Fill - Vernon91裸聊视频檚 Refill Store breathes second life into those old laundry detergent or liquor bottles that people can91裸聊视频檛 justify just tossing away or recycling.
Polson Park Mall91裸聊视频檚 newest addition will allow customers to bring in containers of all shapes and sizes and refill them with products ranging from shampoo to laundry detergent and glass cleaners.
91裸聊视频淥nly nine per cent of plastics worldwide actually end up being recycled,91裸聊视频� owner Teresa Sanders said. 91裸聊视频淭hat means 91 per cent of plastics go to the landfill.91裸聊视频�
Sanders, who was the winner of the 2019 Enterprize Challenge, said that statistic shocked her when she learned about it and on Dec. 1, 2018, she could no longer stand by and do nothing and decided to open the store.
91裸聊视频淚 just am sick with all the plastics that are out there,91裸聊视频� Sanders said.
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She first started to become more conscious about the impacts her consumption had on the environment about five years ago and since then, she91裸聊视频檚 been taking steps to lead a greener lifestyle.
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With 20 years behind her, working at Vernon Jubilee Hospital, she has been no stranger to single-use plastics, but the thought of what these products were doing to the oceans, animals and environment was appalling to her.
She started to focus on 91裸聊视频済oing without,91裸聊视频� and reducing. For example, those late afternoon coffees to carry you through to the end of the day, if Sanders didn91裸聊视频檛 have a to-go cup, she91裸聊视频檇 simply skip the convenient option of buying yet another paper or plastic cup and just do without the java.
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91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频業 make do91裸聊视频� is the other way of looking at it,91裸聊视频� she said, returning to the coffee example. 91裸聊视频淚 may not have a to-go cup, but maybe I have a mug, sure it may be more difficult to go to the coffee shop with my mug, but then maybe I91裸聊视频檒l sit down for a couple of minutes. It makes you re-think things.91裸聊视频�
Sanders understands that a 91裸聊视频渃ompletely green91裸聊视频� lifestyle is unlikely for most, 91裸聊视频渂ut it91裸聊视频檚 so hard to be an 91裸聊视频榓bsolute,91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频� she said.
91裸聊视频淟et91裸聊视频檚 cut everyone some slack and support each other.91裸聊视频�
But how does it work?
Customers bring in their containers and they are weighed before they are filled. Once filled, the container is weighed again for pricing.
91裸聊视频淭here are significant cost savings with the products when you do a refill,91裸聊视频� Sanders said.
Her store is not only a great place to reuse that bottle of wine with a beautiful label or buy more kitschy glass containers, but it91裸聊视频檚 also going to be a great resource and educational tool.
Already, Sanders is planning to speak with a class from a local elementary school and a group of Girl Guides. She will touch on important subjects such as sustainability and recycling.
Opening the doors to this business on Tuesday, Dec. 3, was Sanders91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频渃alling,91裸聊视频� she said. And she has already been blown away by the support the community has shown her. She said people are coming in to explore and ask questions which, in turn, is stirring up key conversations.
The grand opening event takes place Saturday, Dec. 7, and with every purchase, shoppers are eligible to enter their name into a draw for a collection of giveaway baskets filled with green products.
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