Ray’s Reusables

Ray’s Reusables Philly based mobile plastic-free shop and refill station bringing the sustainable store closer to your front door.

We love when people bring their own containers for refill! Please make sure your containers are fully clean, dry, and empty before bringing them.

08/15/2026

Heyheyhey! We are planning one last event to mark the end of this chapter of Ray’s Reusables.

We’re going to do a Fond Farewell party for anyone who wants to come out and say bye to the shop/be sure to catch me at the shop. We’ll have cake slices from Bask Bakery, we’ll have some little champagne for a toast, and we’ll have some make-and-takes that I never got around to making: hotly anticipated room sprays!

You don’t need to register for this event, cake and champagne are on me as a thank you for the years of support, but you DO NEED TO REGISTER if you want to make a room spray or body oil. That’s just because I need to know how many bottles to prep. (Comment “farewell” and I’ll send you the link to register for that)

Thank you all for the kindness you’ve shown me these last weeks. I know endings are sad, but I’ve received so much love and support in this decision and that means the world to me.

If you came out to our Refresh Event on 5/30…If you came out in the weeks since then…If you haven’t been to the store ye...
06/21/2026

If you came out to our Refresh Event on 5/30…
If you came out in the weeks since then…
If you haven’t been to the store yet but are excited to see our changes…
Thank you so much for your love and enthusiasm.

Bri, Gabi, and I put in a tremendous amount of effort into this refresh and it has been such a joy to share our excitement with everyone who has stopped by.

I also want to take a moment to thank the local vendors, who brought their talents + energy to make our event extra special. If you missed them, be sure to check out KCCO LLC , Julie Woodard , and Hsin-Hui.

Finally, a huge thanks to photographer Zach Henningsgaard ZACK HENNINGSGAARD for helping us capture the event and vibes of the new space.

As always, thank you for being along for the ride!

-Ray

Just over one week until we become Philadelphia’s first all-in-one eco-hub! Starting on May 30th, not only will you be a...
05/21/2026

Just over one week until we become Philadelphia’s first all-in-one eco-hub!

Starting on May 30th, not only will you be able to refill your household supplies and recycle those hard-to-recycle materials, but you’ll also be able drop your compost with us too!

So how will it work? It’s easy:

1. Bring your compost to the shop.
2. Toss your compost in the 32 gallon bin in our alley.
3. Stop at the register on your way out.

In order to make sure that this program is financially sustainable and minimize additional strain on our staff, each drop up to 5 gallons is $5. If you have smaller amounts or want a totally free option, please check out around the corner from the shop (available Saturday mornings from 11-12)

Why add composting, you might ask? There are so many reasons:

-methane created by organic waste in landfills is a HUGE contributor to greenhouse gas emissions
-when you don’t have food in your waste bin at home, you don’t have to put trash to the curb as often
-many people who live in apartments aren’t able to make use of bin swap services
-it’s something I always tell people is a good first step in a waste reduction journey

We’re so excited to be able to offer this program, and we hope you’ll join us for the launch at our Refresh Event on 5/30.

Get ready to be inspired! 🌟 We're turning the launch of our new compost program into a celebration of creativity and com...
05/19/2026

Get ready to be inspired! 🌟 We're turning the launch of our new compost program into a celebration of creativity and community by inviting some amazing shop friends to join us. Each of our pop-up vendors brings a unique energy and passion to the table, and we can't wait to share them with you. Let me tell you about the awesome stuff they're bringing to the table:

🌈(10-2 pm) KC Co - KC Co. makes bold, joy-filled accessories for anyone who likes their style a little fun or funky. Think bold and earthy colors, unexpected combinations, geometric forms, and thoughtful details—all influenced by a background in graphic design. Each piece is intentional and slow-made in small batches right here in NoLibs. Our connection: The owner, Kim, is one of the shop’s earliest customers, and an avid participant in our recycling programs.

🌟(1-4 pm) Juicebox Workshop - Using salvaged textiles, found objects, pigments and thread, artist Julie Woodard creates impressionistic landscapes, multimedia installations, functional sculptures, and wearable pieces that convey her passion for nature, memory, and creative reuse. Our connection: Julie and Ray met through the maker community years ago! You can spot Ray in one of Julie’s pieces of wearable art (a beloved cap) often.

🍰(12-4 or sellout) 30 Percent Patisserie- A play on the common bubble tea question “how sweet would you like it? 100%, 50%, 30%”, 30 Percent Patisserie believes that when desserts are too sweet, you lose the ability to appreciate the true flavors of the ingredients. Trained in pastry in Japan, Hsin-Hui creates sweets representing the ‘less sweet’ philosophy from bubble tea shops. Our connection: Hsin-Hui often recycles flexible plastic bags from the baking process during our flexible plastics week.

