Woking Shopping, which comprises the Peacocks Centre and Wolsey Place, has announced the opening of independent refill shop, Bare + Fair, in a 1,454sq ft ft store at 52 Peacocks Centre.
Bare + Fair offers customers the opportunity to reduce their plastic waste by buying everyday household items using their own refillable bottles. The shop sells products ranging from washing up liquid to skincare products, herbs and spices, and pasta.
Typically, 20 litre cartons are brought from suppliers, sourced locally as much as possible, and customers bring their own refillable bottles to top-up their household cleaning items. The same process is applied to food items, with customers refilling from glass jars for herbs, spices, cereals, pasta and many other items. Bare + Fair has achieved a 90 per cent circular supply for non-food products and is estimating it is saving customers 2,000 single use 500ml plastic bottles per month, or 24,000 per year.
Melanie Hemmings, Founder of Bare + Fair,commented: “Bare + Fair was borne out of my belief there was more we could do as a family to reduce our plastic waste. When researching refill shops, it seemed the majority were located in London, Brighton and Bristol, so there was a business opportunity to set one up in Woking, a town that is undergoing transformational change, to help people here cut their waste here too.”
