Refill Shop

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 m*lk 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.

View our Price List

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 2RG (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

What is a zero waste shop? Simple a shop which purchases products in bulk, then sells as a refill service (customer using their own container) or offering products with less or recyclable packaging and planet friendly products. Any bulk food not sold by near its use by dates must have a destination (going to food banks or into composts, for example). A zero waste shop enables customers to live a more zero waste lifestyle through eliminating packaging and encouraging the use of containers from home to fill …Note some of these shops offer just a bottle refill service, not the full zero waste service. If you know of others not on our list please use our contact page to tell us about them, so we can add them to our site.

West Sussex

Horsham District

Amberley – 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.

Billingshurst – Arun Valley Pharmacy Station Road, Billingshurst, RH14 9SE – household and personal hygiene bottle refill

Billingshurst – Austen’s 48-52 High Street, Billingshurst – household cleaning product bottle refill only Ecover.

Henfield – Cornerweighs Elm Lodge, Caudle Street, Henfield, BN5 9DQ – large selection of refillable dried food and household products – bring in any container.

Horsham – 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. Cash only.

Horsham – 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.

Horsham – Sussex Green Hub United Reformed Church, 45 Springfield Road, RH12 2RG – Last Saturday of the month 10am-2.30pm. Household cleaning and personal hygiene refills.

Horsham – 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.

Pulborough – The Greenhouse at Stane Street, Stane Street Nurseries, Codmore Hill, Pulborough, RH20 1BQ – household and personal hygiene bottle refill, dry food and oils refills.

Pulborough – 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.

Shipley – 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 – Green & Healthy 70 High Street, Steyning, BN44 3RD – Faith in Nature personal hygiene and some household cleaning product bottle refills.

Steyning – Budgens 88 High Street, Steyning, BN44 3RD – some dried foods eg nuts.

Steyning – Steyning Store and Post Office 44 High St, Steyning BN44 3NA – laundry and cleaning product bottle refill.

Storrington – Chanctonbury Leisure Centre Spierbridge Road, Storrington, RH20 4BG – personal hygiene and household cleaning product bottle refills – Thur 5-10pm & Fri 8am – 2pm.

West Chiltington – West Chiltington Post Office, RH20 2JW – household cleaning products bottle refill only Ecoleaf.

Adur District

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

Shoreham-by-Sea – 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.

Arun District

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

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

Chichester District

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

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

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

Mid Sussex District

Burgess Hill – ZERO HUB CIC, 25-27 The Martlets, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 9NN – a not-for-profit environment-focused hub aiming to bring community together for the interest of people and planet, offering food cupboard, your bathroom and household cleaning supplies refills, less packaging and eco products.

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

Lindfield – Ounce, 68 High Street, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2HL – a modern general store with packaging free food and refills.

Poynings – 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

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

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

We are have mainly worked in West Sussex but are spreading our net. Please tell us about any zero waste, refill shops or repair cafes which are not on our site through our contact page.

East Sussex

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

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

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

Just over the border!

Surrey

Cranleigh – For Earth’s Sake Cranleigh, Surrey, GU6 8AU they refill bottles with nearly everything. Take your own containers for dried food i.e oats, flour, sugar, herbs etc.

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

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