Jarr is a New Package-Free Low-Waste Grocery Delivery Service
byJarr offers package-free and low-waste groceries, personal care and household supplies, delivered to your door in returnable containers. Jarr (with two r’s for Reduce and Reuse) was founded in July 2020 by Emily Sproule, and operates in North Vancouver, Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster and Bowen Island. Their mission is to simplify zero waste livingโtogether.
Jarr Grocery Delivery Service
Jarrโs products are locally sourced, organic and vegetarian. They use standard glass mason jars made for canning. Because of the intrinsic value they hold, people are less likely to throw them out, or send them into recycling streams, which can also be problematic. Jarr delivery drivers use MODO cars to keep their carbon footprint down and have just expanded to bike delivery as well.
How it Works
- Place your order online
- Reusable, deposit based containers are filled with high quality, package-free pantry staples by the team at Jarr.
- The items are then delivered to your door (delivery is free on orders of $40 or more)
- When you place your next order, leave out the reusable containers on delivery day
- The containers are picked up, counted and sanitized to be used again and again. You then gets your deposit back (ranging from $1-$2 per jar) and can apply that deposit to their next order
Since launching in July 2020 Jarr has filled 5,000 reusable jars, saving 5,000 pieces of single use packaging from ending up in the landfill. Jarr has seen a 25% increase in sales month-over-month since launching in July 2020.
85 pounds of plastic packaging saved from supplier Westpoint Naturals items alone (15% of Jarr Revenue).
Products
- Pantry staples: pasta, rolled oats, popcorn, nuts, baking staples, baking mixes, lentils and beans, spices, tea & coffee, quinoa, dried fruit
- Fresh & frozen groceries: bread, eggs, milk products, organic fruit and vegetables, burger mix, jam, milk alternatives Personal care: shampoo and conditioner bars, soaps, shower melts, cleansing powder, face oil, liquid body deodorant, solid deodorant, hand sanitizer
- Household supplies: jars, funnels, beeswax wraps, laundry strips, bottle cleaners, all purpose cleaner, laundry soap, dish soap, toilet paper, dishwasher detergent, dish brush, lunch bag, aluminum bottle, mesh tea infuser.
Currently available for delivery in Vancouver, North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Burnaby, New West and Bowen Island.
Enter to Win
I have a Jarr prize pack to give away that includes $150 of groceries AND a $100 gift card to shop again! Here’s how you can enter to win:
- Leave a comment on this post (1 entry)
- Like and comment on this Facebook post (1 entry)
- Follow Jarr and Miss604 on Facebook (1 entry)
I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 12:00pm on Friday, April 16, 2021. Winner must be within the delivery area. UPDATE: The winner is Liz K!
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What an awesome program! I’d love to win this package! ๐
Love that they are locally sourced and that they use mason jars cause they are unlikely to throw them out
Looking for more delivery services-like the sound of this!
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This sounds amazing! What a great way to reduce garbage.
I would love to try this service. It sounds great and I love that it is a greener concept.
A great small business!!
Thank you for this amazing giveaway!
i would like to try that, hope i win
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Commented on FB. Thank you for a chance.
This is a great low-waste option! Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks for sharing it with us!
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What a fabulous business model and idea.
Hereโs hoping for great success and expansion when it happens.
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Would love to try them out!
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I love zero waste grocery stores, and would love to give this a try!
Great idea!
Entered for this wonderful package
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Low waste = great idea. Liked & commented on FB
Jarr is amazing. A great selection of products!
love to try
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Love what Jarr is doing and that we have more sustainable options for groceries!
would love to try them out!
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What an awesome initiative that Jarr is taking to help us simplify zero waste living together. Thank you for featuring Jarr and helping promote this amazing local business!!
Seeing these kinds of businesses go more mobile makes so much sense. We’d like a kickstart to try them for sure!
Following, and liked.
We’d love to test this out.
That’s awesome. Perfect. now if only I could find invent a machine that folds and puts away my laundry. ๐
This is amazing – thanks for the giveaway!
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would love to win! looks like a great service
This is a fantastic service. I love that they are concentrating on minimizing waste.
They deliver to New West? That’s fantastic!
Cool service !
Love this idea! Hoping it grows!
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Love how thoughtful and environmentally friendly this company is. Especially these days, grocery delivery is such an important and needed service as well.
Would to try them out
Would love to gift this to my dad!
Entering the contest – Thank you!
liked both on FB! A superb idea, this business.
Great prize! Thanks!
Awesome!
So exciting to see more businesses like this in Vancouver!
Fingers crossed
Love this idea!
So great we are getting more companies like this.
great idea!