Plastic Free
@ Berkeley Lab
From manufacturing to disposal, single-use plastics threaten public health and the environment.
What Can You Do?
Bring Your Own (water bottle, containers, reusable bags, etc.)
Choose plastic-free options and REFILL your own containers for bulk foods and home & personal care products - at these stores.
Take the Plastic-Free Challenge (Learn more in the Plastic Free July Video)
Get started with the Plastic-Free Checklist or a few First Steps
Plastic-Free-Checklist.pdfBRING YOUR OWN (BYO)
A great way to reduce plastic waste is to Bring Your Own (BYO)... coffee mug, water bottle, cutlery, food containers, and shopping bags - for all of your purchases.
When in doubt - ASK if you can use your own items.
Get a FREE Reusable Cutlery Set and keep it handy in your office, bag, or car.
See more Bring Your Own Tips!
WHERE TO REFILL
Instead of buying products in disposable plastic bottles or lots of packaging...
...Visit one of these local stores to fill reusable containers with personal care products, home care products, and bulk foods;
and find plastic-free alternatives to common household items.
(bulk personal & home care)
1579a Solano Ave Berkeley, CA
Filling Station Berkeley | instagram.com/thefillings…
(bulk personal & home care)
2112B Vine St, Berkeley, CA
Re-Up Refills | reuprefills.org
(bulk food, personal, & home care)
6025 College Ave, Oakland, CA
Rainbow Grocery | rainbow.coop
(extensive bulk food; personal & home care)
1745 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA
The Daisy Refillery | thedaisyrefillery.com
(bulk personal & home care)
San Francisco, CA
Simple SF | simple-sf.com
(bulk personal & home care)
1001 Stanyan St, San Francisco, CA
WHERE TO THROW @ the Lab
What to do with waste at the Lab? Type in an item below to find out.
ViDEOS
The Story of Plastic highlights the intersection of the global plastics problem and environmental injustice.
