Evergreen Collective in St. Paul helps customers make small, eco-friendly swaps

Progress over perfection. It's a motto Taylor Hall wants customers at The Evergreen Collective in St. Paul, Minnesota, to embody when it comes to sustainability."We have our little sign that says 'progress over perfection' on the corner there, and that's what I want everybody to feel when they walk in," she said.Hall is the owner of The Evergreen Collective, a shop on Grand Avenue that helps customers make small, sustainable swaps in their everyday lives.The store offers household essentials such as dish soap, hand soap and laundry detergent, along with personal care products including shampoo, conditioner, lotion and body wash.Many products are available in refillable or plastic-free options. Customers can bring their own containers into the store and fill them with products from the shop's refill stations. The container is weighed before and after filling, so customers pay only for the product they take home.The store is a dream come true for Hall and the culmination of an interest i