🌎 And, we have two more surprises up our sleeve... stay tuned! 😉

I’m so excited to finally share with you what the hype around 5/30 is all about. In just under 2 weeks we will be adding...
05/18/2026

I’m so excited to finally share with you what the hype around 5/30 is all about.

In just under 2 weeks we will be adding an exciting new drop off program: compost!

We’re partnering with Bennett Compost to offer this at the shop, making us the city’s first all-in-one niche recycling, composting & refill hub.

We will be posting more details about how this works in the weeks leading up to the event. To make this happen though, we’re going to do a big shop rearrange, so we will be CLOSED 5/25-5/28.

Stay tuned for details about the vendors joining us and the other special surprise we have planned for 5/30 tomorrow :)

We’re putting together something really fun! More details to come soon, but for now, mark your calendars for Saturday Ma...
05/09/2026

We’re putting together something really fun! More details to come soon, but for now, mark your calendars for Saturday May 30. It’s going to be a day of guest vendors, a refreshed space, and a *very* exciting new program.

Gabi and Bri and I have been working super hard behind the scenes on these big updates and we can’t wait to share them with you later this month. So while we’re celebrating our hard work on 5/30, this is a heads up that we are going to close the store from 5/25-5/28 to put all our changes in effect.

See you there!

There’s nothing to get me fired up and exited like seeing the 10 year business anniversary of a local business. Especial...
05/06/2026

There’s nothing to get me fired up and exited like seeing the 10 year business anniversary of a local business. Especially one doing things as amazing as Remark Glass.

If you don’t know, Bottle Underground, our glass collection partner, is the non-profit baby of Remark Glass.

Not only do they come and collect your glass from us, but we actually buy glass back from them! Some of the containers in the store probably had their start in the drop off bin before being de-labeled, sanitized, and purchased by us (or any of their many other business partners!)

In addition to being super cool and keeping glass out of landfill, they also use the jobs they create to do social good by working with anti-recidivism programs.

We are so honored to have worked with Bottle Underground these last four years, and are looking forward to many more 🫙

04/27/2026

We had SO many amazing sustainability goals put up on our board this Earth Week. Thank you so much to everyone who participated!

It was hard to pick just a few of my favorites, but I tried to give you a taste of what people posted.

Some of the through lines I saw were around carefully considering purchases/refusing things we don’t need, walking and taking public transport, buying second hand, cooking at home (especially bread it seems?), reducing plastic and trying reusable swaps, and getting back into composting.

If you didn’t get a chance to come in this week and post your goal, drop your sustainability goal for 2026 in the comments below 🌎

Happy Earth Day! I’ve got some refill stats that might surprise you. We took a look at the last year of refill data, and...
04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day! I’ve got some refill stats that might surprise you.

We took a look at the last year of refill data, and it’s so awesome to see how much of an impact our little shop is having.

I crunched the numbers this morning, and since this day last year we have refilled a total of over 100,000 oz of products! I wanted to put this into perspective for you, so image looking at 790 gallon jugs of water. Or 6,320 hand soap bottles (like the one you’ve got at your sink).

In reality we filled 5,206 bottles, some of them are more than a gallon, some are much less. A whopping 20 gallons of what we filled last year were through our partnerships with Pietramala and Emmett Philly, both of whom we supply refillable hand soap.

I wish I had kept more data on our recycling programs, but now that I’m collecting it I’ll save that for a big ole mega post next year ;)

Come on out and see us this week for your refills, and when you do don’t forget to take a second to enter our Earth Week Raffle. We’ll draw a winner at the end of the week and they will receive $25 gift card toward the shop.

zerowastelifestyle

Sometimes people come in really stressed about how to go zero waste. My opinion is that it’s most important to start sma...
04/14/2026

Sometimes people come in really stressed about how to go zero waste.

My opinion is that it’s most important to start small and work your way up. Trying to do a full-life reset and stick to it is setting yourself up for failure.

As a low waste shop, we believe in progress over perfection. Changing your lifestyle is a journey, and the path that each person takes is different. It’s why I have such a hard time answering the question “how do I start going zero waste”!

My advice is usually to choose one thing to focus on at a time. Maybe you want to go room by room in your house. You might start in the kitchen, paying attention to what waste and plastic has made its way in there. Try a couple of swaps in that zone, and gradually build on those.

Building an awareness is, in my opinion, one of the most critical steps in reducing waste. Once you start thinking about it you’ll suddenly see a lot of opportunities to reduce waste. Don’t panic because there are so many habits to change! Celebrate each time you are able to change a habit or make a swap :)

What’s your top piece of advice for someone starting out on their sustainable journey? Drop it in the comments

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935 N 2nd Street
Philadelphia, PA
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Thursday 11am - 7pm
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