Although convenient, online shopping experiences tend to involve an excessive amount of plastic or packaging, generating a significant amount of waste that could be avoided—Rise Mrkt sets itself apart as an exemplary online grocery shop that's entirely plastic-free. On Rise Mrkt, consumers can quickly and easily purchase kitchen staples like quinoa, rice, lentils and oats in compostable packs.
The products on the company's site are competitively priced and what's more, for each order that it ships, Rise Mrkt purchases carbon offsets to cover the shipping.
While Rise Mrkt doesn't entirely replace the grocery shopping experience, as only dry goods are currently available on the sustainable web shop, it offers an inspiring model for others in adjacent industries to adopt.
What's Driving This Trend
- Plastic-free Online Shopping
- Opportunity for businesses to differentiate themselves and reduce waste by offering plastic-free online shopping experiences.
- Compostable Packaging
- Innovation opportunity for companies to develop and implement compostable packaging solutions for their products.
- Carbon-neutral Shipping
- Potential for businesses to offset their carbon emissions by purchasing carbon offsets to cover shipping.
Who This Affects Most
- Online Grocery
- Online grocery stores can reduce waste and attract environmentally-conscious consumers by offering plastic-free and compostable packaging options.
- Packaging
- Packaging companies can innovate by developing and implementing compostable packaging solutions for their clients.
- Shipping
- Shipping companies can capitalize on the trend towards carbon-neutral shipping by offering carbon offset options to their clients.
