Altrincham Business Improvement District, the BID is relaunching the Refill scheme in Altrincham to coincide with World Refill Day on 16th June. In a recent survey almost three quarters (74%) of people agreed they would like to see more refill options available.

The town now has more than 20 Refill Stations listed on the Refill app. This includes everything from free drinking water refills, to discounts on hot drinks in a reusable cup and zero-waste shops, along with other plastic free shopping options.

Elizabeth Faulkner, BID Business Development Manager, Altrincham BID explains, “We are proud of our award-winning town and many of our businesses and the community are passionate about recycling and reuse. During the pandemic there has been an increase in the use of single use plastics and takeaway packaging, and by supporting the Refill campaign we hope to encourage people to make small changes”.

Qayyah Abdulla from Ginkgo Herbs and Health told us

“It’s been absolutely brilliant over the past year to see so many people in the Altrincham actively making the switch from single use plastic to regularly filling up not just on water but on everything from shampoo and cleaning products to their weekly groceries! We’re really excited to be relaunching our self-service refillery on the 16th June on World Refill Day”.

Steven from The Hive by VH Interiors said, “The Refill scheme is something we are really proud to support. We happily provide free refills of filtered tap water and offer a 10% discount on beverages for customers who use their own cups.”

Christopher Taylor from Gran T’s explains,

“We love the Refill scheme and would encourage people to bring their reusable coffee cups into Gran T’s wherever they have bought them from. We offer a 20% discount to those using refillable cups.”

If you would like to get behind the award-winning Refill campaign download the app, which will signpost you to the businesses in Altrincham who have signed up to be a Refill station and look out for the blue Refill window stickers.

The businesses currently signed up in Altrincham include:

1) Altrincham Market House, Greenwood Street, WA14 1SA
2) Batch Deli, 6 Kings Court, Railway Street, WA14 2RD
3) Coffii 22, 22 Ashley Road, WA14 2DW
4) California Coffee, 3 Oxford Road, WA14 2DY
5) Costa Coffee, 28 George Street, WA14 1RJ
6) Ginkgo Herbs and Health, 56 Stamford New Road, WA14 1EE
7) Greggs, 54 George Street, WA14 1RH
8) Gran T’s Coffee House, 29 Stamford New Road, WA14 1EB
9) House Kitchen and Bar, 11-13 Goose Green, WA14 1DW
10) Moss Studio-Store, 13 Moss Lane, WA14 1BA
11) Mustard, 5-7 Shaws Road, WA14 1QU
12) Nando’s Altrincham, 48-50 Stamford New Road, WA14 1EJ
13) Orangetheory Fitness, 4 George Street, WA14 1SF
14) Project You, 14 The Downs, WA14 2PU
15) Stamfords Café Bar and Kitchen, 80 Stamford New Road, WA14 1BS
16) The Hive by VH Interiors, 32a Grosvenor Road, WA14 1LA
17) The Unicorn, 1-7 Ashley Road, WA14 2DP
18) Toast, 63 Stamford New Road, WA14 1DS
19) Two Brothers Coffee, 53 Stamford New Road, WA14 1DS
20) Tre Ciccio, 4a Moss Lane, WA14 1BA

If your business would like to register to be a Refill station, please let us know by emailing: info@altrinchamunlimited.co.uk

Guidance on how to accept reusable cups, bottles, and take-away containers in a covid safe way can be found here