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Polson Park Mall香蕉视频直播檚 newest addition will allow customers to bring in containers of all shapes and sizes and refill them with products ranging from shampoo to laundry detergent and glass cleaners.
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Sanders, who was the winner of the 2019 Enterprize Challenge, said that statistic shocked her when she learned about it and on Dec. 1, 2018, she could no longer stand by and do nothing and decided to open the store.
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She first started to become more conscious about the impacts her consumption had on the environment about five years ago and since then, she香蕉视频直播檚 been taking steps to lead a greener lifestyle.
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With 20 years behind her, working at Vernon Jubilee Hospital, she has been no stranger to single-use plastics, but the thought of what these products were doing to the oceans, animals and environment was appalling to her.
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But how does it work?
Customers bring in their containers and they are weighed before they are filled. Once filled, the container is weighed again for pricing.
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Her store is not only a great place to reuse that bottle of wine with a beautiful label or buy more kitschy glass containers, but it香蕉视频直播檚 also going to be a great resource and educational tool.
Already, Sanders is planning to speak with a class from a local elementary school and a group of Girl Guides. She will touch on important subjects such as sustainability and recycling.
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The grand opening event takes place Saturday, Dec. 7, and with every purchase, shoppers are eligible to enter their name into a draw for a collection of giveaway baskets filled with green products.
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