RETAILER PROFILE
JILLIAN ELIZABETH THE LITTLE GREEN LARDER, DUNDEE
HOW’S YOUR WEEK BEEN...
JILLIAN ELIZABETH? IT’S BEEN AN INTERESTING FIRST YEAR IN HER ZERO WASTE SHOP IN DUNDEE BUT JILLIAN ELIZABETH IS HOPEFUL THAT THE PANDEMIC WILL SEE A GROWTH IN INTEREST IN ETHICAL CONSUMPTION.
HOW’S YOU WEEK BEEN JILLIAN? It’s been really positive, actually. Coronavirus has been tough for us but we’re finally getting back to business properly and the store’s starting to get busy again, which is great.
WHAT GAVE YOU THE IDEA TO OPEN A ZERO WASTE SHOP? It’s a bit of an unusual story. I was actually a make-up artist for many years before I opened the shop. I specialised in wedding make-up but over the years I gradually become more aware of how much waste is created in that industry and it got me to thinking about what I could do to try to make a difference. So I ended up
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