theirs! They also offer local deliveries or shipping in the US
Troy
86 Plastic: Refill shop for all household items. You can bath essentials, kitchen swaps, eco-friendly gifts, and other plastic alternatives.
Fresh Thyme: Bulk grains, flours, baking supplies, beans, legumes, nuts, seeds, snacks, chocolate, candy, herbs, spices, tea, coffee, oils, honey, and more.
Westland
Bulk Foods: Carries bulk candy, treats, nuts, spices, oats, coffee, teas, and nut butters. It also freshly makes smoothies, has Hershey ice cream, and carries dozens of retro candies.
Ypsilanti
Fresh Thyme: Bulk grains, flours, baking supplies, beans, legumes, nuts, seeds, snacks, chocolate, candy, herbs, spices, tea, coffee, oils, honey, and more.
Ypsilanti Food Co-op: Bulk grains, flours, baking supplies, beans, legumes, nuts, seeds, pastas, snacks, herbs, spice, tea, coffee, honey, and more. Be sure to ask an employee to tare your jars for you before you fill them!
Did I miss any store? Let me know in the comments below and I will add it to the list!
