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Sustainable Summer FUN

Sustainable Summer FUN

Instead of any feelings of guilt or shame around the plastic that we DO use, we spend July celebrating our FAVORITE swaps, sharing tips that make our lives easier and products that make plastic free FUN. This email we are kicking off the summer with FUN and focusing on the products that keep summer care free and low waste! 
June 16, 2024 — Marilla Gonzalez
Tags: low waste Plastic Free Refills Small Business Sustainable
NO SHAME IN THIS GAME

NO SHAME IN THIS GAME

Going plastic free is hard. We can’t all be perfect. Little choices matter. You’re doing great...
February 22, 2024 — Marilla Gonzalez
Tags: Plastic Free Shop Small Sustainable Zero Waste
Meet Marilla!

Meet Marilla!

Hi! I'm the Marilla behind Marilla's Mindful Supplies. After years of working in the health food industry I was frustrated that even in my favorite earth friendly shops I still found single use plastic everywhere I looked. Organic snacks were packaged in plastic and I bought the same plastic containers on repeat.

In 2018 I decided I'd had enough and started investigating the possibilities of a shop with little to no plastic packaging. As I searched, I found resources were extremely limited, but I was determined to make it happen.

Taking my experience in the health food industry and a practical mindset with me, I opened Marilla's Mindful Supplies. A place where you can find everyday items without any of the plastic. A place where refilling is simple and sustainability makes sense...for everyone.

January 10, 2023 — Marilla Gonzalez
Tags: about me low waste Plastic Free
Life Skills for Jar Hoarders

Life Skills for Jar Hoarders

Some of us are already jar stashers, some of us are teetering on the precipice of jar stashery. Either way, if refilling has peeked your interest you are going to want to know your way around saving a good jar and you might appreciate these time saving tricks! 
October 28, 2022 — Marilla Gonzalez
Tags: glass jars Local Local Makers Plastic Free Refill Shop Shop Small Small Business Sustainable Woman Owned Zero Waste
5 tips to make refilling easy!

5 tips to make refilling easy!

The idea of refilling is fairly straightforward. Step one: Bring a container. Step Two: fill the container. Step three: repeat steps one and two. Doing this and this alone keeps THOUSANDS of containers out of the waste stream every day and we love being a part of this process. With that being said, I've been in the business of refilling containers for almost a decade now and I have a few tricks up my sleeve that I'd like to share today that make refilling a bit simpler. A little refill "Savoir-Faire" if you will. 
October 11, 2022 — Marilla Gonzalez
Tags: Local Plastic Free Refill Shop Refills Shop Small Small Business Sustainable Woman Owned Zero Waste
The Ripple Effect

The Ripple Effect

When we opened this shop, part of our mission was to source as local as possible. Of course there a few items that are from far far away lands (hello, Miyabi charcoal water filters) but when asked about a new product, I start my search hyper local. Do I know anyone who makes this? Do I know anyone who WANTS to make this? Can we fill this need by putting a neighbor's product on our shelves? We always start as close by as possible.
August 02, 2021 — Marilla Gonzalez
Tags: Local Local Makers Plastic Free Shop Small Small Business Sustainable Woman Owned Zero Waste