This startup provides a circular delivery service for personal-care and home-cleaning products, utilizing a refillable container system to eliminate single-use plastic in Australian households. By delivering eco-friendly alternatives directly to customers and facilitating the return and refill of containers, the company reduces plastic waste and promotes sustainable consumption practices.
Funding
$13.4M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
Founders
Product
Problem
Households generate significant plastic waste from single-use containers of personal-care and home-cleaning products. Traditional recycling methods are insufficient to address the volume of plastic waste, and many consumers lack convenient access to sustainable alternatives.
Solution
Zero Co offers a direct-to-consumer delivery service for refillable personal-care and home-cleaning products, eliminating the need for single-use plastic containers. Customers receive initial product orders in reusable containers and, upon depletion, return the empty containers to Zero Co. The company then cleans, refills, and redistributes the containers, creating a closed-loop system that minimizes plastic waste. Zero Co's products feature powerful formulas, and the company tracks the real ocean impact of its refill system.
Target Audience
Environmentally conscious households seeking to reduce their plastic waste and adopt sustainable consumption practices are the primary customers.
Features
- Subscription-based delivery of personal-care and home-cleaning products
- Reusable containers designed for repeated refills
- Pre-paid return labels for easy return of empty containers
- Cleaning and sanitization process for returned containers
- Ocean impact tracking to show customers the environmental benefits of using the service
- Family plan subscriptions with discounts
- Limited edition fragrances