AN eco-friendly store will be expanding across Essex with a new location a 30 minute drive away.

REco Store is a zero-waste business which opened up in a converted storage container in Tiptree in April 2019.

Now almost two years into the business, friends and co-owners Susie Falco and Elise Clitheroe are set to open their new store in Baron Road, South Woodham Ferrers, by early March.

Once the refurbishment is completed, the pair will go back to selling even more green household cleaning products, beauty products, dried foods, and degradable bin bags.

The business prides itself on its ethically sourced products and encourages customers to bring their own food containers and empty cleaning product bottles and refill them in-store.

Susie said: “For us, it’s all about spreading the word – giving more people the opportunity to change the way they shop beyond the limitations of supermarket shopping.

“We believe strongly that there should be a zero-waste shop in every town, and this is our next step towards that.

“What we don’t want is for people travelling miles to our Tiptree shop which is counter-productive.

“This new store is about a 30 minute drive away from Tiptree and there is a big hub of people in South Woodham Ferrers.

“If we can be a convenient choice for people who do their shopping in the town, they can do their package-free shopping with us and continue to shop locally.”

“There’s so much enthusiasm for what we’re trying to do. It’s not about big business, it’s about the message.”

For more information, visit recostore.co.uk.