People & Planet Refill, PBC

Last minute swap THIS Sunday outside .planet.refill (3211 Silver Ave SE) ♻️♻️♻️

Back To School time is upon us, so let's circulate the stuff we no longer use in community...and hopefully find some things your kid needs to prep for the upcoming school year, too.

This swap is for good condition school supplies and school-age clothing. Some ideas (but not limited to these items!):
✏️ Pens, pencils, markers, highlighters, etc
🖇️Glue, paperclips
📏Rulers, calculators
📓Paper, notebooks, folders, binders
🎒 Backpacks, lunch bags
👕School-appropriate clothing

As always, swaps are free to participate in & you don't have to bring anything to take something. This outdoor event will run 10-1 because it's going to get pretty hot by the afternoon 🙃

Items left over will be donated. Please let us know if you are a teacher in need of specific supplies for your classroom!

IT'S FINALLY BACK!!!
All Good mineral sport sunscreen lotion, SPF 30 ☀️🥳

All Good was out of the bulk sunscreen since May 2025, and we were told this was a limited batch...so what we just received is possibly all we'll be able to get for this year.

We will continue carrying the Aloe Up SPF 33 & SPF 50, for those who prefer higher SPF and to ensure continued availability of sun protection through the whole summer. The Aloe Up does, however, have (light) added fragrance -- so if you prefer unscented, the All Good is the way to go!

Thanks so much for your patience with this one. Enjoy the sun safely 😊

The FY27 CABQ budget process is wrapping up, with final approval expected at Monday’s council meeting. One cut reduces curbside recycling pickup to every other week.

While we encouraged residents to share disappointment with this change, it is clear that a rate increase — even a modest one — will not be considered to retain weekly service. The reality is that budgeting involves difficult tradeoffs, this is not the only less-than-ideal change, & recycling inefficiencies deserve more public discussion. We do not expect any discussion on this item tomorrow.

While disappointing, we hope this leads to broader conversations about creating a waste system that is both fiscally and environmentally sustainable. If you already signed up to comment, this may be a good opportunity to:

➡️ Thank councilors for protecting transit & city employee pay
➡️ Encourage long-term budget stability & waste system improvement solutions, such as a broader service rate overhaul or single-use paper bag fees
➡️ Advocate for efforts to reduce recycling contamination
➡️ Call for continued discussion to ensure larger households are not disproportionately impacted, such as access to extra carts

So, what’s with these photos? They’re from a tour of one of the city’s contracted recycling facilities. The 2nd and 3rd photos show a massive pile of contaminated (non-recyclable) material sorted out to be sent to landfill — roughly 15x30x50 feet and constantly growing. At that time, ABQ’s contamination rate was 34%, the highest of municipalities served 😭 (for comparison, Los Alamos was ~17%). This is a significant issue the city has not prioritized.

We don’t hold onto hope for cool new programs like curbside composting anytime soon. But we do hope this moment sparks broader conversations about improving waste systems overall 🤷🏼‍♀️

On Wednesdays, we wear masks 😷🩷

While our team is asked to mask up when you do, we haven't required customers to wear masks for a few years. However, we do have a fair number of folks in the community who either require masked spaces for their health/disability or who otherwise feel more comfortable in a masked space.

With our expanded hours, which aim to make refilling more accessible, we're setting aside 1 full day for masked up shopping: every Wednesday, ALL customers are asked to put on a mask before entering.

You can bring your own (reusable cloth or otherwise) or we'll have some available if you don't have one on you. They don't need to be pink 😉 but they do need to be worn properly and cover both your nose & mouth ✅

Doesn't resonate with you? That's ok. We're open daily, with 6/7 days allowing you to choose whether or not to wear a mask.

Can't make it Wednesdays but prefer masks? Our team will still be asked to put a mask on if you come in wearing one, no matter the day of the week, and we'll still offer the option of online order pickup or curbside service for those who can't enter when unmasked customers are present.

This Wednesday*, we're celebrating Earth Day and our 4th anniversary with something very exciting: expanding our hours to being OPEN DAILY! 🥳🌏

Starting this Wednesday, 4/22, you can come reduce, reuse, and refill 7 days/week, 10AM - 4:30PM.

Gone are the days of running out of laundry detergent only to realize you can't refill until later in the week 😅

Hello 👋🏼 to hours available for those with non-traditional work schedules (we resonate with the struggle of so many ABQ businesses being closed Monday through Wednesday)!

*Please note: on Wednesdays, wearing masks 😷 will be required for all shop visitors.

We hope these changes make refilling more accessible & look forward to seeing you on these expanded days!

Little sneak peak at this Sunday's vendors! We have some truly thoughtful, amazingly talented, local makers joining us:

Hand woven jewelry from (peep her page for the latest spring drop -- they are SO GOOD)

Ceramics of the utmost quality from super rad human .estes

Typewriter for Hire! Custom poems & clickity clackity joy with the one and only 💌

You know those gorgeous southwest postcards y'all keep commenting on at the shop? They're illustrated by ...& she has lots more beautiful prints etc!

will be back once again! 🧵with her unique upcycled & hand embroidered goods that y'all always love.

earth-based pigment paint sets & watercolor prints, natural dyed textiles, and more 🎨 Her work & the mindfulness behind it are incredible.

with handmade, detail attentive textile goods -- where craftsmanship meets cool 👔

with her southwest & flora and fauna-inspired mending patches, cards, and NEW bumper stickers printed locally.
fearnside.art with upcycled totes and ONSITE MENDING! 🪡 We said not to bring busted clothes to the swap...but if you bring them to Andrew, he'll help you bring them back to life!

Of course you know we have food and drink from and -- bring those cups and containers!! ♻️♻️

And another returning market favorite, with the most refreshing apothecary goods ANDDDD we heard a rumor she may be bringing bulk dried herbs 🌿 grown on her farm?!??!??

See you there. 10AM - 2PM THIS SUNDAY, April 19 at People & Planet Refill in Nob Hill 🪩🕺🏼💃🏼🌎

Market menu drop 👀☕ Which one(s) will you be getting this Sunday?!

As always, BYO cups very strongly encouraged!! At our first-ever market, only used 1 (one!) single use cup was used. We didn't quite beat that record last time...but we still want to try our best 😊️ If you forget, we'll have a small handful for borrow orrr you can snag yourself a sweet ceramic one from local vendor 😍

Speaking of bringing your own... is joining us again with the best gluten-free & vegan energy bars. And she offers bars in bulk, so you can skip the packaging! 💜♻️ If you don’t bring your own container, kraft compostable bags will be available.

CLOTHING SWAP during |10AM - 2PM Sunday, 4/19

How will it work??

👕 While it's a "swap," you don't need to bring anything to take anything. You also don't have to take something if you bring something.

👖You can drop off items in advance during shop hours (limit 1 grocery bag per person), or bring items to the event itself (no limit to day-of drop-offs).

👗 If dropping off during the event, we ask that you take the time to organize your items in the relevant categories. Guidance will be available.

🧣 Clothes, shoes, & wearable accessories are all welcome BUT items MUST be CLEAN and GOOD CONDITION.

👟 Folks may come and go as they please.

🎩 Clothing swap items are free.

♻️ Items leftover after the shop will be donated. Get in touch if you are connected with a group that wants specific leftover items -- we'll set aside relevant items after the event concludes.

Thanks y'all -- see you next Sunday!!

** Clothing photo courtesy of Sarah Brown () on Unsplash.