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Tante Emma Unverpackt

Crowdfunding successfully finished
264
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16,322 €
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Plastic-free Bulk Store

Tante Emma Unverpackt will be a plastic-free bulk store, 70 km from Berlin, sustainable, modern, different, and stylish. We offer food in plastic-free bulk bins, as well as non-food products.
With homemade cake, flowers, handmade Show more

Funding period
02.05.19 - 12.06.19
Realisation
03.05.2019-07.06.2019
Website & Social Media
Minimum amount (Start level): 15,000 €
With the first funding goal, the glas-wood bins and the cash register system will be financed.
City
Neuruppin
Category
Environment
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What is this project all about?

Tante Emma Unverpackt will be a bulk store, that will be a little different. In german, a "Tante-Emma-Laden" (literally "Aunt-Emma-store") refers to a corner store or a village grocery store of old. The idiom is used with a nostalgic undercurrent and with a little bit of a sneer at the same time, however always with a humorous tone. "Unverpacked" means unwrapped or unpackaged .
Bulk Shops pursue two goals: to actually reduce concrete plastic consumption, aShow more

What is the project goal and who is the project for?

Tante Emma Unverpackt will significantly reduce plastic waste in Neuruppin and regionally. Secondly, Tante Emma Unverpackt will contribute to a change in society's attitude towards the consumption of plastics. Moreover, it is the explicit aim of Tante Emma Unverpackt to convince potential customers with a special and selected aesthetic and to win them over in the long term. For example: if we can convince a customer to wash his hair in the future with soliShow more

Why would you support this project?

We need to make some changes to our consumer habits. We can only do this by taking action and setting up projects like Tante Emma Unverpackt. Bulk Bin Shops tackle the problem of plastic waste at its roots, because the incentive to produce plastic at all is taken away in principle. Tante Emma Unverpackt is a special Bulk Bin and zero waste shop that stands out due to its high-quality products and a well thought-out and creative concept. With your donation,Show more

How will we use the money if the project is successfully funded?

With the first funding objective of the financing, the foundation of Tante Emma Unverpackt with the small café is realised.
This financing is used specifically for the dispenser systems and the cash register system.
The second funding objective is the complete furnishing and the first goods for Tante Emma Unverpackt.

Who are the people behind the project?

My name is Elena Thayenthal. I live with my husband and our children in Neuruppin. After I grew up as an Austrian in Munich(which is in Germany), graduated from school in America, lived in Hamburg, spent many years in Switzerland and missed nature in Berlin, I found my home in one of the most beautiful small towns in Germany.
Werner Bote's film "Plastic Planet" inspired me a lot. I had avoided plastic before, but when I realized how urgent time was, it becaShow more

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