Sustainable Resources for Cleveland
Resources
our sustainable Business allies
Our business allies are shops that Refill Goodness collaborates and partners with to promote sustainable living. These businesses either refill cleaning products with Refill Goodness and/or collaborate via pop-up or events.
Recycling initiative
Refill Goodness collects hard to recycle items from you to properly recycle. You can bring these to your shopping appointment, open hours, drop off during your curbside pick up or leave them on your doorstep on the day of your delivery. Check our website to find all our initiative items. This is one of the many ways we are making sustainability simple.
Our initiative itemS of the month:
Additionally, we continue to offer our candy wrapper collection through Rubicon.
ITEMS WE ALWAYS TAKE FOR COLLECTION:
Dead Household Batteries (in a sealed container)
Paktech Beer Handles
Bread Bag Clips- Collecting for Danielle Cares for Chairs
Beauty and Body Care Products and Packaging
Pill Bottles
Dental Care
Razors-All brands of blades and razors (systems and disposable units, and replaceable-blade cartridge units), rigid plastic packaging, and flexible plastic bag packaging
Red Solo Cups (#6 rigid plastic cups)
Save this graphic to print and place on your fridge!
WASTE MANAGEMENt
Cuyahoga Recycles : The how-to guide for recycling in your community
Rust Belt Riders : Composting service
Westside Trash Connectors : Brings westside neighbors in Cleveland together to keep reusable and recyclable materials out of the landfill.
Share Waste App : Connects those who wish to recycle their food scraps with neighbors who compost
Terra Cycle : Collects hard to recycle goods
BE Beauty : Non-profit that recycles makeup empties and clothing.
Waste360 : Waste and recycling information
What you can drop off at Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District
Opt out of of mailed offer lists
Cancel Junk Mail
Secondhand Shops
Common Threads : Thrift & decor items. They do different deals daily.
Flower Child : Vintage galore. There is so much to explore here!
West Of Venus : Vintage treasures of all sorts.
The Cleveland Outpost : Buy, sell, donate, or trade outdoor gear.
Sweet Lorain : A vintage department store. They've been around for almost 30 years.
Avalon Exchange : Buy, sell, and trade storefront. Find all the latest trends here!
refold. : A Pre-owned fashion boutique.
Don't forget about Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, Saver's and Value World!
BYOB SHOPS
Lucky's Market : Allows customers to BYOC for bulk bins.
Vegan Donut Company : Delicious donuts from a Black/woman/family owned business. Bring your own container for a 10% discount!
Savor the Moment : Will fill your clean, dry travel mug with coffee and tea.
Beet Jar : Uses glass jars for juices. Save them for your refills from us! Beet jar also sells sustainable goods.
Ready Set Coffee : Inside GoBuddha, they will fill your clean, dry travel mug.
Thai Thai : Our favorite Thai restaurant will put your food in your own container by request.
Make sure to drop off your clean container for them to add food to!
Scoot! Cold Brew : Will fill your clean, dry travel mug. You can also purchase cold brew & concentrate in a glass jar which can be returned.
The Root Cafe : Will fill your clean, dry travel mug. They also have incredible vegetarian cuisine!
Cleveland Vegan : Will fill your clean, dry travel mug. You can opt for a pasta straw in their shop! Cleveland Vegan has incredible plant-based prepared meals and food.
Cleveland Tea Revival : Grab bulk tea in your own container at this corner shop in Hingetown.
LOCAL SUSTAINABLE SHOPS
Upcycle Parts Shop : Donate and purchase used art + craft supplies.
Farmers Markets list
Lakewood Tool Box : A tool lending library for community members.
Cleveland's Habitat for Humanity
BOOKS & BLOGS
Zero Waste Chef : Waste free recipes and zero waste tips.
Going Zero Waste : The author's blog of 101 ways to go zero waste.
Sustainably Shelbi : A low waste blogger who goes into all the details of sustainable living.
Wellness Mama : Wellness hub for mothers.
Green and Grumpy : Cleveland based sustainable living blog
INFORMATIVE WEBSITES
Sustainable Cleveland : Learn more on ways to make Cleveland a more sustainable city.
Bcorporations : Discover what big companies are certified B Corporations and their impact score.
Do a trash audit.
Green City Blue Lake : GCBL is part of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. A well rounded informative page on sustainability in Cleveland.
Neighborhood Projects
DIY RECIPE EBOOK
Download the Refill Goodness DIY cleaning recipe guide: HERE