BITD I saved & reused those awful #SUP #plastic shopping bags. For sorting recycling, lining small dustbins, storing seasonal gear...
Making my own reusable bags, asking for #PaperBags, & getting free reusables from stores helped. #Canada banning many SUP helped more. And now I do not have any to #reuse
Good! A piece of #paper on the bottom of the dustbins will keep it clean & easy to empty into a paper trash bag (& sorts into the paper recycling paper bag.)
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#LessPlastic
Welcome to the #RefillStation, #PortsmouthNH
"We are a low waste ReFill shop committed to reducing our plastic footprint & providing sustainable, eco-friendly household products to our community. Our goal is to create a collaborative space where our customers can share their thoughts and learn more about; sustainable products we sell or ones that we should, other ideas and strategies to reduce waste and community initiatives to help protect the environment.
We are open for in person shopping."
Tuesday: 10-6PM
Wednesday: 10-6PM
Thursday: 10-6PM
Friday: 10-5PM
Saturday: 9-4PM
124C Bartlett St.
Portsmouth, NH 03801
https://www.therefillstationnh.com/
#SolarPunkSunday #RepairReuseRecycle
#ReUse #WorldRefillDay #DontRebuyJustRefill #ReFill #LessPlastic #RefillStations #RefillStationsNH
In #SouthPortlandME or #TopshamME? Check out #GoGoRefills!
"Your one-stop eco shop. Reducing plastic & helping you live sustainably. Want a zero-waste home? Or low-waste kitchen? We have all of the sustainable products sourced and tested for you."
South Portland
64 E Street
South Portland, ME 04106
(207) 747-4072
HOURS
Tuesday - Friday: 10-6
Saturday - Sunday: 10-4
* closed Mondays
Farmer's Market
"We will be returning as a vendor for the Brunswick-Topsham Landtrust Farmer's Market at Crystal Springs Farm every Saturday from 8:30-12:30 starting May 2nd!"
FMI - https://www.gogorefill.com/
#SolarPunkSunday #RepairReuseRecycle
#ReUse #WorldRefillDay #DontRebuyJustRefill #ReFill #LessPlastic #RefillStations #RefillStationsMaine #ZeroWaste
Zero-Waste #RefillStations want you to rethink what a trip to the store looks like
By Jessica Roy | Assistant Editor, Utility Journalism
Aug. 23, 2023
"In L.A., most of us have some experience purchasing things by weight. Nuts and dried fruit at Sprouts. Last-minute meals from the hot bar at Whole Foods. Weed at the weed store.
"At a growing number of places around #LosAngeles, there’s a new category of bulk products: personal care and home cleaning items such as hand soap, moisturizer, toothpaste tabs, shampoo, laundry pods and all-purpose cleaner.
"They’re called refill stations. Almost all of them are woman-owned small businesses. And they all want you to rethink what a trip to the store looks like.
"Here’s how it works: You bring your own containers from home. Glass or plastic are OK, as long as they’re clean. If you forget them, stores offer a few options for sale. Many also have a basket of donated jars from other customers that you can use.
"An employee will weigh your container and mark that number, known as the tare. Fill up with as much or as little of a product as you want, then bring it back to be weighed again and pay for what you bought. It’s a great way to sample new products and reduce the amount of plastic packaging you consume."
Read more:
https://www.latimes.com/environment/list/zero-waste-refill-stations-map-los-angeles
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/YEl9X
#SolarPunkSunday #RepairReuseRecycle
#ReUse #WorldRefillDay #DontRebuyJustRefill #ReFill #LessPlastic
Of course, you could recycle them as well. I cut mine up and use them for sprouting seeds (after I put brown paper ends on them).
Stop Throwing Away Empty #PaperTowelRolls, Here's 11 Ways to Reuse Them Around the House
Story by Thomas Nelson, January 28, 2024
"Once you finish your paper towel rolls, don't throw them away! There are so many nifty ways you can transform a simple cardboard roll into beautiful decorative pieces and storage utilities for your home."
Ways to avoid wasteful packaging, expensive products, food, etc. in the kitchen:
Look for these items at different stores. Not all stores carry the same stuff, and often smaller niche stores are better than the large grocery chains. Even if you can't afford to do all of this, even just what you can when you can makes a huge difference with how much garbage you create.
Save on baking paper and oil, butter or lard by using silicone baking mats. Should last for years with proper handling and care.
Choose brands of food that don't have excessive packaging: milk in glass bottles; flour and flour products in brown paper bags (I use the bags to light the fire in the stove); compressed blocks of yeast instead of small jars or even smaller single use pouches; buying fresh meat and dairy from the deli counter requesting paper wrap instead of plastic and foam trays; save up to buy large quantities of dry goods like pasta which can be bought in paper boxes, rice and beans in large bags. I can also get rice in burlap sacks which can be re-used or composted.
Get things like olives in large jars which are great to re-use for storage as canisters, etc. I also make sure to get olive oil in glass so I can re-use the bottle.
Buy herbs and herbal teas that you use a lot of in large quantities and keep in mason jars. Grow what you can and dry in the summer for winter use. A bunch of little bags adds up to more plastic that one big bag and often that one big bag can be re-used over and over if care is taken to rinse and dry between uses. Obviously don't do this with things like meat or dairy, but for dry goods, bags can be used many times.
Take your own cloth produce bags to buy things like carrots, broccoli, potatoes, peppers, etc.
If at all possible, if you eat meat, buy whole or freezer packs from the farmer. It is wrapped in paper instead of miles of plastic wrap.
Buy laundry strips that come in paper boxes. I just bought a years worth in a small card stock box that with either burn in the stove or compost.
I also buy bath soap directly from a manufacturer here that sells in bulk and I take my own bag to buy it. I buy seconds once or twice a year at a discount for a bulk quantity.
The whole foods store here has a system where you can get your plastic shampoo bottles, soy sauce, miso and other types of wet food in your own clean re-used bottles. The bottles are weighed before you fill them.
It's hard to avoid plastic but if you are careful about what you buy and choose wrapping that can be re-used many times before it is recycled, you will soon see a huge difference on how much kitchen garbage accumulates. When I lived alone, I made one bag of garbage about every 4 to 6 months, and recycling trip about every 2 to 3 months. Now with extended family living with me, I find I am having to train them on not making garbage and saving money.
#Prepping #Homesteading #LessPlastic #LessGarbage #SaveMoney
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