Refill Not Landfill: Easy Swaps for a Lighter Life

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Why Refill?

Every year, UK households get through around 7.7 billion plastic bottles—many used just once before being discarded. While recycling plays a role, it’s not enough. Only around 9% of plastic ever made has been recycled. Most ends up in landfill, incinerated, or polluting our environment.

Refilling skips the waste stage entirely. It’s a simple shift that:

  • Reduces plastic pollution at the source
  • Cuts carbon, water and energy use
  • Saves money over time

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What can I refill?

Think it’s just hand soap and shampoo? Think again, refill options are growing fast and they’re more diverse than you might expect.

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  • Everyday Household Items
  • Washing up liquid
  • Laundry detergent
  • Fabric conditioner
  • Surface cleaner
  • Toilet cleaner
  • Try Dry (Low Waste Swaps
  • Toothpaste tablets
  • Shampoo bars
  • Laundry detergent & sheets
  • Oat milk powder
  • Solid moisturisers
  • Bathroom & Body
  • Shampoo & conditioner
  • Hand soap
  • Body wash & bubble bath
  • Deodrant
  • Body oil & facial toner
  • Food & Drink
  • Cooking oil & vinegar
  • Grains, pasta, lentils, rice
  • Herbs & spices
  • Dried fruit & nuts
  • Loose-leaf tea & ground coffee
  • Surprising Refill Options
  • Sunscreen
  • Pens
  • Candles
  • Pet Food & Treats
  • Washing-up brushes

Where can I refill?

Download the free Refill app by City to Sea to instantly locate local refill stations, whether you’re grabbing a coffee on your commute, topping up your water bottle, or shopping packaging-free groceries. The app connects you to cafes, shops, public water fountains and more that welcome reusable containers. You can also visit our Refill Shops page for a curated list of Sussex-based refill and zero-waste locations.

Refill Shop at Sussex Green Hub

Our monthly refill shop with household products can save you money.

We offer a personal and household cleaning products, dry and bottle refill service at the Sussex Green Hub on the last Saturday of every month. We also have refill oat m*lk powder from Overherd.

Bring your empty bottle and we fill it, you just pay for the liquid, it’s simple as that!

Storrington Refill & Return Service

Next date: Wednesday 22nd October, 9am – 12 noon
Location: Chanctonbury Leisure Centre, Spierbridge Road, Storrington, RH20 4PG

Dry Food Refill Service

Currently available on the 4th Wednesday of each month (July to September), 9am – 12 noon.
Choose from porridge oats, rice, muesli, pasta, and Overherd Oat M*lk powder.

From October onwards – Dry food refills will be available every day, in line with the leisure centre’s opening hours.

Household & Personal Care Bottle Refills

Available now during the full opening hours of Chanctonbury Leisure Centre.
Check current times here: chanctonburyleisure.co.uk

UK Harvest Community Food Hub
(redistributing surplus food)
4th Wednesday of each month, 10am–11am.

Keep up-to-date with refill news visit our Storrington Refill Page.

Refill by Post or Subscription

Refilling doesn’t have to mean a trip to the shop. A growing number of companies now offer online refill services, delivering everything from cleaning products and toiletries to pantry staples and even refillable suncream. Many run on a subscription model, so you get regular deliveries in returnable or recyclable packaging, sometimes with discounts for sending back your empties.

Some even operate like a modern milk round, collecting your used bottles when they deliver your next order. It’s a convenient way to reduce waste without losing the ease of doorstep delivery.

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