The Clean Kilo

The Clean Kilo Multi-award winning zero waste shop based in Bournville, Birmingham.

A zero packaging supermarket that you will allow you to refill your food, cleaning products and toiletries to reduce the amount of plastic that ends up in landfill, beaches and our oceans.

03/06/2026

💚 A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for the launch of Ready Meals For Good with

It was fantastic to see so many people popping in for tasters, chatting with the team and discovering this award-winning local social enterprise!

If you missed the launch, don't worry! The full Ready Meals For Good range is now stocked in our freezer section at The Clean Kilo!

Classic favourites including:

Vegetable Lasagne
Mixed Bean Chilli
Tarka Dal
Thai Red Curry
Homity Pie

What makes these meals extra special? 🥰

Every purchase supports ChangeKitchen's Buy One, Give One scheme, helping provide a free community meal to someone experiencing food insecurity.

🥘 Delicious ready-made meals using surplus
💚 Support local people
♻️ Return clean containers to us for washing and reuse!

Thank you again for supporting this fantastic, local collaboration.
Pop in and give them a try next time you're in store!

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BBC Good Food SME 2026 Winners - ReadyMealsForGood will be launching tomorrow at The Clean Kilo! Join us between 11am–3...
29/05/2026

BBC Good Food SME 2026 Winners - ReadyMealsForGood will be launching tomorrow at The Clean Kilo!

Join us between 11am–3pm as we welcome ChangeKitchen for free tasters of their award winning delicious new range!
Be ready for the first opportunity to purchase them right here in Bournville in our freezer section!

🍝 Vegetable Lasagne
🌶️ Mixed Bean Chilli
🍛 Thai Red Curry & Tarka Dal
🥧 Signature Homity Pie
🥘 Mediterranean Bake

Intro price £7.75 (two portions per box)

📢 Every purchase does even more good through their Buy One, Give One scheme – helping provide a free community meal to someone experiencing food insecurity. 💚

♻️ Plus, return your clean containers to us for washing and reuse!

Pop by, meet Birgit (founder of Change Kitchen) & the team, have a taste, and support an award-winning local CIC making a real difference!

📍 The Clean Kilo, Bournville
🕚 Saturday 30th May, 11am–3pm

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Say YES to our tasty and super easy 'heat & eat at home' ™ range - making life a little bit easier for busy people just...
20/05/2026

Say YES to our tasty and super easy 'heat & eat at home' ™ range - making life a little bit easier for busy people just like you 😍

We do the kitchen prep and you get to enjoy delicious, healthy meals using fresh ingredients when you need something super quick - like the end of a busy late shift, running late generally, packing students off to uni, adjusting to a new family member (congratulations!!), feeling poorly but need to eat well, or maybe planning a date night but not that confident to impress with your culinary skills!

3 steps to stress-free healthy eating at home >>>

1️⃣ SHOP THE RANGE...
Firm favourites such as our signature Homity Pie, Mediterranean Bake, Vegetable Lasagne, Thai Red Curry, Tarka Dal, Mixed Bean Chilli.

2️⃣ PICK UP...
Our ChangeKitchen , 196 Edward Road, Balsall Heath B12 9LX, Mon-Fri 8am-3pm.

3️⃣ YOUR INVITE...
On Saturday 30th May 2026, 11am to 3pm, ChangeKitchen CIC will be in-store and offering tasters of our ReadyMealsForGood™ range at The Clean Kilo.

https://changekitchen.co.uk/services/ready-meals-for-good/

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🐝 Happy World Bee Day! 🌼 Today is all about celebrating the tiny pollinators that play such a huge role in our ecosystem...
20/05/2026

🐝 Happy World Bee Day! 🌼

Today is all about celebrating the tiny pollinators that play such a huge role in our ecosystems and food systems 💛

At The Clean Kilo, we love supporting local makers & producers creating thoughtful nature friendly products and helping people make small, positive swaps.

Come in store and bee-inspired!

