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  • Getting Started with Zero Waste Living

    Getting Started with Zero Waste Living

    Everything you need to know to get you started on the zero waste lifestyle. Written for West Coast Refill by Heike Reher.   Nobody is perfect – which is the main point to keep in mind when somebody tells you they are living a “zero waste lifestyle”. It’s impossible, to not create any waste while […]

  • Is It Time for a Waste Audit?

    Is It Time for a Waste Audit?

    Now is the perfect time to assess your household waste. Isn’t it odd how 2020 seemed like the year that would never end, and yet the first month of 2021 just flew by in the blink of an eye? I don’t recall even one person mentioning their New Year’s Resolutions! With all the confusion over […]

  • Meet the Maker: Bees Wax Works

    Meet the Maker: Bees Wax Works

    Sunday, February 23rd, from 1:00pm to 3:00pm in store at 1319 Broad Street. FREE EVENT. Come meet the person behind the beautiful, all natural hand made candles we carry! Join local beeswax candle maker Leslie-Jill Smith from Bees Wax Works as she demonstrates traditional beeswax candle dipping, answers all your questions on the benefits of […]

  • Store Review by international Zero Waste Blogger, Wasteland Rebel, Shia Su

    Store Review by international Zero Waste Blogger, Wasteland Rebel, Shia Su

    Zero Waste Stores around the World #4: West Coast Refill, Victoria, BC, Canada January 29, 2018 by shia Zero waste bulk or refill stores are still quite small in number, but the movement is gaining momentum! West Coast Refill is one of the wonderful pioneers! It is a small refill store almost hidden in Downtown […]