Living in Surrey, we are lucky to be surrounded by nature and lush beauty – an enviable environment to live in. Because we are so fortunate to have these landscapes in our own backyard, it is even more necessary to take care of them.
Sustainable living is a great first step you can take to look about our world both near and far.
Here are some of our favourite sustainable Surrey shops, products and brands where you can get started on your journey to sustainability.
Pedrick’s Zero Waste Shop
Address: 41 Croydon Road, Caterham, CR3 6PB
Website: pedricks.co.uk
Instagram: @pedrickszerowaste
Pedrick’s Zero Waste Shop is taking on sustainability in Caterham. The store is filled with plastic-free foods and homewares. Offering a package free alternative to your everyday household and food products and where package free isn’t possible, products are in packaging that is made from, and can then be 100% recycled or biodegradable.
Pedrick’s Zero Waste Shop is helping educate us on sustainable living in Surrey – make sure you visit this zero waste store in Caterham now!
Courtyard
Address: 5-6 Angel Gate, Guildford, GU1 4AE
Website: courtyarduk.co.uk
Instagram: @courtyardsurrey
Courtyard UK is a women’s fashion store in the heart of Guildford with a difference. Supporting ethical and sustainable fashion, the team behind this sustainable Guildford clothing store seek out ethical and sustainable collections to showcase that can be worn and loved for years to come. If you are wanting to move away from fast fashion, visit Courtyard, your sustainable clothing store in Guildford.
Zero Waste Bulk Foods
Address: Newdigate, Surrey
Website: www.zerowastebulkfoods.co.uk
Instagram: @zerowastebulkfoods
If you want to get your sustainable grocery shopping done without having tho leave the house, Zero Waste Bulk Foods in Surrey have you sorted. Completely online, Zero Waste Bulk Foods sell over 420 food and ecofriendly products
Your sustainable shopping is packed to order in paper or 100% certified home compostable plant-based bags and if you are near Newdigate, Surrey and Trenchmore Farm, Cowfold, you can even Click & Collect for free.
Zero Waste Bulk Foods Sustainable shopping in Surrey goes one step further if you are in the vicinity of Newdigate, Surrey, where you can drop off your own clean and dry bags or containers to be refilled and/or collect your order in person. It doesn’t get more eco friendly than that.
Jedz
Address: Suite 2 Victoria House, South Street, Farnham, GU9 7QU
Website: www.jedz.co.uk
Instagram: @wearejedz
Jedz eco-friendly bottles are the brainchild of sustainable Surrey Father and Son duo, John and Ed (John + Ed = Jedz if you hadn’t worked that bit out.) who are on a mission to make a cleaner world.
With the aim of making a dent in the 16 million plastic bottles that are thrown away every single day in the UK alone, Jedz wants to do their bit to change behaviour and give people another option.
For every Jedz bottle bought, Jedz donates £1 on your behalf to fund projects that provide clean water to people that don’t have it.
Bare and Fair
Address: 52 The Peacocks Centre, Woking GU21 6GD
Website: bareandfair.co
Instagram: @bareandfair.co
Woking zero waste shop Bare and Fair was born out of Owner Mel’s frustration at the lack of actual eco-friendly products available to her family in Surrey.
She wanted a local shop she could visit to ask questions about products before buying them, and where she could refill our household consumables.
And so Bare + Fair was born – a space where you can do all of your sustainable shopping in Woking and have your eco shopping questions and queries answered honestly.
All of their sustainable products can be ordered online and you can even find them at the Woking Market every Saturday from 9am-4pm.
The Little Green Orca
Address: 11 High Street, Godstone, RH9 8LS
Website: thelittlegreenorca.co.uk
Instagram: @littlegreenorca
Super stuff made from Bamboo. That’s what sustainable Godstone based business The Little Green Orca is all about.
The Little Green Orca makes and sources ‘earth-friendly’ day-to-day household products from bamboo – a highly versatile member of the grass family which is finally being recognised for its immense benefits.
This eco-friendly Surrey business has everything from kitchen roll, toilet rolls and paper rolls to earbuds, toothbrushes and soaps. All of their products are 100% sustainable, 100% recycled and 100% bio-d.
Greenwise Shop
Addresses: Greenwise Fetcham, KT22 9JQ and Greenwise Ashtead, KT21 1AW
Website: greenwiseshop.com
Instagram: @greenwiseshop
Greenwise Shop is not one but two local, sustainable shops in Fetcham and Ashtead.
This Surrey zero-waste store has a passion for supporting local, sustainable suppliers and stock speciality foods as well have an instore deli and hand-scooped local icecream.
Greenwise shop is offering local Surrey grocery deliveries now for all products on their website.
The Clever Cactus
Address: 14 Prince of Wales Walk, The Square, Camberley GU15 3SL
Website: theclevercactus.com
Instagram: @aclevercactus
The Clever Cactus is a UK (Hampshire) based company with their store in Camberley who specialise in making unique, bright and fun eco-living products.
The Clever Cactus team create a sustainable, eco-friendly range of products that are fun, exciting and full of personality.
This Surrey eco store sells everything from fabric face wipes, cloth sanitary pads, fabric washable kitchen roll, dish scrubbies and beeswax wraps just to name a few.
Make sure you visit this Camberley sustainable shop when you are next there.
Twin Larder
Address: 57 Guildford Road Ash, GU12 6BQ
Website: www.twinlarder.co.uk
Instagram: @twinlarder
Twin Larder is a family-run, zero-waste business in Ash, Surrey.
They provide the local Ash community with sustainable, eco-friendly, cruelty-free & ethical essential products – sourced locally where possible.
Proud to boast being plastic-free in Ash, Twin Larder is the perfect place to start your sustainable Surrey journey will supporting local Surrey businesses and products.
Puremess
Shop: Stockists
Website: puremess.co.uk
Instagram: @puremess_skincare
Award-winning Surrey natural skincare brand Puremess are passionate about creating natural products that optimise skin health, providing maximum nourishment and well-being.
All of their products are handmade with you in mind, not tested on animals and supplied in eco packaging.
Puremess only use refillable, reusable, recyclable or biodegradable packaging and strive to keep up to date with the least damaging methods of manufacture.
Puremess is a sustainable Surrey brand that we think should be in every household with the philosophy behind the brand being: daily self-care and love means your beauty shines from the inside out.
Do you or someone you know have a sustainable business, shop or product based in Surrey?
Send an email to info@gosurrey.co.uk and we can add it to this list so more people can hear about them!