Hong Kong zero-waste store Slowood encourages consumers to change ther habits: ‘small things spread’

Barely a year ago, the concept of zero-waste shopping (and we’re not talking about loose vegetables from the wet market) was an unfamiliar one in Hong Kong. Now, there are at least five retailers in the city that cater to the rising number of people who care about buying sustainably and mini­mising plastic in their grocery baskets and homes. Slowood, which opened on January 19 in Kennedy Town, is Hong Kong’s newest zero-waste store, selling a selection of perishables, such as...