Sustainable Home Care Packaging:
The Rise of Refills & Concentrates

As sustainability becomes non-negotiable for brands and consumers alike, the UK home care sector is undergoing a packaging revolution. From refillable bottles with trigger sprays, to concentrated cleaning pods, businesses are rethinking traditional formats to reduce waste, cut costs, and meet evolving regulations like Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).

At BlueSky, we help brand owners adapt quickly by offering packaging formats that support refill and reuse – without needing a complete redesign of your current packaging.

What's Driving the Shift?

more than

72% of British consumers
favour brands that provide refillable
or recyclable packaging.

It’s clear why concentrate formats are growing fast

Reduced
unit costs

Lower production and
transport emissions

Compliance with new
regulations like Extended
Producer Responsibility (EPR)

Smarter use of durable
packaging already in
circulation

BlueSky Recommendations for Refill Success

Start small

Trial with a single refill pack or pilot format.

Invest in quality

Durable containers encourage reuse and increase brand loyalty.

Test reusability cycles

Understand how long your packaging lasts – and build marketing around it.

Educate your customers

Show them how your refill solutions reduces packaging and benefits them.

Design for compliance

Align your packaging with EPR and kerbside recycling requirements.

Best-Selling Formats for Refill & Concentrate Packaging

We support a wide range of packaging options for refill systems, from entry-level solutions to high-end, brand-ready formats

Stand-Up Pouches with Spouts

Perfect for refilling durable bottles. Lightweight, compact, and easy to brand.

Single-Dose Concentrates with Refillable Bottles

Small glass or aluminium bottles are ideal for concentrates that are diluted in larger bottles at home – reducing bulk and simplifying logistics.

Reusable Bottles and Dispensers

Aluminium bottles and durable trigger sprayers or lotion pumps.

The combination of consumer demand and stricter sustainability regulation makes the UK a hotspot for refill innovation.

Read more on UK packaging regulations here

The UK Home Care Market:
Refill Trends and Regulation

Retailers like M&S have introduced refill stations in stores for home care products.
EPR and PPWR legislation require producers to take more responsibility for the packaging lifecycle.
Brand owners are exploring aluminium and refill pouches as scalable, compliant alternatives.

Brands Leading the Way

Here are some UK and global brands already leveraging concentrates. Want to join them? We’ll help you get there.

Purdy & Figg

Natural concentrate refills in elegant reusable bottles

Spruce

Aluminium refillable bottles and compact concentrates

Neat

Aluminium bottles with stylish sprayers. Combined with small glass bottles of concentrated cleaning product

Ecover

In-store refill systems and packaging with recycled content

Unilever’s Cif ecorefill

Small bottle containing concentrated formulation, for use with retained bottle with trigger sprayer – diluted at home. This concentrated option using 75% less plastic

Partner With BlueSky
UK’s Packaging
Refill Experts

From trigger sprayers to printed pouches and aluminium bottles, BlueSky provides flexible, scalable, and fast-to-market packaging for refill and concentrate systems.

Sustainable Home Care Packaging:
The Rise of Refills & Concentrates

What's Driving the Shift?

more than

72% of British consumers
favour brands that provide refillable
or recyclable packaging.

Reduced
unit costs

Lower production and
transport emissions

Compliance with new
regulations like Extended
Producer Responsibility (EPR)

Smarter use of durable
packaging already in
circulation

BlueSky Recommendations for Refill Success

Best-Selling Formats for Refill & Concentrate Packaging

Stand-Up Pouches with Spouts

Single-Dose Concentrates with Refillable Bottles

Reusable Bottles and Dispensers

The combination of consumer demand and stricter sustainability regulation makes the UK a hotspot for refill innovation.

The UK Home Care Market:
Refill Trends and Regulation

Brands Leading the Way

Partner With BlueSky
UK’s Packaging
Refill Experts

Further Reading

What our customers say

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Sustainable Home Care Packaging: The Rise of Refills & Concentrates

What's Driving the Shift?

more than

72% of British consumers favour brands that provide refillable or recyclable packaging.

Reduced unit costs

Lower production and transport emissions

Compliance with new regulations like Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)

Smarter use of durable packaging already in circulation

BlueSky Recommendations for Refill Success

Best-Selling Formats for Refill & Concentrate Packaging

Stand-Up Pouches with Spouts

Single-Dose Concentrates with Refillable Bottles

Reusable Bottles and Dispensers

The combination of consumer demand and stricter sustainability regulation makes the UK a hotspot for refill innovation.

The UK Home Care Market: Refill Trends and Regulation

Brands Leading the Way

Partner With BlueSky UK’s Packaging Refill Experts

Further Reading

What our customers say

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Sustainable Home Care Packaging:
The Rise of Refills & Concentrates

72% of British consumers
favour brands that provide refillable
or recyclable packaging.

Reduced
unit costs

Lower production and
transport emissions

Compliance with new
regulations like Extended
Producer Responsibility (EPR)

Smarter use of durable
packaging already in
circulation

Best-Selling Formats for Refill & Concentrate Packaging

The UK Home Care Market:
Refill Trends and Regulation

Partner With BlueSky
UK’s Packaging
Refill Experts