The array was dizzying. It was my first time at a bulk refill and zero-waste shop, where customers bring their own reusable containers instead of buying products packaged in single-use plastic.

For us, the system is broken and needs to be reset while the shop enables us to share our way ... small businesses working toward the UK’s Net Zero goals is to focus on practical steps like ...

Single use items often come with plastic and paper that will eventually be thrown away and sent to a landfill.

At refill stores, people can either fill their ... "Just refill one bottle," says Kerry Leese, who owns a zero waste shop in Northamptonshire. "If each household did this, imagine the impact ...

Take them to the refill shop and see what you can pick up ... Every year, 2.5 million tonnes of plastic packaging waste is produced in the UK [1]. Zero waste and refill shops help to meet the UK ...

Last year saw "zero waste" shops ... be bought using a refill station. Some also offer fresh fruit and vegetables - often organic - while others encourage customers to shop plastic-free at local ...