The personal care products retailer announced late last week that it would install refill stations across the US, with the goal to have just under half (49 per cent) of its stores participating by the end of this year.
Meanwhile, The Body Shop says it will have such refill stations in a majority of its stores worldwide by 2026.
The company claims that refill stations in 400 stores across the globe have prevented the consumption of 3.7 tons of plastic, or about 170,000 plastic bottles, so far. Another 400 refill programs are expected to start in more of The Body Shop’s locations during 2022.
Customers of The Body Shop who are interested in checking out how the refill program works can visit the company’s website and see if a refill station, easy to find within a store as it would be marked by rows of aluminium bottles, is available at a retail location near them. Depending on the type, refills of shower gel, hand wash or haircare are priced at $8 or $9, saving consumers a few dollars if they forgo buying yet another new plastic bottle.
