Any bottle can be reused for refill shopping ♻️
At our Sheffield refill shop, you can bring your own containers, even something unexpected, and refill essentials like washing up liquid or laundry products. We also have labels available to help keep track of what is inside.
In April, our community added 1025 refills, bringing the 2026 total to 3625 single-use bottles and packaging items saved from SESI refills alone 🌍
Our March top ten best sellers are in. 🌿📊
Hand Wash takes first place this month, followed by Fragranced Non Bio Laundry Liquid and Washing Up Liquid.
It is great to see a mix of returning favourites like Salt and Pepper Cashews and a new entry from Pecan Halves.
We have also compared refill hand wash prices with supermarket options, showing how refilling can reduce single-use plastic waste while also saving money. 💚♻️
Behind the scenes of our refill system in Sheffield ♻️
This is how SESI refills arrive and are poured into our dispenser barrels, ready for customers to use in-store. It is a simple circular system, with tubs reused again and again to reduce single-use plastic waste.
You can bring any container and refill essentials like Washing Up Liquid or Laundry Detergent.
In March, the community added 614 SESI refills, bringing our 2026 total to 2600 items saved🌍
January impact from our refill community ♻️
In January alone, customers at The Bare Alternative helped save 1333 single use bottles and packaging items by choosing SESI refills instead of buying new. 🚫🛢️🚫
This poster will be updated all year. February’s message is a timely reminder that chocolate 🍫 is even sweeter when it is fairly traded.
Plastic Free July Day 31: Small Steps, Big Difference 🌍
Together, Plastic Free July participants have avoided 10 billion kg of waste! 🎉 Every small step matters whether you’re refilling or reusing, it all counts.
Let’s keep making change.
What’s your biggest sustainable swap or action this year? 💚
#PlasticFreeJuly #SmallStepsBigDifference #SustainableLiving #SheffieldEco #TheBareAlternative
Plastic Free July Day 30: Learning More 🔍 One of the most impactful things we can do is keep learning 🌍
Visit plasticfreejuly.org/resources for curated tools, guides, and inspiration to help you take your next steps.
You can also visit our site to learn about refilling, low-waste living and our growing blog:
🔗 barealternative.co.uk
Knowledge empowers action, and the more we share what we learn, the stronger our impact becomes 💚
#PlasticFreeJuly #SustainableLiving #LowWasteLife #SheffieldEco
Still buying household cleaners in single-use plastic bottles?
Most conventional products contain harmful chemicals and come with a load of waste.
This Plastic Free July, try DIY cleaning with natural ingredients. We stock everything you need, plus refill options if that’s more your thing.
🌱 Less plastic. More power to you.
Visit us in-store or online. 🛒
#PlasticFreeJuly #LowWasteCleaning #SheffieldEco #EcoRefills #RefillWithTBA
Plastic Free July Day 18: Stay and enjoy 🌿
We live in a world of instant everything, but slowing down matters. 🛑🧘
At The Bare Alternative, we’ve created a friendly, welcoming space to shop, ask questions and reconnect with the simple joy of taking your time while shopping. 💚
Low-waste shopping can be stress-free and joyful. Why not stay a while?
#PlasticFreeJuly #LowWasteLifestyle #StayAndEnjoy #SheffieldEco #RefillShop
Most tea bags release microplastics into your drink.
Loose leaf tea is a better choice for you and the planet.
We’ve got a wide range of teas ready to refill in-store or order online with minimal packaging.
You’ll also find reusable tea strainers, cotton bags and insulated cups to brew low waste.
Choose loose this Plastic Free July and sip sustainably.
The Bare Alternative