Simple Sundries Membership Program

Simple Sundries is working hard to provide affordable, everyday lifecare products to our community without creating plastic waste. However, this little neighborhood store can’t carry everything and even when trying your hardest, you end up having to buy some plastic containers because you need the product inside! Corporations are not changing their packaging fast enough. We need better solutions.

That’s why simple Sundries offers reuse services to our paying members. It’s similar to having your recycling picked up, but instead of chipping up the plastic, we clean, sanitize and reuse that plastic in a meaningful way. Some of it gets refilled, relabeled and sold in our store. Some of it gets reimagined and sold to refill stores all over the world. Some of it gets refilled, relabeled and donated to local organizations who give them out to local families at no cost to them.

Is Membership right for you? See our FAQ

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What items does simple sundries accept for reuse?

Plastic pump-lid bottles

Plastic spray-top bottles

Lotion and hand soap (among other things) are often sold in pump-lid bottles. Simple Sundries takes these bottles for reuse. Bottles must be empty and 32 ounces or less.

We do not accept Foaming Pump Lids.

Plastic spray-top bottles

When you are done reusing your spray bottle or have no use for it, give it to Simple Sundries!

Please note that sprayers must work. We are resuing, not recycling!

Plastic squeeze bottles

Plastic spray-top bottles

Plastic pumps w/o a bottle or from bottles over 32 ounces

Plastic squeeze bottles contain a wide array of products. Soap, mustard, ketchup, salad dressing, sunscreen. Many of these plastic bottles are considered single use plastic, but not to us! Bottles must be empty, clean and 32 ounces or less.

Plastic pumps w/o a bottle or from bottles over 32 ounces

Any color glass bottles between 2 oz-16oz that have a screw lid

Plastic pumps w/o a bottle or from bottles over 32 ounces

We also make our own pump lids for mason jars. So we will take pumps without bottles. We do not, however, take plastic bottles without lids.

Amber Kombucha bottles

Any color glass bottles between 2 oz-16oz that have a screw lid

Kombucha bottles with a screw top lid are preferred, but we take all empty kombucha bottles for reuse.

Any color glass bottles between 2 oz-16oz that have a screw lid

Olive oils, fancy sodas, oils and booze are all products that come in these bottles. These bottles do not need to have lids.

Regular Mouth mason jars

Plastic Parmesean Cheese screw lids 2.75" in diameter

Plastic screw lids 2.75" in diameter

We will take regular mouth mason jars with or without a lid. But not wide mouth jars. Not sure of the lid size? Bring them anyway.

Plastic screw lids 2.75" in diameter

Plastic Parmesean Cheese screw lids 2.75" in diameter

Plastic screw lids 2.75" in diameter

These lids are very common on jars of peanut butter, mayonnaise and more! We will also take the plastic container attached to the lids if they are clean.

Plastic Parmesean Cheese screw lids 2.75" in diameter

These lids can also be found on nutritional yeast and spices. We will also take the plastic containers connected to them.

Plastic bubble wands

Plastic measuring scoops

Plastic Parmesean Cheese screw lids 2.75" in diameter

At our Refill Window, we will refill any kids bottle of bubbles for free! But many kids need a new one to start with.

Plastic measuring scoops

We take plastic measuring scoops of all shapes & sizes for reuse

Essential oils bottles

Plastic measuring scoops

We take empty essential oil bottles up to 2fl oz. Bottles must have either dropper lids or the dropper inserts with lids.

Wax

All glass jars up to 6oz

Paper Grocery Bags

Old pieces of candles. Jars with old candle wax stuck in them. Crayons with or without paper

Paper Grocery Bags

All glass jars up to 6oz

Paper Grocery Bags

Bags should not have tears and be clean. With or without handles is fine!

All glass jars up to 6oz

Such as baby food jars and spice jars! Lids preferred, but not required..

Jars over 6 oz must be regular mason jars or have 2.75" lid

Empty Vinegar Gallons

All glass jars up to 6oz

Until we get a larger space, we cannot offer refills of vinegar. However, we will take your empty gallons and reuse them!

Paper egg cartons

Empty Vinegar Gallons

Paper egg cartons

Plastic Jars

Empty Vinegar Gallons

Paper egg cartons

Protein powders, creams and pet vitamins are examples of the many products we buy in these reusable plastic jars.

Jars must have a screw top lid and have a removable label.

Frequently Asked Questions

Please reach us at simplesundriespdx@gmail.com if you cannot find an answer to your question.

How much does it cost?

Membership is currently $6 a month

How do I sign up for membership?

Click here to enroll in payments. Upon receipt of your first payment, you will receive an email with details. If you do not receive this email within 12 hour of enrolling, please let us know simplesundriespdx@gmail.com

Do I have to be a member to shop at the store?

No. Anyone can shop at the store! Members get free delivery and our delivery zone is wider for those with memberships. But if you live in our general delivery zone, or our Corvallis Delivery Zone you can just pay the delivery fee as a non-member. If you do not live in our general delivery zone and are not a member, you can shop in-person in our store or order online and come pick it up!

Do I have to be a member to contribute items for reuse?

YES

I'm a member! How do I get these salvaged items to you?

It's really simple! Just place an order in our online store and we'll pick up your items when we deliver your order.
Or place an order for pick up and drop off a bag of items when you pick the order up

Members can also drop off items at our store during operating hours only. Purchase from the store required for drop off.

Drop off is limited to one grocery bag full of items per visit. Delivery pick up is also limited to one grocery bag of contributions per order.

I just have one bag of stuff I'd like to drop off. Can I sign up for membership, drop it off and then cancel my membership?

Please don't do this. Membership is about commitment to a waste free community. We are not a one-time drop off service and don't have the capacity to be that. But if you'd like to see our capacity for meaningful reuse increase, feel free to call Metro (those responsible for garbage) and tell them to fund this. 971-378-3459

Can I be a member and contribute items for reuse without buying anything from the store?

No. We are humans cleaning out these containers and none of us feel good about being an excuse for people to keep buying new plastic. We are here to fight its production. We need to see a commitment on your end to not purchasing new plastic as much as possible. If you just want us to reuse your garbage for you, apologies, but this is not right for you. However, we'd be happy to give you tips on reusing that garbage yourself!

Do i have to enroll in monthly payments even if I don't use it monthly?

Yes

I see you take empty vinegar gallons. What about empty gallons that held bleach or milk or water or anything besides vinegar?

Nope! Just vinegar or gallons that you got from us

Other refill stores take glass containers for free. Why do you require paying membership?

All the refill stores in town are great! And the communal glass jar reuse they use is a nice way to keep glass in circulation. But our efforts require much more labor because we mainly concentrate on ways to reuse plastic, something other refill stores don't do. Oftentimes the whole reason we collect glass is as a means for reusing unrecyclable plastic such as pumps or sprayers.

Is Membership right for me?

Membership is best for people who do a lot of shopping at Simple Sundries but find there are some items they need to purchase in plastic and would like to use that plastic to help someone else not have to buy new plastic..

Do I need to remove the labels?

We ask that your bottles be empty and rinsed out. You do not have to remove the labels.

On that note, we can not accept "branded bottles" where the printing is directly on the bottle and not a removable label.