Add shampoo and conditioner refill stations in the shop.
Anonymous submitted on
Tuesday 20th September 2022
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The refill stations in the front of the SUSU shop are great for sustainability but I would love to see Shampoo and Conditioner refills as many eco-refill stores have them but none close to campus. Would be great to see if this is possible!
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Oliver Murray replied on
Monday 31st Oct 2022 4:47pm
Hi,
The manager of The Shop has gotten back to the Head of Social Enterprise and I about their investigation into this matter. Unfortunately, we determined that even if we sold shampoo and conditioner in a zero waste format at a loss, it would still be vastly more expensive to students than for them to buy shampoo and conditioner from supermarkets. With rising inflation, among other issues, fueling the cost-of-living crisis, we are unable to offer this to students at the moment.
I am going to close this submission for now, if you have any further questions please feel free to make another submission or email me directly at president @soton.ac.uk
All the best,
Oliver Murray
Union President 2022-2023
Oliver Murray replied on
Monday 17th Oct 2022 2:32pm
Hi,
We have asked our manager of The Shop to investigate this further as while we think it is a great sustainability initiative, we are concerned about the costs this may potentially impose on students during the cost-of-living crisis as zero waste shops are typically more expensive. I will provide an update on this once I hear back!
All the best,
Union President 2022-2023
Oliver Murray replied on
Saturday 15th Oct 2022 6:09pm
Hi,
Thank you for your 'You Make Change' submission! Apologies for the delay, I have been occupied with Freshers events and being out of office with COVID-19 for the past week.
I have asked to speak to our Head of Social Enterprise this coming Monday (17/10) about this and a few other student requests. I will be able to provide more details and an update on this following this meeting.
All the best,
Oliver Murray
Union President 2022-2023
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