Fresh Rubbish is where we here at Zieros post Updates about everything Zieros, and then some!

FRESH RUBBISH

6.28.25

- The Next Sustainable Saturday will be on Saturday July 26th, and it's a "Special Edition"!

Check it out on our events page.

- NEW PRODUCT: Auto Dishwasher Powder...MADE HERE!

6.24.25

- Added a new book to the GOOD READS section: SISU: The Finnish Art Of Courage

Check it out under the "MORE" section.

6.21.25

- NEW PRODUCT: Reusable Silicone & Bamboo Ear Swab/Bud!

6.14.25

- NEW PRODUCT: Organic Essential Oils In Refill / Bulk!

- Events page updated! New Event added: July's Sustainable Saturday: Plastic, Polymers, and Pollution, oh my!

6.11.25

- Added a new book to the GOOD READS section: Gentle Power by Emilia Lahti

Check it out under the "MORE" section.

- Did you know?: We have a small bulk ingredient section for such things as lotions, balms, soaps, etc.? Check it out on our product page! Or stop by the shop!

6.7.25

- NEW PRODUCT: Bamboo Travel / Kids Spork!

6.1.25

- Saturday June 14th is the next Dormont trash clean-up with Trash Free Dormont!

Get info & sign up by contacting us!

- Next Sustainable Saturday: June 28th @ 10am!

"Holes, Tears, and Custom Repairs ... Hand Sewing 101!"

Check it out! and sign up via the Dormont Library

5.27.25

- HEADS UP! There might be construction happening in front of our shop until somewhere in the beginning of June. Be we are 100% open! Have any issues with where to park? Contact us!

5.22.25

- Added a new book to the GOOD READS section: Selling The Invisible

A "Business Book" you say? Perhaps. Perhaps "business books" are great sources of psychology, sociology, and just how humans work!

5.9.25

- We've updated our "Go Zero!" Sustainable Consulting Services page! Go check it out!

5.8.25

- We updated our -WANTED- page! Go check it out!

5.2.25

- NEW GOOOD READ: Possessed

Check it out on our Good Reads section under the MORE tab in the Menu!

4.28.25

- SPECIAL HOURS: We will open up LATE on May 31st at 1pm!

- Free Ride Pittsburgh, Sustainable Saturdays, and the Dormont Library Present: "

Useful Repairs: Bike Maintenance For Beginners" at The Dormont Library,

Saturday May 31st from 10am-Noon!

Register (Required) & Get Info with the Library: https://dormont.librarycalendar.com/event/sustainable-saturday-useful-bike-repairs-1168

4.26.25

- SPECIAL HOURS: We will open up LATE on May 7th at 4:30 pm!

4.21.25

- NEW PRODUCT: Multi Colored Swedish Dish Cloths!

*We had to switch vendors as the company who we purchased the previous ones from never got back to us. The new companies are a bit larger, and cost 63 cents more. Some quality, and 2 more colors!

4.12.25

- NEW PRODUCT: Bulk, super concentrated, Organic o\\zoil, Unscented Castile Soap!

4.8.25

- NEW Good Read Added to the Good Reads Section under the "MORE" tab!: White Fragility

4.4.25

- NEW PRODUCT: Bulk Avocado Lotion, Mama & Baby Safe!

3.28.25

- We will be opening late on Sat April 12th at 1pm, and Saturday April 19th at 12:20pm.

- We will also be closing early on April 22nd at 5pm!

*All of these are due to workshops promoting sustainability! Come find us at one near you!

3.28.25

- A bunch of up coming sustainable workshops!

• Tomorrow March 29th @ the Dormont Library: "Sustainable Saturdays" ALL THINGS RECYCLING!

• April 12th: Special Kids & Parents "Grow With Purpose Garden Workshop!" @ the Dormont Library Hosted by CMU Master of Design Student Audrey Reiley! *Registration Required* Sign up via the Dormont Library -- read the full event details here!

• April 12th: Scott Township Library • 10:30-11:30am ALL THINGS RECYCLING!

