World Refill Day
World Refill Day is a global campaign to prevent plastic pollution and help people live with less waste. A day of action uniting our global community every year on 16th June, the campaign is designed to create an alternative vision of the future and accelerate the transition away from single-use plastic towards refill & reuse systems.
WHY WE NEED A REFILL REVOLUTION
Our throwaway culture is polluting our planet and we need to turn off the tap when it comes to single-use plastic. Globally, we use millions of tonnes every year and it’s becoming clear that we can’t recycle our way out of our plastic problem. Plastic is not only polluting our planet, impacting communities around the world, and contributing to the climate crisis, but it’s making its way into our bodies through the air we breathe and the food we eat.
We urgently need to shift from our disposable, single-use culture to a more sustainable, circular future, with reuse & refill at the centre.
300 million
We create more than 300 million tonnes of plastic every year. Half of this is single-use.
Globally, less than 2% of packaging is reusable.
10%
Less than 10% of the plastic we use has ever been recycled.
3 in 4 people want more access to reuse and refill options*.
*City to Sea Research (One Poll 2021)
eat, drink and shop with less waste
Anyone can download the free Refill app to tap into a global network of places to reduce, reuse and refill. From a coffee on your commute, to drinking water on the go, or even shopping with less plastic, Refill puts the power to go packaging free at your fingertips.
Free water refills
More than 330,000 Refill Stations offering water Refills globally!
COFFEE ON THE MOVE
Find places offering discounts and rewards for bringing your own cup.
LUNCH ON THE GO!
Find places you take your own lunchboxes to get your food to go.
PLASTIC-FREE SHOPPING
Reduce pointless packaging when shopping, use the app to find refills.
Returnable packaging
Explore ways to borrow, return and reuse through the Refill App.
ADD REFILL STATIONS
Help grow Refill by adding your favourite stops to Refill.
eat, drink and shop with less waste
Anyone can download the free Refill app to tap into a global network of places to reduce, reuse and refill. From a coffee on your commute, to drinking water on the go, or even shopping with less plastic, Refill puts the power to go packaging free at your fingertips.
Free water refills
More than 274,000 Refill Stations offering water Refills globally!
COFFEE ON THE MOVE
Find places offering discounts and rewards for bringing your own cup.
LUNCH ON THE GO!
Find places you take your own lunchboxes to get your food to go.
PLASTIC-FREE SHOPPING
Reduce pointless packaging when shopping, use the app to find refills.
Returnable packaging
Explore ways to borrow, return and reuse through the Refill App.
ADD REFILL STATIONS
Help grow Refill by adding your favourite stops to Refill.
Our impact in 2023
25,000
Individual social media posts
40+
Influencers supported the campaign
613
Pieces of media coverage
60 Million
People reached with the hashtag #WorldRefillDay
WORLD REFILL DAY IN THE MEDIA
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WORLD REFILL DAY AMBASSADORS & SUPPORTERS
Aja Barber
Mary Fellowes
George Bullard
Tonia Couch
Gwilym Pugh
Craig Braun
Bonnie Wright
Rob Rinder
Elizabeth Sherr
Robert Swan OBE
Sam Bentley
Marin Alsop
Mya-Rose Craig
Jonathon Porritt
Dominic West
Caroline Lucas
Bianca Jagger
Darcey Bussell
Aeshnina Azzahra Aquilani (Nina)
Nicole Stott
Zoë Tryon
Ella Robertson McKay
Mete Coban MBE
AY Young
Petrice Jones
Clare Nasir
Dee Caffari MBE
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Kate Quilton
Alison Steadman OBE
Paul Rose
Kevin Mtai
Melati Wijsen
David Shukman
Kate Jones
Deborah Meaden
Jenna Robinson
Niamh McGrady
JB GILL
Tristan Phipps
DAZE AGHAJI
Joycelyn Longdon
Vicky Silverthorn
ZOË DE PASS
jeremy raguain
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Get in touch if you’d like to join or support World Refill Day 2023. We’d love to hear from you!
Who we work with
Can you chip in to help us make a bigger splash?
World Refill Day is a City to Sea campaign only made possible thanks to the support of our partners. But, this is just the tip of the iceberg. Your donation today will accelerate the Refill Revolution beyond June 16th, powering Refill Communities to stand up for our oceans and ending plastic pollutions so all life can thrive.