Refill Not Landfill: Easy Swaps for a Lighter Life
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Join the Movement This Plastic Free July
31-Days-of-Tips-CalendarPlastic Free July is a global campaign helping millions of people reduce plastic waste in their daily lives. The challenge is simple: refuse single-use plastic for a day, a week or the whole month and discover just how many small swaps are possible. The 31 Days of Tips Calendar is a great place to start, packed with ideas like using loose-leaf tea, making your own cleaners or switching to solid bars for hair and body care.
One of the simplest and most impactful changes you can make this Plastic Free July is switching to refills. From cleaning products to pantry staples and personal care, refilling helps cut out unnecessary packaging and reduces your plastic footprint without drastically changing your routine. It supports local shops, saves money over time, and helps build a more circular economy.
You can find refill options across West Sussex on our Zero Waste and Refill page — including Horsham, Pulborough, Worthing and Billingshurst. Many shops offer top-up stations for food, toiletries and household items, so it’s easier than ever to make low-waste choices locally.
And if you’re in or near Storrington, you’re warmly invited to the launch of the Storrington Refill Project. The project is one of the initiatives made possible by the Waste Prevention Community Grant Fund, delivered by West Sussex County Council in partnership with Biffa.
NEW SERVICE
Sussex Green Living is excited to announce that a new dry-food refill service will be coming to Storrington this summer.
The service will launch on Wednesday 23 July at Chanctonbury Leisure Centre, running every fourth Wednesday from 9am to midday alongside the UK Harvest food hub. Local residents can bring their own containers to stock up on household staples such as oats, pasta, rice and nuts. The aim is simple: buy only what you need, cut down on plastic packaging, and reduce food waste at home.
This new project in Storrington is one of the initiatives made possible by the Waste Prevention Community Grant Fund, delivered by West Sussex County Council in partnership with Biffa.
Refill Survey
If you live in or around Storrington, please complete this short survey to help shape the new service: Storrington Refill Survey
If you live elsewhere in Sussex, please complete this version to help us demonstrate wider demand: Sussex Refill Survey.