🍯 Honey from Birmingham & Worcestershire hives from Tim our lovely local Beekeeper at the Custard Factory

🧼 Handmade soaps & beeswax hand balm from Bournville makers and beekeepers Gillian & Jane

🥪 And we also stock their reusable beeswax wraps as a plastic-free alternative to cling film 🙌

🌱 Wildflower seedballs & plantable seed cards to help support pollinators at home!

Even small actions — planting a few flowers or herbs or supporting local beekeepers can help create spaces where pollinators thrive! 💚 🌍

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We are delighted to invite you to our exciting new COMMUNITY COLLABORATION with The Clean Kilo - the wonderful Zero Wast...
15/05/2026

We are delighted to invite you to our exciting new COMMUNITY COLLABORATION with The Clean Kilo - the wonderful Zero Waste Supermarket based in Bournville!

On Saturday 30th May 2026, 11am to 3pm, ChangeKitchen CIC will be in-store and offering tasters of our ReadyMealsForGood™ range at The Clean Kilo.

NO NEED TO BOOK...
Just come along (bring your friends and family - everyone welcome) and enjoy tasty, freshly prepared tasting pots of our ReadyMealsForGood™ firm favourites!

BETTER THAN THAT...
The Clean Kilo will then be stocking the ReadyMealsForGood™ range so head to the freezer aisle to stock up!

FIRM FAVOURITES include:
Signature Homity Pie, Vegetable Lasagne, Mediterranean Bake, Mixed Bean Chilli, Thai Red Curry, Tarka Dal.

All the kitchen prep done - you enjoy healthy, climate-friendly food that’s ready to 'heat & eat' at home 🧡💚

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🧺 This basket = 7 pieces of single-use plastic AVOIDED! 💚Just one refill shop can make more difference than you think 👇 ...
10/05/2026

🧺 This basket = 7 pieces of single-use plastic AVOIDED! 💚
Just one refill shop can make more difference than you think 👇

In this basket alone, there are 7 items that would normally come wrapped in plastic at the supermarket — from pasta and washing up liquid to veg and pantry staples.

If this was part of your weekly shop?
That’s around 364 pieces of plastic avoided in a year from just these swaps alone! 🤯

And that’s exactly why we believe sustainability doesn’t have to be all or nothing.

You don’t need to overhaul your whole lifestyle overnight.
You don’t need the “perfect” zero waste pantry.
You don’t need to do everything.

Because small actions, repeated regularly, really do add up 🌍

Not all superheroes wear capes… sometimes they just remember their jars 😉

So whether you refill one item or twenty, it all counts 💚

If you’ve been curious about shopping at a refill store, this is your reminder that every small swap matters.

Please share this post to help show that everyday actions can create real change ✨

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🌍 Have you ever had an ‘uh-oh’ moment at a refill shop? 😅 Starting something new — whether it’s remembering your contain...
03/05/2026

🌍 Have you ever had an ‘uh-oh’ moment at a refill shop? 😅

Starting something new — whether it’s remembering your containers, trying a refill for the first time, or making a simple swap — isn’t about getting it perfect.

Every small step matters 💚
Even refilling just one item = one less piece of plastic.

At The Clean Kilo, we see it every day:
✔ forgotten jars
✔ overfilled containers
✔ “I have no idea what I’m doing!” moments
…and we LOVE it 💚

Because real change doesn’t come from perfection — it comes from people just giving it a go.

We’re a judgement-free space. You don’t have to be an eco expert to shop here (far from it! 🤣)

If you’ve been thinking about trying a refill shop — this is your sign 👇

You’ll find:

🌾 pantry staples (rice, pasta, oats)
🍫 treats & snacks
🍞 fresh bread & pastries
🫧 cleaning refills
🧴 personal care
🍵 loose leaf teas & coffee
🌿 herbs, spices & baking essentials

No pressure. No judgement. No eco perfectionism 🚫

Want to learn more about imperfect climate action? https://www.earthday.org/why-imperfect-climate-action-is-better-than-perfect-inaction/ 🌍

Small actions, multiplied, lead to big change 💚

If this resonates, please share and help someone else take their first step 🙌

🌍 Happy Earth Day! The last 6 months have flown by, balancing life at The Clean Kilo (and being a mummy!) alongside work...
22/04/2026

🌍 Happy Earth Day!

