Welcome to Trashless
Imagine a life free of single-use packaging.
And a world with a lot less trash.
From produce to meal-kits, ready to eat food, pantry items, to household cleaning supplies - most common consumer products come in single-use packaging - which is ecologically damaging, and economically expensive to produce, transport, discard or recycle.
Trashless is a new online grocery paradigm that eliminates all these ills, and more. - It delivers commonly used household items, well, trashlessly - without most packaging waste.
Trashless.com is an e-commerce, logistics and engagement platform that enables brands and producers large and small, local and national, to create or recreate products, processes and packaging that support this zero-waste paradigm.
It's like
The Milkman for Everythingâ„¢
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(Use coupon ‘Go Trashless’ at the checkout page)
Get Started
Browse our wide selection of Trashless items here and simply press add to delivery.
No Checkout!
Your card information is saved and secured via Square, at 4PM the day before your delivery the card on file will be charged.
Delivery Day
On the day or delivery you’ll be informed every step of the way via email/text and will be able to live track your delivery the day of.
Subscriptions
If you want to subscribe to a product it will automatically be added to your order weekly, bi-weekly or monthly. No need to check!
Return Reusables
On the day of the delivery, simply put the used containers out at your front door in the original reusable bag they came in.
Delivering products that are locally sourced and sustainably produced, when possible, Trashless adds extra layers of sustainability to this new low carbon footprint way households consume products.
Need a refill?
When you are close to running out, simply point your phone camera at the QR code on the container, tap the link to the product page that automatically pops up - and tap ‘Add to Delivery’. That’s it!
Trashless is Better in Every Way
For you, your local community, and the planet
Convenient
Deliveries are conveniently made to your door in reusable packaging which is picked up at the next delivery, sanitized and reused.
Local
It works with local producers - providing them the technology, customer interaction and delivery network.
Sustainable
This is a sustainable supply chain and distribution footprint that includes efficient production, low emissions and less travel.
How Trashless Compares
Trashless aims to reinvent the way fast-moving consumer goods are sold, delivered and consumed. We believe it is a better way - compared to everything else:
Compared to the Grocery Store Bulk Section
Trashless aims to reinvent the way fast-moving consumer goods are sold, delivered and consumed. We believe it is a better way - compared to everything else:
Let's
Be
Real
All Types of Single Use Packaging Are Bad
You've heard it all - the stats, the stories about packaging waste and its contribution to the climate change crisis. This is real, urgent and ominous.
18 Billion Pounds
of plastic flow into the ocean each year, and the numbers are rising. By 2050 there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish.
.
22 Gallons
of water are used to make 1lb. of plastic. This means it takes twice as much water to produce a bottle of water than the water in it.
10 Million
Trees are cut every year in the US to make 14 billion paper bags. Add the use of petroleum & water as well as miles travelled for raw materials & bags.
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Similarly, glass, aluminum and other materials used in single-use packaging also carry a heavy toll: Mining, energy & water use in manufacturing, emissions, transportation, disposal and more.
All these materials are quite durable - so much that they can be used over and over again - which is what Trashless is all about.
Finally, What About Recycling?
While it is well accepted that recycling is better than recyclable materials going into trash, recycling is environmentally costly: Transportation, sorting, smelting, recasting and more. Most materials cannot be recycled more than 2-3 times. Further it is a costly process that most municipalities have yet to figure out how to fund. Reuse is clear better than recycling.
There has yet been no effective, foolproof systematic mechanism of reuse of packaging materials.
So, What Now?
What do we all do? Live in jungles, like cave people? Give up all the good things, the conveniences of modern life that come in single use packaging?
No no . . . Just Go Trashless!
How It Works: Operations
Building up on the operational experience we have gained serving thousands of families with sustainable products and services, Trashless products are sourced, filled and delivered, plus return containers processed with military precision for the highest level of customer satisfaction, operational excellence, and logistical efficiency.
If you’d like to partner with us to bring Trashless to your area, please contact us at support@trashless.com
Better in More Ways . . .
Trashless is a solution to today's convoluted supply chains where mainstream food brands dominate, while local ones struggle.
It addresses the incredibly high number of miles travelled by packaged food.
It is a solution to the excessive addition of preservatives to prevent the food from rotting, vs. the freshness and nutritional value that comes with locally produced food.
Services
Trashless also offers some additional services that will enable you to conveniently lead sustainable lives:
You already know that dead batteries shouldn't be just thrown into the trash - but properly disposed of. Result: Probably a bunch of dead batteries lying around that you can't remember to take to a recycling center, right?
Trashless offers free dead battery pick up in reusable containers, with its regular paid pick up and delivery stops. This will serve our mission to bring greater sustainability to local communities.
Partner with Us
Trashless partners with local food producers, bringing them more sales, an efficient logistics / delivery mechanism, and a way to save on wasteful packaging materials.
If you’d like to partner with Trashless to bring your products to consumers, trashlessly, we’d love to hear from you! Please write to us at support@trashless.com
Who We Are
Trashless is a service based in Austin, Texas with a mission to enable people lead sustainable yet modern lives.
Trashless is based in Austin, Texas with a mission to enable people lead sustainable yet modern lives. We have build the technologies, infrastructure, team and delivery network to support and scale this mission. Over the last few years, we have honed the cycle of sourcing sustainably produced local ingredients, assembling them, delivering final products in reusable packaging . . . then picking the packaging back up, sanitizing it and repeating this over and over again - profitably.
We look forward to serving you!
In the News
Forbes: Meet Trashless, A New Service Delivering Pantry Staples In Sustainable Packaging
Being able to safely shop from home has been especially relevant as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has forced many to change the way they shop for food. Due to inefficiencies in the mainstream food supply chain, more people than ever are turning to alternative sources for their grocery needs.
NBC: Try Plastic-Free July With Local Grocery/Meal Kit Delivery Service, Trashless
Rosie and Steph are trying out different versions of the meal kit service, Trashless! Trashless delivers household staples, fresh fruits and veggies and sustainably-sourced meal kits straight to you in zero-waste packaging.
Culture Map, Austin: 6 things to know in Austin food right now: Mega poké chain swims into East Austin
In a time where almost everything can be delivered to your front door, one Austin-based company is combating the plastic waste that’s often a side effect of delivery services.
