You've probably noticed more brands talking about clean ingredients. But here's the thing, while many brands focus on what's inside the bottle, they're overlooking what's just as important: the bottle itself.
That's where refill stores come in.
The Problem with Sustainable Packaging
When it comes to packaging, lots of brands are shifting to more eco-friendly options. Powders in cardboard boxes, liquids in recycled plastic bottles, and tablets in compostable packaging.
The truth is that even these more eco-friendly and sustainable options aren’t always a perfect solution. Regardless of the material, you have to do something with it when it’s empty. If you’re like me you’ll try to recycle it, but the reality is that our recycling system is broken. Only about 21% of what we put in those blue bins is actually recycled here in the US. The rest? It gets sent to the landfill.
The Refill Solution
This is where refilling comes in. Instead of containers being recycled with the hope they’ll be ground down and turned into other containers, you just reuse the same container over and over.
Buying at a refill store is simple: bring any container in, weigh it (so you don’t pay for the weight of the container), fill it up, and then pay for what you’ve taken by weight.
You then take your container home and use it until it's empty. Then you bring it back and refill it again. And again. And again.
Every time you choose to refill you're keeping waste out of landfills, reducing the load on our recycling system, and supporting a small local business.
Small Actions, Big Impact
We know what you're thinking: "Sure, but I'm just one person. Maybe I'd save 20 plastic bottles a year—that's nothing!"
Here's the math that matters: if 1,000 people each save 20 bottles, that's 20,000 bottles diverted from landfills annually. That's huge!
Ready to refill? We're opening on February 28th, and we can't wait to see you there. Bring your bottles, bring your friends, and let's build a cleaner future one refill at a time.
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