Where I live, there isn’t really a “bulk section” in any of the “normal” grocery stores. Just at the front of the store there will be giant sacks of dry staple ingredients like beans, rice, and other grains available for individual purchase. No guarantees of course, but you might also be surprised to find that it’s more common than you expected.
Side note: one thing to consider with the bring your own container stuff is everything you buy in those kinds of stores came in these sacks too, so it doesn’t really reduce overall waste compared to just buying the whole sack itself.
If there are any grocery stores near you that cater towards immigrant families, you can almost certainly find a substantial variety of dry beans and whole grains sold in bulk (usually up to something like 50 pounds) in burlap or paper.
Where I live, there isn’t really a “bulk section” in any of the “normal” grocery stores. Just at the front of the store there will be giant sacks of dry staple ingredients like beans, rice, and other grains available for individual purchase. No guarantees of course, but you might also be surprised to find that it’s more common than you expected.
Side note: one thing to consider with the bring your own container stuff is everything you buy in those kinds of stores came in these sacks too, so it doesn’t really reduce overall waste compared to just buying the whole sack itself.