The last 6 months have flown by, balancing life at The Clean Kilo (and being a mummy!) alongside working with the fantastic team at ecobirmingham .

I feel incredibly proud to be working as a Project Coordinator on the Building Greener Communities project, helping support people across Birmingham to take simple, positive environmental actions in ways that are practical, accessible and fun!

This Saturday, the team (and many brilliant supporters!) are taking on the Birmingham 3 Peaks Challenge — walking across the Lickey Hills, Waseley Hills and Clent Hills to help raise money so ecobirmingham can continue supporting local communities through nature education, community growing, outdoor wellbeing activities and support programmes.

This challenge is part of The Big Give Earth Raise campaign, which runs from 22nd–29th April to celebrate Earth Day. 🌍

During this week every donation is DOUBLED, meaning your support goes twice as far for Birmingham communities! 🙌

Earth Day itself is all about recognising how small collective actions can create meaningful change for our planet — something that connects strongly with everything we do at The Clean Kilo too 💚

If you’re able to support (or even just share), it would mean a lot (please click link in bio).

https://bit.ly/4ewGS9K

Thank you for supporting independent shops, local charities and the people working to make Birmingham that little bit greener everyday! 🌍

21/04/2026

🍵 Happy National Tea Day - What's your favourite cuppa?!

There’s something special about slowing down with a good cup of tea — and even better when it’s loose leaf, plastic-free and carefully sourced from small independent producers.

We stock an extensive & beautiful refill range from:

🌿 Charlotte & Phil at (based in the Cotswolds)
Their blends are inspired by nature and crafted using high-quality ingredients — from everyday favourites like English Breakfast and Earl Grey to more adventurous herbal infusions and fruit blends.

🌼 Queen of Camellia .emain.burnett (based in Stirchley)
Arlene creates thoughtfully blended herbal teas with a more medicinal, wellbeing-focused approach, supporting things like relaxation, digestion and seasonal balance.

Loose leaf tea at The Clean Kilo means:

✔ less packaging
✔ better flavour
✔ refillable jars
✔ you can buy as little as you need - so why not try them all!?

Whether you’re a classic breakfast tea drinker or exploring herbal blends for the first time, there’s something waiting for you on our tea shelves!

Pop in with your jar and celebrate with us! 🍃✨

18/04/2026

🌱Getting little hands involved in growing is easier than you think! 🐝

Our little helper has been busy helping with some planting — a simple and fun activity to enjoy together & good for you and the planet too!

If you’ve been thinking about getting started, April is a great time to plant, especially:

🌿 Parsley
🌿 Rocket
🌿 Chives
🌿 Mint
🌿 Basil
🌿 Salad leaves
🌸 Wildflowers for pollinators

We stock a lovely range from , including:

🐝 Wildflower seed balls for bees
🥗 A range of seed balls edible salad & herb gifts
🌼 Forager’s wildflower mix tins
👐 Make Your Own Seedball kits – brilliant messy fun that helps nature!

Seedballs are especially great because they’re:
✔ easy to use
✔ peat-free
✔ plastic-free
✔ and help protect seeds while they establish

Simply scatter and water — no digging needed.
Salad and herbs are easy to grow in pots on the window sill if you don't have a garden!

🔨 And if you’re feeling creative…

We often have spare pallets available free for customers, which can be upcycled into simple herb planters! Just ask in store if you’d like one! Here is a great step by step guide:
https://chalkingupsuccess.com/how-to-make-a-pretty-pallet-planter/

Even the smallest planting can make a real difference for pollinators and local wildlife 💚 🐝

Address

249 Mary Vale Road
Birmingham
B301PN

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 6:30pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm

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+441214488440

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