Scoop and Scales
Welcome to Scoop and Scales, an environmental cooperative that opened its refill shop in Macclesfield in October 2020. Scoop and Scales offers over 300 products, including fresh organic fruit and veg, pulses, grains, pasta, cleaning products, breakfast cereals, nuts, fruits, seeds, herbs, spices, tinned goods, sweet treats, and baking essentials. We also provide convenient delivery services by electric cargo bike.
Order a Fresh Produce Box or shop online
Fruit and Veg in the shop
We sell a range of organic fruit and veg in the shop. It is delivered on a Wednesday lunchtime so pop in Wednesday or Thursday for the freshest choice.
Weekly fruit and veg boxes
We deliver organic fruit and veg boxes to a wide area in and around Macclesfield every Wednesday. You can order them online for subscription or a one-off box.
Small £15
Large £25
delivery included
Shop Online
If you are busy we do online orders which can be delivered all over Macclesfield and the surrounding area on a Friday.
SCOOP & SCALES
The Shop
Where
The Old Sunday School (Heritage Centre), Roe Street, SK11 6UT. Access via the Exchange Street car park (next to B&M) or step free access via Roe Street (the Cinemac doors)
Opening times
Mon (10-4)
Wed (10-4)
Thurs (10-7),
Fri (10-4)
Sat (10-4)
Treacle Sunday (10-2)
Online shop
We have an online shop for browsing and online ordering. We deliver by electric cargo bike via our partners at Elov
What we sell
Our shop has over 300 products, including fruit and veg boxes, pulses grains and pasta, cleaning products, breakfast cereals, fresh organic fruit and veg, nuts fruits and seeds, herbs and spices, tinned goods, lots of sweet treats, baking essentials, and much more!
How does it work?
Shopping with us is easy! Find out how zero waste shopping works here.
Join in
Latest News and Events
Support for Sustainability Education and Action
13th November 4.30 – 6pm The Green Room @ Scoop and Scales (access via the Roe Street entrance) Aimed at anyone involved in education in and around Macclesfield, this free session will be packed with advice and information to integrate sustainability across all areas...
People, Planet, Pint
Thursday 9th October 7pm – 8.30pm (drop in at any point though) Where: the Snow Goose (52-54 Sunderland Street, SK11 6HN) Our speaker this month is Laura Doherty. @modernwysewoman who will give us a short talk about her work, and specifically how people consider the...
Scoop and Scales AGM
22nd October Doors at 7.15 7.30 – 9pm We are delighted to extend an invitation to all of our members for the upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Scoop & Scales. Our members are a valued part of our community, and your participation and insights are invaluable...
Growing with Passion and Dedication
Zero Waste Philosophy
Our aims
What We’re All About
Reduce food waste and single use packaging
We buy in bulk to reduce packaging
Our customers refill their own containers (over 25,000 in 2023!)
You can buy exactly how much you need, allowing people to try new foods and reduce food waste
A shop where people can buy ethically sourced products that reduce our environmental impact
All our fruit and veg is organic, and we have many organic refill items
We sell a range to support people to eat more vegetarian and vegan meals
Help people live greener, happier lives
We provide information and links to other local and national green groups
putting on a varied series of events.
We also have the Green Room, an eco hub and events space next to the shop. It is available for hire for a variety of events, and if you are a green group, you can use the room for FREE! Find out more and enquire here
We believe in Profit for Purpose
This means we aim to be financially sustainable and generate a small surplus, a proportion of which we re-invest in the local area to support projects and organisations.
How we run
Members
Scoop and Scales is a cooperative with over 600 members. Our members have a vote in key decisions at our members meetings, which gives everyone a stake and say in the operation and development of our cooperative. We aim to be open and inclusive, recognising the different abilities of our members as a strength that we can use to give us a broad perspective and improve how we operate. Members also get a 5% discount on most items in the shop.
You can find out more join as a member and sign up to our mailing list here.
How we run
The Team
- We have a dedicated group of directors on the committee (all volunteers) who work hard behind the scenes to run the admin, financial, research and marketing sides of our operation.
- In addition, we have an excellent group of shop managers (Anna, Olivia, Helen, Josh, Sarah and Hana) who look after the day to day running of our shop, a bookkeeper, a financial controller, and a cleaner.
- We also rely on assistance from our band of volunteers, who give many hours each month to help us.
