Our Story

Hi, I’m Mikaela, founder of The Unwaste.

My heightened awareness of our plastic pollution problem happened to coincide with a career break so I started looking for ways to reduce my plastic waste in the home. The idea of milkman style refills was born! Packaging which could be used over and over again, conveniently delivered straight to the doorstep, something that would have really helped me as a busy working Mum. 

I soon came to realise that the problem is not just with plastic. The nasty chemicals found in most household essentials are not only harming our planet but they’re simply not good for us humans. The more I learn about the impact we are having on our planet, the more I want to share it with others and offer solutions. That’s why I set out on a journey to educate and encourage others to make a difference, through convenience, ethically sourced products and a sense of community.

I do hope you’ll join me!

Our Mission

We’re passionate about greener living, we want to make it easy for everyone to re-use, re-think and waste less to give our planet a chance.

• • We champion re-use in a bid to reduce waste.
  • We choose natural, ethically sourced and sustainable products.
  • We believe being green should feel good, not hard!

About Miniml Refills

Our primary refill supplier Miniml has been carefully selected as pioneers of green chemistry. They don't believe in single use plastic or recycling so they operate a zero waste, closed loop supply chain which means they take back all of their bulk containers to use over and over again.

Using only naturally derived ingredients, all formulations are eco friendly and readily biodegradable. They are also vegan friendly, cruelty-free, paraben and sulphate free.

Miniml are an independent, family run business who started developing recipes in their garage in Yorkshire and are now on a mission to provide the best quality eco products on the market in the UK.