• April 14th: Green Tree Public Library • 6:30-7:30pm ALL THINGS RECYCLING!

• April 19th: AC Free Library • 10:30-11:30 ALL THINGS RECYCLING!

• April 22nd: Closed Workshop with the Girl Scouts @ the Whitehall Library!

• April 26th: Dormont Library • 9-10:00am "Sustainable Saturdays: Earth Day & Sustainable Book Discussion"

3.14.25

- We will be closing EARLY on March 23rd 2025 @ 4pm!

3.14.25

- NEW Products added!: Soap and Lotion Supplies ... the same ingredients we use in our lotion bars!... are now available for purchase in our shop! All Organic: Shea Butter, Cocoa Butter, Kosher Extra Virgin Coconut Oil, Castor Oil, Safflower Oil!!

3.10.25

- We added a Dormont volunteer opportunity to our DVO page

- We've put our "Ask Zieros" zero waste & sustainable advice column into hibernation as it just wasn't getting any questions! And you kinda need that

3.8.25

- Today's (8th) trash clean up has been moved to next Saturday the 15th due to weather! Reach out to us for further info!

3.6.25

- Saturday March 8th's Trash Clean Up might be canceled due to weather! Contact us for more info!

3.3.25

- NEW Good Read adeed to the "Good Reads" section under the "MORE" tabs: Supercommunicators

3.1.25

- NEW Product!: Local and Filtered Beeswax Bars!

2.22.25

- NEW PRODUCT: NEW Coconut Scouring Pad! An equal, if not better version, and half the price of the previous option we carried!

2.21.25

- We have updated out "Made Here" page to include more details on our house-crafted lotion bars!

2.17.25

- We are seeking a videographer to collaborate with on a few small projects! Are you Interested?? Reach out to us via our contact page! and provide us with a link to some of your online samples! If we dig what we see and think our ideas could work with yours, we will get back to you to set up a meeting.

- We moved the "FTR" page (Facts, Tips, References), off of the main menu bar, and onto the "MORE" pgae. Go check out all the info that you asked for (and more) there!

2.14.25

- NEW PRODUCT: We got in Organic Bamboo and cotton buds! (Also known as Cotton Swabs, Cotton Buds, etc.). Fully compostable!

2.11.25

- NEW Ask Z Sustainable Advice Column Posted: "Gum Band Compostable"

2.5.25

- We will be CLOSED on February 16th as we will be at "An Exhibition of Pittsburgh's Finest Media" up the street from 2-? at Sergio's Style -- Open to the Public so come check it out!

2.4.25

- We Will Open at 3pm on Saturday March 1st as we will be at the Whitehall Committee For Environmental Action's Environmental Fair @ St. Gabriel Church Hall in Whitehall**

- NEW Sustainable Advice Column post is up: "Sustainable Relationships" -- Check it out via our "Ask Z"

1.31.25

- NEW Sustainable Advice Column Post is up: "Give Me Resources!" -- Check it out via our "Ask Z" page!

- NEW Book added to our "Good Reads" section (Currently under the "MORE" tab): Atomic Habits

1.30.25

- BRAND NEW PRODUCT!! -- In-House Made Organic & Local Lotion Bars!

1.27.25

- New Sustainable Advice Column Post: "Three (3) Simple Suggestions: Follow Up"
Check the post out via our "Ask Z" page!

1.25.25

- We added a new avenue so you can listen to and read our Sustainable Advice Column: Soundcloud! Check that link, as well as the others, and read/listen to all our postings via our "Ask Z" page!

1.24.25

- We are seeking a few interested parties to participate in our "At Home" Sustainable Shindig Beta Testing: We come to YOU with the items you select to entertain, educate, and offer any of the items for sale to you and your gaggle of friends! Interested in knowing more? Reach out to use via our contact page!

1.24.25

- Posted a NEW Advice Column: "Rock Salt Does Not Rock!"

I've also started a audio/podcast version of this advice column!

Check them all out via our "Ask Z" page!

