Refill UP: The Upper Peninsula’s First Zero Waste Refillery
The business, Refill UP, is inspired by the problems caused by the overuse of plastic, the ineffectiveness of plastic recycling, and a desire to help our community switch to more sustainable products. The idea for the business started with a simple New Year's resolution to be more sustainable in 2021, than we were in 2020. It was a somewhat vague ‘feel good’ goal. We wanted to find simple and efficient ways to reduce waste without creating unrealistic expectations for ourselves and breaking the bank. So Refill U.P. was born!
Briana Tucker and Travis Wakeham both graduated from and now work at Michigan Tech. Bre has a BS in Communications from Michigan Tech and a MA in Student Affairs in Higher Education from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Travis has a BS and MS in Biological Sciences from Michigan Tech. He started at Michigan Tech as the Department of Biological Sciences Laboratory Supervisor in 2017. Since then, he has become an Academic Advisor and Lecturer.