Belmont’s Yes! Your Eco Source: A Shop Dedicated to Reducing Single-Use Plastic Waste
In downtown Belmont, Massachusetts, Yes! Your Eco Source is making strides toward sustainability by offering an eco-friendly alternative to conventional shopping. Founded by Ceilidh Yurenka and Kate Bositis, this general store and gift shop specializes in products designed to minimize plastic waste and environmental harm.
Eco-Friendly Products and Bulk Refills
The store’s hallmark is its bulk refill service, allowing customers to replenish personal care essentials like shampoo, face wash, and lotion, as well as home cleaning products such as laundry detergent and dishwasher soap. These items are typically sold in large plastic containers; by encouraging reusable containers, the shop helps reduce plastic packaging waste. Customers may bring their own containers or purchase reusable ones directly from the store.
In addition to refillables, Yes! Your Eco Source stocks products with minimal, recyclable, or compostable packaging. Examples include toothpaste tabs, deodorant in cardboard dispensers, reusable utensils, refillable floss, reusable paper towels, and beeswax food wraps.
Sustainable, Upcycled Goods from Fair Trade Vendors
The shop also offers unique sustainable items like upcycled hats and mittens made from quality old sweaters by local artisans, as well as bowls crafted from repurposed keys and hooks made from bicycle chains, sourced from Ten Thousand Villages.
All vendors undergo a stringent selection process grounded in fair trade principles, ensuring fair prices for producers and alignment with the store’s environmental mission. Criteria include materials used, manufacturing and shipping locations, and packaging sustainability.
Founders’ Commitment to Environmental Impact
Ceilidh Yurenka has long prioritized reducing single-use plastics, inspired by alarming statistics such as billions of toothpaste tubes discarded annually. Co-founder Kate Bositis emphasizes practical consumer action aligned with a quote from Mother Teresa: "If everyone swept their own doorstep, the whole world would be clean." Together, they seek to empower individuals to make small changes with meaningful collective impact.
Store Details and Access
- Hours: Wednesday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.; Sunday, noon–5 p.m.
- Location: Downtown Belmont, MA
- Online: yesplasticfree.com for shopping and holiday hours
By combining thoughtful product curation with refill options and a mission-driven ethos, Yes! Your Eco Source exemplifies a community-focused approach to combating waste and fostering sustainability.
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