1.20.25

- Posted a NEW Advice Column answer to your question! Check it out through our "Ask Z" page!

1.18.25

- ***The SHOP will be CLOSED from Monday January 20th to Wednesday January 22nd due to seriously cold weather!***

1.17.25

- NEW Advice Column Post: "Three (3) Simple Suggestions." -- Check it out via our "Ask Z" page!

1.14.25

- Added a few more tips to our "FTR" (Facts, Tips, References) page!

- NEW "Ask Z" sustainable advice column posted! Check it out via our Ask Z Page!

1.12.25

- Added another option where you can read our sustainable advice column "Ask Zieros!" ... Check it out there!

1.11.25

- NEW "Ask Z" sustainable advice column posted! Check it out via our Ask Z!

1.9.25

- Another event added to our "proj-evn" page!

1.7.25

- New Sustainable Advice Column post is up! Check it out on multiple platforms via our "Ask Z" page!

1.7.25

- Updated our "Projects" page to now reflect events as well. It's still in the header bar above, but now it's title "proj-evn"

1.6.25

- We've added another Book to our GOOD READS section: The Upcycled Self

Find our "Good Reads" section under the "MORE" tab at the top of this page!

1.3.25

- We launched our zero waste & sustainable advice column! It's not directly posted on our site, because WIX sucks for that sort of thing. We have, however, posted it to other platforms. Check it all out on our "Ask-Z" page!

1.1.25

- A Happy 2025 to you all! NEW AND EXPANDED HOURS! Check them out on our Contact Page.

12.29.24

- NEW PRODUCT: Bamboo handled, wire/coconut bottle brush!

12.25.24

- NEW GOOD READ: Complicit

Find our "good reads" section (currently) located in the MORE tab!

12.21.24

- NEW PRODUCT: Sisal Exfoliating Soap Saver Bag! Which is also compostable!

12.16.24

- We added a page to the site for any and all volunteer opportunities for the Dormont borough that we can find!: "D.V.O"! It's either located in the main menu, or under the "MORE" tab... not sure where it will end up as we got some things cookin' over here!

12.11.24

- NEW PRODUCTS: Sensitive Tootabs in cinnamon and peppermint, plus additional flavors for gentle white and advanced white! Stop by the shop to check them out!

11.29.24

- NEW Hours start Jan. 1st 2025! Check back then for updates!

11.16.24

- NEW Book added to the Good Reads section: The Happiness Advantage

10.10.24

- NEW PRODUCT: Bulk Peppermint Toothtabs!

9.23.24

- We will be CLOSED on October 5th, 2024 as we will be at the Dormont Street & Music Festival!

- We've Updated our "Pay-It-Forward" program to include a discount with each order!

9.17.24

NEW: A GREAT BOOK: Rage Becomes Her

Click on the "More..." tab, and then the "BOOKS" Tab to check out our full list of recommended reading!

9.7.24

We will be opening up late on Saturday September 21st 2024 as we will be part of Beechviews Garbage Olympic Team!

8.31.24

NEW PRODUCTS!

We just got in Organic based conditioner & baby shampoo bars in 2 and 3oz options!

8.27.24

We launched our delivery BETA experiment! Check it out on the Services page, and reach out to us with questions!

8.24.24

Added a short video to our front page, media, and our youtube channel showing the front of our shop!

8.18.24

Just recycled our Plastics (#1-#7) and cardboard for the 1st time since we remodeled our space...a couple weeks short of a year! Still some time to go on our 1st box/bag of trash...

8.17.24

Did some tweaks and updates to the mobile side of our website. It's not the best, but it's better than it was! Let us know your thoughts!

8.14.24

WANTED: We are seeking clean, used opaque containers that can hold liquid!

8.13.24

NEW PRODUCT: 100% Silicone, no filler, multi-purpose lids! Made by Silikomart out of Italy, sold by Simply Ecology here in the states.

8.5.24

We've added a Calendar section to our projects page! Now you can see WHEN we are getting into some sustainable shenighans!

