Plastic-Free July: The Impact of Every Refill

Plastic-Free July: The Impact of Every Refill

Plastic-Free July is a reminder that small choices, repeated every day, can create meaningful change.

When we started Kyma, we set out to challenge a simple but wasteful norm: buying cleaning products that are mostly water, packaged in single-use plastic bottles, and transported across long distances. We believed there was a better way to keep homes clean, one that was safer for families and kinder to the planet.

Today, thanks to more than 10,000 households across the UAE, that belief has become a movement.

Every Refill Tells a Bigger Story

Every time a customer refills a Kyma bottle instead of buying a new plastic one, they are making a choice that goes beyond cleaning. 

They are reducing waste, avoiding unnecessary transportation of water, creating a healthier indoor environment for their families, and together, those individual actions add up to something remarkable.

The Impact We Have Created Together Until Today

So far, the Kyma community has helped achieve:

100,000+ Single-Use Plastic Bottles Avoided

That is 100,000 plastic bottles that never had to be produced, transported, used once, and thrown away. Instead, one reusable bottle continues to be used again and again through our refill system.

50,000 Liters of Water Not Transported

Traditional cleaning products are mostly water. By shipping concentrated cleaning refills instead, we have prevented more than 50,000 liters of water from being unnecessarily transported across supply chains.

50 Tonnes of Shipping Weight Eliminated

Because we ship lightweight tablets instead of heavy liquid bottles, we have drastically reduced the transportation emissions associated with delivering our products.

4 Tonnes of Virgin Plastic Prevented

Creating plastic requires fossil fuels, energy, and resources. Through refilling instead of replacing, we have prevented an estimated 4 tonnes of virgin plastic from entering the system.

8 Tonnes of CO₂ Emissions Avoided

Because producing virgin plastic generates carbon emissions, reducing plastic production has a direct climate benefit. The plastic we have avoided represents approximately 8 tonnes of CO₂ emissions prevented.

Creating Healthier Homes

Our mission has always extended beyond plastic reduction. We believe the products we use inside our homes should support our health, not compromise it.

Today, thousands of households have switched to safer cleaning solutions through Kyma. According to indoor air quality studies, safer cleaning alternatives can reduce indoor air toxins by up to 61%, helping families create healthier spaces for everyday living.

For us, this is one of the most meaningful impacts of all.

Because sustainability should not come at the expense of performance, and effective cleaning should not come at the expense of health.


What Is Next?

While we are proud of how far we have come, we are just getting started.

Our vision is a future where refillable, non-toxic cleaning becomes the norm - not the exception. A future where healthier homes and less plastic waste go hand in hand.

This Plastic-Free July, we want to thank every customer who has chosen to refill instead of replace.

Because the impact is not just Kyma's.

It is ours.

And every refill continues the story.