Zero Waste Shops

Often the first place we focus with waste reduction is recycling. Yet 38% of packaging in the average shopping basket can’t be recycled, it might be incinerated to create energy, but that’s not good.  Recycling uses a lot of energy in the transportation and making into new products and lots of plastics can only be recycled once before they are no longer fit-for-purpose. It is time to shift the focus to refilling as an alternative to recycling, or purchasing concentrates like bare bars which are lighter to transport and have less or no packaging.

Refills – Did you know that reusing and refilling your bottles saves 70% Co2, 65% energy and 45% water rather than buying a completely new product?

Dry/concentrates/bare bars – reduces the water content by about 80%, making products lighter to transport, reducing energy use, CO2 and packaging. You add the water at home.

Mini Zero Waste Shop @ Sussex Green Hub

We sell bare bars, concentrated shampoo, conditioner, kitchen cleaning bars, laundry sheets, Overherd oat milk powder and a personal and household cleaning product bottle refill service at the Sussex Green Hub on the last Saturday of every month. You bring your empty bottle and we fill it, you just pay for the liquid, it’s simple as that!

Whatever you are looking to clean in your home (household or personal hygiene), we have a great eco range to choose from, and three main suppliers mean that we cover virtually all your household requirements in an eco friendly product! Bio D, Ecoleaf and Faith in Nature are all great environmentally sound products with the added benefit that they work brilliantly too.

Did you know that refills are cheaper than buying a brand new bottle?

Refills are cheaper because you don’t have to pay the cost of a new bottle. We buy in bulk to keep our costs down so you save on the ‘ingredients’ too!

For example, if you refill your own 400ml bottle with Faith In Nature shampoo or conditioner it will cost you £3.88, a new bottle and product will cost approx £6.50.

Due to cost increases across the market, refills are becoming more and more competitive and are normally well below commercial supermarket price.

A downloadable price list (April 2023 prices) can be seen below.

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How to Find Us

When: Last Saturday of every month between 10am and 2.30pm

Where: Sussex Green Hub, United Reformed Church, 45 Springfield Road, Horsham, RH12 1PT (behind the old Wilko shop)
Here’s a map  (Opens in new tab)

If you prefer to use the What 3 Words app to find us – here is the link to pinpoint the URC – https://what3words.com/monkey.flown.stages

Refill and Zero Waste Shops

Here are all the ethical refill and zero waste shops we know about in Horsham District and surrounding area.

If you know of others please tell us so we can add them, contact us through this page.

Horsham town

  • Fairkind Child 26 Piries Place, Horsham, RH12 1EH – household and personal hygiene bottle refill.
  • Horsham Community Fridge Pop-Up at St Andrew’s Church, Crawley Road, Roffey RH12 4DX – 1st Saturday of the month 10am-10.45am. Bring your bottles and fill up on anti-bac cleaner, washing up liquid, non-bio laundry liquid, toilet cleaner and white vinegar. All priced per 100g. Soap bars, eco eggs for the washing machine and bamboo toothbrushes. Bring cash please and any empty bottles to donate.
  • Plastic Free Refills Horsham market stall on Thursdays and Saturdays – household and personal hygiene bottle refills with Miniml: environmentally friendly, vegan & ethically sourced plastic-free products for your home. For information on products and other pop-up locations click here.
  • Sussex Green Hub United Reformed Church, 45 Springfield Road, RH12 1PT – Last Saturday of the month 10am-2.30pm. Household cleaning and personal hygiene bottle refills, concentrated/dry shampoo, conditioner and kitchen ‘bare bars’, laundry sheets and Overherd oat milk powder.
  • Town and Country Weigh, 7 East Street, Horsham, RH12 1HL – food refills open 9.15am – 4.30pm Tuesday – Saturday. Independent, local provider of a wide range of products. As the name suggests customers can bring own containers if they prefer and buy amount required (weighed at till). Wide range of refills include; rice, flours, cereals, dried fruits, lentils/pulses, nuts and chocolate buttons. Also stocks local honey, pasta, noodles, soy sauces, chilli sauces, herbs and spices, sea salt, jams, cooking oils, wild bird food and duck food.

