I decided that 20 years from now I don’t want to regret not trying. Take the risk! The world is full of wonderful ideas, but success only comes with action. Currently we are only offering our lifestyle products online, but we’re working on taking the whole brick and mortar offering online – food included.Īny advice for people wanting to start ‘green’ companies? We’d love to get involved with government going forward and we’d love to take Shop Zero to different provinces to help grow the movement in South Africa. Now I love educating all ages about our plastic pollution problem, but I’d love to do some more work with schools. As a primary school teacher, I’ve always worked on hearts and minds, guiding children in becoming empowered, engaged and liberated human beings. We would like to get involved with more organisations, create even more awareness and try to prevent and divert trash from landfills and oceans and help reduce the use of plastic. The recent claim that there will be more plastic than fish in the oceans by 2050 also made me pursue my life goal to inspire positive environmental change even more. That’s when I realised that there was a gap in the South African market for a space with everything you need to reduce your plastic footprint.

Last year, I got the motivation to go for it after finding out about Bea Johnson, the founder of the zero-waste lifestyle movement, speaker and author of ‘Zero Waste Home’. Several years ago, I started living a more eco-friendly lifestyle, but after becoming a mother in 2016, my desire to live more mindfully intensified even more.

Shop Zero has been in existence since August 2017, but our brick and mortar store only opened in February 2018 and our online store launched in May.

How long has Shop Zero been around and why did you start the company? It is time for another eagerly anticipated Better Earth interview, this week we chat with the inspiring ladies at Shop Zero.

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