Surf Girl – July 2019

SurfGirl Magazine 99

PLASTIC-FREE

PRODUCTS

We’re so used to plastic in our lives that it sometimes feels
like we don’t notice how much we actually use. In order to
cut down on single use plastic, we’re motivated to swop to
eco-friendly products. So, at the Beach Boutique we’ve got
a great range of household, beauty and travel products to
make life without plastic easier. From a plastic-free bathroom
to natural products for the kitchen and easy to use items
for travelling with, there’s beeswax wraps, reusable cups,
coconut scourers, soap bars, natural beauty products,
recycled and vintage clothing and lots more.
Take a look at our eco-friendly ranges at
surfgirlbeachboutique.com and give it a go!

THE REFILL RISE

More and more of us are taking stock

of our impact on the environment and

turning our backs on conventional

shopping methods. Going back to basics

and the way we used to shop generations

ago, we’re removing plastic from our

shopping bags, reusing, upcycling and

refi lling. Cue the rise of the refi ll store!

We caught up with the local refi ll store

in our HQ town of Newquay, Good Lyfe.

What to expect from refi ll store?

A refi ll store is a shop where you can

bring your own containers and fi ll them

with your basic necessities, such as

dried foods, herbs and spices, washing

up liquid, laundry liquid, shampoo, hand

soap and oils. The list is quite extensive.

It’s a pretty simple process: bring

in your container, weigh it, fi ll with the

product you want and then weigh again.

This means you only ever pay for the

amount you want. We are always happy

to help with this process, as it can be a

little daunting the fi rst time around.

Why should people shop in a refi ll

store?

The main and most obvious reason is to

reduce your plastic consumption. Single-

use plastic has become an enormous

problem, and awareness of this problem

has really heightened recently.

By using a refi ll store, you can really

reduce your plastic footprint. Even if you

start with one product, like washing up

liquid, that’s possibly 12 plastic bottles

per year saved from recycling or landfi ll.

And that is just one product from one

person... the potential reduction in single-

use plastic is incredible.

Can you refi ll old plastic bottles?

Yes! In fact, we positively encourage this.

We’ve had customers bring in plastic

bottles that they’ve found on the beach,

cleaned at home and refi lled.

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