In Horsham District

  • Amberley Eco Hub, St Michael’s Church Hall, Church Street, Amberley, BN18 9ND – Household and personal hygiene bottle refills – 4th Saturday of the month 10- 12 noon.
  • Arun Valley Pharmacy Station Road, Billingshurst, RH14 9SE – household and personal hygiene bottle refill.
  • Austen’s 48-52 High Street, Billingshurst – household cleaning product bottle refill only Ecover.
  • Beneficial Health 48 Lower Street, Pulborough, RH20 2BW – household and personal hygiene bottle refills …Faith in Nature: Shampoo, Conditioner, Bodywash and handwash and Ecover laundry liquid, washing up liquid and fabric conditioner. Ecover laundry liquid  1.5L is normally £11 for a new bottle but for a refill it’s £8.80. Ecover Washing up liquid new £3.10 per litre and refill is £2.50.
  • Budgens 88 High Street, Steyning, BN44 3RD – some dried foods eg nuts.
  • Chanctonbury Leisure Centre  Spierbridge Road, Storrington, Pulborough RH20 4BG – personal hygiene and household cleaning product bottle refills – Thur 5-10pm & Fri 8am – 2pm.
  • Cornerweighs Elm Lodge, Caudle Street, Henfield, BN5 9DQ – large selection of refillable dried food and household products – bring in any container.
  • Green & Healthy 70 High Street, Steyning, BN44 3RD – Faith in Nature personal hygiene and some household cleaning product bottle refills.
  • Shipley Community Hub, The Andrew Hall, Shipley RH13 8PH – Household and personal hygiene product bottle refills and other zero waste products. 1st Tuesday of the month.
  • Steyning Store and Post Office 44 High St, Steyning BN44 3NA – laundry and cleaning product bottle refill.
  • The Greenhouse at Stane Street, Stane Street Nurseries, Codmore Hill, Pulborough, RH20 1BQ – household and personal hygiene bottle refill, dry food and oils refills.
  • West Chiltington Post Office, RH20 2JW – household cleaning products bottle refill only Ecoleaf.

Arun District

Eco Swap 1 Sussex Place, High Street, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO21 1EG.

Gaskyns Wholefoods 6 Queen Street, Arundel BN18 9JG.  Personal hygiene and household cleaning product refill

Adur District

Best Health Food Shop 33 East Street, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, BN43 5ZD

Maxi’s Naked Food 8 High Street, Shoreham-by-Sea BN43 5DA.  Wide selection of dried foods – pulses, nuts, seeds, pasta, dried fruit. Wide selection of household cleaning and beauty products. Refillable olive oils and vinegars

Chichester District

Refilled Chichester 30 North Street, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 1LX

Chichester District – lots of refill services listed on EcoChi’s website here.

Down to Earth 8 West Street, Midhurst GU29 9NQ. Food & bottle refills inc. Ecover, Bio D and Faith in Nature

Mid Sussex District

Cloughs Deli 27 Sunte Avenue, Lindfield, Haywards Heath offer a wide range of packaging free and refills products

Rushfield Garden Centre Henfield Road, Poynings, BN45 7AY  -Fill soaps, gels, lotions etc, pasta, beans and pulses and “who gives a crap” toilet paper

Worthing District

Best Health Food Shop 27 Broadwater Street West, Worthing, West Sussex, BN14 9BT

Rassasy 50 Ferring Street, Ferring, West Sussex, BN12 5JP

East Sussex

Buy the Weigh 28 High Street, Ticehurst, East Sussex, TN5 7AS

Harriets of Hove 48 Blatchington Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 3YH

Simply Weigh 2b St Mary’s Walk, Hailsham, BN27 1AF

Surrey

For Earth’s Sake Upper House Lane, Cranleigh, Surrey, GU5 0SX they offer food and bottle refills for a wide range of products. They have moved from their high street premises and are currently offering a pop-up services until they have have established a new shop.

New Leaf Zero Waste Reigate, Surrey, RH2 8BB. Plastic free shopping for household products and food cupboard essentials.

The Little Pet Shop Bramley – Bramley, Surrey, GU5 0HB. Zero waste pet shop

In our mini zero waste shop at the Sussex Green Hub and from our eco float at event, we sells:

Shampoo, conditioner and shower gel bottle refill, plus shampoo and conditioner bars

Kitchen bars for dishes, surfaces and stubborn laundry stains

Household cleaning product bottle refills

Household cleaning product bottle refills

Laundry detergent sheets

Oat milk powder in 400g or 800g packets

Learn more about why it is time to Give Dry a Try!