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New shop in Newport aims to help people reduce, reuse and refill plastic products

REFILLING STATION: Debra Cowdin, owner of The ReFill LLC in Newport, started the business to help people cut down on single-use plastic waste by finding ways to reuse and refill those containers.
PBN PHOTO/DAVID HANSEN
REFILLING STATION: Debra Cowdin, owner of The ReFill LLC in Newport, started the business to help people cut down on single-use plastic waste by finding ways to reuse and refill those containers.
PBN PHOTO/DAVID HANSEN

Less than 6% of plastic waste is recycled, with a majority ending up in landfills, according to a report released in May by environmental groups Last Beach Clean Up and Beyond Plastics. The ReFill LLC owner Debra Cowdin’s business philosophy is based not on recycling, but on the reuse and refilling of containers and bags

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