Episode 29: Could This Shop Save Our Oceans? | The Rise of Refill Stores

Thinking about finding your nearest refill store? Visit refilluk.org.uk to find refill shops and water top-up stations across the country, or find Nothing But Footprints at nothingbutfootprints.co.uk. Most of us generate around 420 kilos of packaging waste every year — and a lot of it ends up somewhere it was never supposed to be. In this episode, host Jake visits Nothing But Footprints, a refill store in the UK, and sits down with owner Dan to find out how packaging-free shopping actually works. From washing up liquid and cereals to toothpaste tablets and compostable sponges, Dan walks through what a refill store stocks, how to use one as a first-time customer, and why he started the whole thing after a diving trip in Southeast Asia left him staring at a mattress floating 50km out at sea in a protected marine park. For more on water, sustainability and the issues shaping our future, visit us at watermatters.life