frequently asked questions

New Moon Refillery is a delivery and pop-up based zero waste store providing plastic-free home & personal care products and pantry staples to the Denver Metro.

Our mission is to reduce plastic waste and increase the convenience and accessibility of refillable and plastic-free products. Offering delivery allows us to:

• Provide next-day delivery for those short on time
• Offer home delivery to those with accessibility barriers at brick-and-mortar stores
• Make reducing waste in your home more convenient

2024 Update: Temporary retail store open from April 13th – September 30th, 2024! Located in Town Hall Collaborative in Denver.

Great question! When ordering refillable products via delivery, it works a bit differently than at a brick-and-mortar store.

For liquid refills (dish soap, shampoo, etc), we offer two container options—deposit system containers and donated containers. After you choose how many ounces of a product you would like, you will be prompted to choose between the two container types.

We have FAQ sections about the two types of containers below.

Powdered products and bulk food items are packaged in 100% recycled paper bags.

We are not a subscription service.

You can order whatever quantity you need when you need it, so you never have to worry about skipping deliveries, automatic charges, or getting more product than you need.

If there is customer interest, we may add subscription options in the future. Use our contact form to let us know you’d like this option!

You can order online by going to the Shop Local Delivery section of our website’s menu. For refillable products, you are able to choose the amount of product you would like. Liquid refills also require you to choose a container type before adding the product to your cart.

At checkout, you are able to pick your delivery date and time.

If you have any questions or problems with ordering, please contact us at hello@newmoonrefillery.com.

You can place your order for delivery as soon as possible, or you can schedule it ahead of time!

To be more fuel efficient, we have split our delivery area into two parts and have adopted an alternating delivery day schedule.

Our delivery schedule is as follows:

North Metro Delivery Area

Sundays: 9am – 1pm

Tuesdays: 9am – 1pm

Thursdays: 9am – 1pm

South Metro Delivery Area

Mondays: 9am-1pm

Wednesdays: 9am – 1pm

Fridays: 9am – 1pm

We do not deliver on Saturdays.

Please see our delivery map to check which delivery area you are in.

Beginning on April 10th, 2024, we will charge a $4.00 store delivery fee to incentivize customers to make larger purchases less frequently. This is in an effort to reduce emissions with fewer trips. We do not charge a delivery fee on orders $45.00 and larger.

Our order minimum is $15.00.

Previously only required in Denver, the $0.10 bag fee applies to the whole state of Colorado as of late 2022. We deliver orders in paper bags, therefore we are required to collect the bag fee.

Ingredients are listed toward the bottom of each individual product’s page, beneath the product description.

No, we do not make our own products or sell them under the name New Moon Refillery.

The descriptions and information of the awesome brands we carry are listed on each product’s page! You can also check out our Brand Directory.

In an effort to provide a more affordable option and reuse materials that are already in circulation, we offer donated containers for liquid refills. A donated container is a plastic or glass container that has been cleaned and given to us for reuse. Donated containers are a free alternative to our glass deposit system containers.

Examples include yogurt tubs, club soda bottles, and jam jars. Our Container Donation Guidelines are in place to ensure they are in the appropriate condition.

Only liquid refillable products are available in donated containers. For powdered products, we use 100% recycled paper bags.

To order your liquid product in a donated container, choose the “donated container” option when prompted to choose a container type. The sizes small, medium, or large will appear depending on how many ounces of product you chose.

You can either give the containers back to us for further reuse or recycle them at home.

If you would like to return them to us, please leave a note at checkout letting us know where to pick them up when we deliver your next order. We do not make separate trips to pick up containers—you must place an order for us to pick them up.

When you pay for a glass bottle or jar from us, you are essentially putting down a “deposit” on the container that you can get back when you return it to us. You receive your deposit back in the form of a discount on a future order from New Moon Refillery. The discount is $2 per bottle you return.

All glass containers purchased from New Moon Refillery are eligible for the deposit program. We take back the screw top lids only–no pumps, droppers, or spray tops.

When you are ready to return the container(s), add the item Deposit Bottle Return to your cart. 

Adding the item to your cart deducts $2 per bottle from your total. It also lets us know you’ll be returning the bottles. Simply leave them out for us to pick up when we deliver your next order. Please clean the containers and make sure they’re dry before leaving them out.

Please do not remove the branded stickers on the bottles – they are expensive and meant to last many uses.

Instances in which we cannot accept the container back:

• If you have used our deposit containers to store strongly-scented items between your receipt and return and the smell lingers, we cannot accept the containers back.
• If the bottle is broken or cracked.

If you never return the bottle, that’s okay! You already paid for it and it’s yours.