What do dish soap, coconut oil, shampoo and body lotion all have in common? They're all sold in plastic containers. With each new purchase of a beauty or household item from almost any store in the ...

MIDLAND, Mich. (WNEM) - A first-of-its-kind store in mid-Michigan is allowing residents to come in and refill plastic containers with products. The business at the old Kmart plaza in Midland, called ...

Running low on laundry detergent and dishwashing soap usually means stocking up the next time we get groceries. But a new crop of stores are offering a zero-waste alternative. They’re called refill ...

A Midland refill shop is leading a statewide Zero Waste Month challenge, uniting 10 Michigan refill stores to promote simple, ...

Nearly every piece of plastic ever made still exists in some form. Single-use packaging accounts for the highest-demand use of plastic, with 139 million metric tons of single-use plastic waste ...

Reducing plastic use this year should be on everyone’s radar, although it won’t be easy. According to the United Nations, ...

ASBURY PARK - Sarah Devin didn't have experience owning her own business when she started Unwrapped in Asbury Park, but she did always have a knack for recycling and being eco-friendly. And that's ...

In the San Francisco Bay Area, on the island of Alameda, six months ago, a small store opened up on Webster Street and already has quite a clientele. "This is absolutely fantastic," remarked Alameda ...

But the real selling point is offering low-income consumers a way to eliminate the “poverty tax,” where smaller sizes cost more by weight. Now you can get just as much as you need—for a set price per ...

Ritchies Supa IGA has collaborated with zero-waste company Unpackaged Eco to debut automated refill stations. In an effort to reduce plastic waste and save customers’ money on packaging, the refill ...