Tag: Victoria BC
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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 […]
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How to Unlock A New Lotion Pump Top
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Zero Waste and Minimalism: Where waste reduction and decluttering meet.
Thursday, October 24th. 7:00pm Join trained professional organizer, Sarah Tudway-Cains of Ebb & Spruce, for a fun, informative evening exploring the intersection of Zero Waste and Minimalism. Come discover how to form habits for successful conscious consumerism. Together we’ll walk through why and how to downsize belongings, and along the way make the case for […]
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Minimal Waste Christmas
Celebrating & Entertaining Without Disposables Thursday, November 29th @ 7:00pm The holidays can be an overwhelming time for many, especially those with large families. In our consumer driven society it can seem next to impossible to avoid excessive plastic decorations, packaging and waste, not to mention the cost of it all. It doesn’t have to […]
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Introduction to Zero Waste Living
Thursday, November 29th, 7:00pm With recent reports by the IPCC confirming that climate change is impacting the health and food security of our planet even more dramatically than previous expected, now more than ever we need to make changes to reduce our waste, especially single use plastics. When you look through your trash, you’ll probably […]
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YAM Magazine: Modern Minimalist
CITY LIFE NEW STORE: WEST COAST REFILL West Coast Refill makes living sustainably easy and aesthetically pleasing. “I’m trying to make it easier for people who are trying to take on a zero-waste lifestyle,” says Leanne Allen, owner of West Coast Refill. PHOTO: JEFFREY BOSDET. Wander through the narrow walkways in Chinatown’s Dragon Alley and you’ll come […]
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West Coast Refill promoting “Refill not Landfill”
In Zero Waste Canada West Coast Refill promoting “Refill not Landfill Buying products with less packaging is a goal for many consumers. Using refillable products is one way of significantly reducing waste. Refilling is essentially source reduction. Refill stores help us to reuse containers and bottles reducing the amount of packaging. Zero Waste Canada recently […]