by The Rounds
guest sponsor contributor

The Rounds, a zero-waste refill and delivery service, just launched in DC and now is in Petworth.

Designed as a local, sustainable alternative to Amazon, The Rounds is building the future of sustainable city living by delivering your everyday essentials, like household goods, personal care products and pantry items. In addition to the basics, they also partner with local favorites like Compass Coffee and Seylou Bakery. With neighborhood refillment centers and their fleet of e-bikes, they deliver your goods in refillable containers with no cardboard or plastic packaging waste.

"We drop off everything in reusable containers, we pick up your empties to put those back into the system with zero waste and in a much more sustainable way," says co-founder and CEO Alex Torrey.

Petworth News readers who sign up by October 24th get their first 10 refills delivered free with code PETWORTH.

Essentially harnessing the power of communal buying, The Rounds sources sustainable products in bulk to a central location in the neighborhood. Like a modern day milkman, The Round delivers weekly to members on e-bikes, and comes back to pick up the empty containers for reuse. Because of the economies of scale gained from neighborhood bulk buying, The Rounds can offer prices that average 30% less than major brick and mortar retailers.

So many products available, at lower cost and less environmental impact.

Since launching in DC in August, The Rounds has seen explosive growth in neighborhoods across the District. With this growth, neighborhoods can see a massive reduction in trash. It’s estimated that members of The Rounds save 50 pounds of trash on average from their homes every year.

The startup has been quickly expanding their service area based on demand from neighborhood waitlists — and the wait is over for Petworth!

“We’re super excited by the initial response we’re seeing in DC,” Torrey says. “Sustainable convenience really matters for people here. Our mission is to make everyday sustainable choices effortless, and at this rate things are looking really good.”

Petworth News readers who sign up by October 24th get their first 10 refills delivered free with code PETWORTH.

This is a sponsored article on behalf of The Rounds, because Petworth News thinks they represent a great value for readers. Be sure to take advantage of their discount using code PETWORTH.