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It feels like summer has flown by and it's almost time to get back to school! Usually, that means required school supply lists, brand new clothes, shoes, backpacks, lunchboxes...the list goes on! 

This year, make back to school season a little more sustainable for the planet and for your wallet! 

1. Price
2. Location of the store itself 
3. Being "forced" (author's words!) to use certain jars
4. That it took a long time. 

And to that I say: you are sorta incorrect, you definitely did *not* ask  for additional information, and you have missed the bigger picture, my friend. Here's why refilleries are wonderful spaces! 

If you Google "plastic pollution," or "climate change" or "environmental justice," the internet paints a bleak picture. And I'm not going to lie- it *is* bleak. 

BUT: To assume everything is bleak and hopeless, I find, leads to despair and throwing up hands saying "why bother?" when the truth is: our actions DO matter. The choices we make DO have an impact. 

And if you care about the Earth, you're definitely not alone! 

Plastic is a miracle product. It's cheap to produce, durable, extremely versatile...EXCEPT it does not go away. Every piece of plastic ever made still exists- and will outlive all of us.

Plastic is made to last forever, but it is most often used to make products meant to be used for minutes or even seconds, and then discarded. 

It's everywhere in the world. Literally everywhere. Plastic is found in the water, in the air, in the soil, in wildlife, in animal agriculture, and even inside of us.