The New Eco-Project That Keeps People Coming Back for More the Ascension, Balham Hill Launches Its Parish Refill Project to Help Cut Down Waste in the Community
The Walking Welcoming Growing Vol.25 No.1 Newspaper of the Anglican Diocese of Southwark February 2020 We made it! Bible Study WHAT’S ON Parishes dig deep Archdeacon Chris Community as PSF hits 99% Skilton ponders events, workshops, of target Candlemas concerts See page 2 See page 10 See page 11 The new eco-project that keeps people coming back for more The Ascension, Balham Hill launches its Parish Refill project to help cut down waste in the community. The Ascension, Balham Hill is now dispensing laundry and household cleaning products alongside coffee and cake at its Parish Coffee concession. Launched in December, the project allows parishioners and others from the community to cut down on unnecessary packaging by refilling their own bottles when shopping for laundry liquid, soap, washing up liquid, shampoo and more. They can bring their own receptacles or buy them from the café. After some discussion, the organisers settled on products by Fill, a family-run business in Northamptonshire, and Faith in Nature, which has been developing natural, cruelty-free beauty products since 1974. Everything on sale is vegan, biodegradable and contains no dyes or harsh chemicals. The bottles themselves are made of aluminium and glass. Karen Stewart of The Ascension said: “We launched Parish Refill at our Christmas Pop-up Fair and we were overwhelmed at the response. People loved the products and either bought our reusable glass and aluminium bottles or refilled their own.” She added: “We continue to be open daily, and are slowly building up a steady base of loyal customers.
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