7.21.24

Added some info about dryer balls to our FTR page...

7.21.24

We moved the pages LINKS, MEDIA, BOOKS, and FAQ, to the "MORE..." page so we can add some more crap to our main menu!

7.13.24

Added a list of our rental items to the Rental Tab on the Services page!

6.16.24

NEW SERVICE: RENT IT!

We will be launching a small section in our shop for small items that people typically only need to used once, instead of wasting money to buy the item! Check back soon for updates!

6.16.24

NEW SERVICE! : Pay-It-Forward with Zieros & The Dormont Free Pantry!! Buy an Item marked as an "essential" item at our shop in Dormont, and we will give that Item, no-strings-attached, to the Dormont Free Pantry! They will in-turn give it to a person in need! Everyone deserves more sustainable options. **I nquire for more details**

6.10.24

NEW "Wanted" post: Seeking used, clean spray bottle with trigger spray to add to our free community containers! Got some? Let us know!

6.1.24

NEW PRODUCTS:

- Safe Bleach Alternative : Hydrogen Peroxide

- Dish Soap : Hypoallergenic & Uncented

- Body Wash : Mama & Baby Safe : Unscented

- Shampoo : Mama & Baby Safe : Unscented

5.25.24

NEW Long Form "Fresh Rubbish": F*CK N@ GMO!

5.25.24

NEW Website Page: PROJECTS --- a space where you can see what projects Zieros is currently working and collaborating with others on.

4.21.24

NEW PRODUCT: Dishwasher Tabs! - Non-Toxic, and Plastic Free!

• A synopsis of our adventure sustainably re-modeling this space is posted on our "About+" page, under "OUR SPACE"

4.14.24

NEW PRODUCTS:

• Organic Bamboo Toilet Paper / Tissue!

• Organic Cotton Tampons, Pantyliners, and pads!

• 100% Medical Grade Menstrual Cups & Discs!

4.3.24

NEW "Long Form" word-rubbish-writing titled "Boycott Everything "Palm Oil". Check it out!

4.2.24

NEW PRODUCT: Organic, Palm Oil Free, Vegan Stick Deodorant in a Composable Tube!

4.1.24

NEW: "Wanted" page up on this website!

3.21.24

Zieros... now with smaller(ish) business discounts!

If you own a small(ish) business, and seek more sustainable supplies, we can now hook you up....AND with a discount! Check it out here.

3.2.24

It's all happening!

At the Store: We've got our refilling section up and running (come scope it out!); we've added in more of our Organic and Palm Oil Free soap bars from Unearth Malee; and we replaced our makeshift cardboard entry "carpet" with a used wool/jute rug!

2.10.24

Website: We added a section where we post long and short from text... aka word vomit... "Fresh Rubbish"

NEW Store items: We got Scheumack hand made brooms in from Oregon!

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1.30.24

Website: we added a section for the services we currently and will provide; a media section; an FAQ page; and a page of Facts, Tips, and References.

1.3.24

Front signage has been hung!

NEW Products: bar lotion and bar dish soap!

12.25.23

Updated the contact form on the "Contact" page.

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NEW Items at the store:

100% Linen (Flax) Bags, Kitchen Towels, Laundry & Bread Bags!

Klean Kanteen Water/Beverage, 90% Recycled Steel Bottles!

12.18.23

Added a FREE items section in the "Details" tab.

12.3.23

Working list of our products has been added! Check it out!

11.28.23

Return Policy and Take Back program info have been added under "Details".

11.26.23

Store is OPEN!! Stop by and say hello! Check out the hours on our contact page.

11.23.23

Website Update: About and Main pages updated! (Go read!)

11.18.23

ZIEROS is planning to soft open Saturday November 25th 2023... Stay Tuned!
2810 W. Liberty Ave.

Dormont PA 15216

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11.15.23

Updated website: About, header footer

11.11.23

Products coming in and being set up!

Minor base design updates to website.

11.4.23

Site Launched...Brick N Mortar to open soon!