Clare: My plastic free journey

Meeting our customers is one of the best parts of our jobs! We are always inspired by their efforts to go plastic free and love hearing their journeys of how they came to start shopping plastic free and we thought you might do too! It is always inspiring to hear from others and in this brave new world of zero waste and plastic free its great to pick up hints and tips from each other and feel part of a wider community that together will make great change!

Clare used to visit the van when we set up at Newquay Community Orchard and now orders a plastic free delivery!

Here’s her story:

I was inspired to start avoiding single use plastic when I started noticing it in the sea. I wanted to try and be as eco friendly as possible so thought I’d try refill shopping and would now encourage anyone who was thinking about trying it to give it a go! I love all the items in the van, but my regular refills are washing up liquid, pasta, herbs and spices and normally some sort of treat such as the vegan pick and mix! Another top tip for living with less impact on the planet would be to shop second-hand!