Local businesses helping to cut plastic

The Refill Larder – Teddington based shop selling loose groceries (rice, grains, nuts etc), olive oil refills, cruelty-free and vegan toiletry refills and refills for laundry and washing up liquids

Strawberry Fill Station – locally run online business offering a plastic free refill delivery service (minimum order £25 if outside  TW1 and TW2) for organic wholefoods and refillable household products

Milk and more – Delivers milk in glass bottles (also lots of other groceries including organic boxes)

Mint Hair and Beauty (Twickenham) – will refill shampoo bottles and sells environmentally friendly sundries toothbrushes, earbuds, washing up liquid etc

Wholefoods – Richmond based chain selling loose groceries (rice, grains, nuts etc), cruelty-free and vegan toiletries

Health on the Hill – pharmacy selling refills for laundry and washing up liquids – 62 High St, Hampton Hill, TW12 1PD

Not local but worth a mention

Refill app – Website and app listing venues offering free refills for water bottles

Who gives a crap loo roll – Delivers 100% recycled loo roll in paper wrappers and gives 50% of profits to sanitation projects in developing countries

Reduce micro fibres from washing – Bags for use in washing machines to catch plastic fibres – widely sold online

Plastic freedom – Plastic free online shop – plants a tree for every order

 

More information

Living without plastic – Friends of the Earth Guide to living without plastic.

Stop micro waste – Advice on reducing microplastics from washing clothing.