Hi! It’s Bianca and Thai! We are the founders of Replenish General Store. With full-time jobs and a young son, we were caught up in the big-box weekend shopping routine but felt confident that we were doing our part for the environment by being avid recyclers. As nature and travel enthusiasts, we began to really see the growing plastic pollution problem firsthand and wanted to do more. After watching “A Plastic Ocean” and learning about the shockingly low recycling rates for plastics, we vowed to consume less, waste less, and make more sustainable choices. While we embraced “bring your own container” shopping at the major grocery chains, it was difficult to find accessible options in York Region for household and personal care products. Driving to zero waste stores around Ontario to stock up just didn’t make sense for our overall environmental footprint.