A refillery is a term coined in the zero waste and low waste industry to describe a store where you can bring in your own containers (BYOC) or purchase reusable containers and fill up with personal and home bulk essential goods. Products are sold by weight or each. A refillery is a place that makes it easy to reduce waste by reusing containers.
1. Pick a container. We’ve made it simple for you by selling pre-filled glass jars with all our refillery products. Purchase a half-gallon laundry jar, or a 16-oz lotion jar, + take it home to use the products. OR, use one from your home. A laundry bottle you’ve used up and cleaned out. A mason jar. A cute crock from a thrift store. Almost anything works!
2. Use the scale. If you’re using your own container or are bringing your jar back to refill, we’ve got a scale where you weigh the jar before and after filling, so we can just charge you for the cost of your refill.
3. Fill with product. We’ve got 5 gallon buckets filled with your soap, cleaner, + lotion refills with quality pumps that will make filling your containers a breeze. All the products we sell are fragrance-free, making them less toxic for you, and making them accessible to those sensitive to fragrances. If you (like some of us!) love fragrances, just put a few drops of essential oils in your container once you get home.
4. Purchase, use, + enjoy. These products are the highest quality, made from pure ingredients that are safe for our skin, our lungs, our pets + babies, our septic tanks, our rivers + lakes, and our planet. We’ve loved everything we’ve tried from Rustic Strength and we think you will too. The pricing is very comparable to top brands like Tide, Cascade, and others, and in some cases, much cheaper!
5. Refill when you’re ready. You can bring your jars back any time we are open to refill them. Additionally, we carry gallon and half gallon containers prefilled with products that you could take home to refill your own smaller jars, just like you do with bulk soap products from a box store. This means having plenty on hand at all times!
I began my journey using nontoxic products in 2012, when I had my first child. What I learned then still holds true now: it takes a little time to learn a new system with products that are different from the mainstream brands, but once you’ve made the switch, it’s just as simple to use the products that are so much safer for our bodies + the planet, and the methods of production and use are so much more sustainable for the earth.
On the journey with you,
Liz Cravillion
PS We stock our refillery through Process Low Waste in Steven's Point, WI. If you are looking for more selection and variety, make a trip there for even more sustainable swaps!
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