Barcelona joins the list of cities moving towards a world free of plastics and their toxic effects. The opening of a new supermarket «Plastic Free» in the Barcelona neighborhood of Santo Antonio, a few weeks after the Dutch chain Ekoplaza The opening of a supermarket in Amsterdam is proof of this.
Yes Future is born with the idea that customers carry their reusable containers and thus take steps towards 100% non-degradable waste free purchases. The idea comes from the hand of Patricia and Fernando, who tell us on their website, "in August 2015 we started to living without plastic which made us discover a lot of shops where you can buy without generating waste»
Located on Calle Viladomat 66, Yes Future jumps to the eye for its strange appearance, full of round jars with spices, legumes, nuts, honey and many references of food products.
A concept of bulk buying that may seem futuristic to us but it is a declaration of love for the vintage and the way to buy that our grandparents had.
On its business site, Yes Future is defined as: "Yes Future Positive Supermarket is a shop in the district of Sant Antoni, in Barcelona, specialized in the sale in bulk where you can find pasta, legumes, teas, infusions, cereals,... You can take your own refills. » encouraging the customer to carry their own containers.
FX Sanmartí reaffirms in the struggle to avoid petroleum-derived compounds in all packaging which are made available to consumers.
Yes Future is associated with the movement «Zero Waste». The ‘Zero Waste’ movement (zero waste) has long been working for society to move towards minimal production of non-recyclable or biodegradable waste. Zero Waste ensures that most of the waste material could be banished from our lives and reduced to a 500 ml jar.
