The team at Ecoporium are currently crowdfunding to open a plastic-free coffee shop and re-fillery in Waverley. Here they share with unLTD their hopes to create a community hub and an educational resource – as well as providing a good cup of coffee!
Tell us about your business – sell yourselves!
Hello, we are the Ecoporium! We are currently crowdfunding to open a new plastic-free coffee shop and re-fillery in Waverley. The Ecoporium will stock freshly baked bread and confectionary from a local baker as well as milk in refillable glass bottles from a local dairy. We will sell basic food items such as rice, flour and pasta as well as household cleaners and cosmetics – all plastic-free.
The coffee shop will only be using compostable coffee cups or customers’ own refillable cups. We will create a community hub that will signpost people to local resources and act as a meeting place. We will provide workshops, talks, and activities to bring like-minded people together to make friends while at the same time decreasing plastic waste in South Yorkshire in an enjoyable way!
While there are a few plastic-free shops in Sheffield, we would be the only one to be an educational resource as well as providing a good cup of coffee.
Who are your customers and how are you targeting them?
We are currently using social media to connect without customers. Our audience is young families – we hope to engage the whole family in plastic reduction. Our range of workshops will cover all ages and we hope to work with the local schools within the next year. We’ve had so much interest and support so far – we can’t wait to open our doors!
How can people get in touch with you?
Email: info@ecoporium.co.uk
Web: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/ecoporium
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Ecoporium.Waverley
