When so many bathroom products are housed in plastic packaging – from roll-on deodorants to face wash and even toilet paper – ...

2. North Coast Co-op: Both the Eureka and Arcata branches carry a wide array of bulk shampoos. Simply bring your own ...

While people are on-board with reusable bottles and ditching plastic bags, for some, giving up the luxury of a frothy pump-action shampoo in favour of a soap-like bar is a step too far.

Amelia is now developing shampoo bars and conditioner bars. Margaret said: "She is stocked in a couple of zero-waste shops because we are finding that people are going back to bar soap.