Healthy Living Guide - Eco Friendly Articles
We have been a voice for eco living since 2009 when our online store was established. We sold $50,000 worth of stainless steel water bottles in January 2010 and it has been interesting to watch the trends evolve over the last decade. Back then, we were one of the first stores to sell reusable produce bags for your fruit & veg at the supermarket. We would sell a few each month. Once the War On Waste aired on the ABC in 2017, we were selling thousands of them and couldn’t get our hands on enough stock. Now you can buy them at the supermarket and Harris Farm.
We have watched natural deodorants migrate from roll-ons to pastes in tins to sticks in cardboard tubes that fully compost at the end of life. We have seen companies who make stainless steel straws in plastic hang sell packaging change their packaging because you, the consumer, spoke up and said it wasn’t acceptable and we passed every single message on, and they changed.
I was interviewed for the book Quitting Plastic in 2018 when the mainstream was ready to help embrace the change, and it has truly exploded since then. Our main message is simple, make small changes where you can. Don’t beat yourself up if you’re not perfect. I am always reminded of the quote by zero waste chef Anne Marie Bonneau:-
“We don’t need a handful of people doing zero waste perfectly. We need millions of people doing it imperfectly.”
Latest Articles
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Meet the reusables - Six simple swaps for a plastic free life
Reuse trumps recycle. Recycling is great, but it's always the better option if you can use something over and over again. With the temporary pausing of the Redcycle recycling service, it's more important than ever to think about -
4 reasons to use natural zinc this summer
UPDATE: we no longer stock this brand, but we have other zinc creams and zinc sticks available in store. Sun & Earth is a natural zinc cream is thicker than mineral sunscreen and a throw back to years -
18 ways to use Dr Bronner's Castile Soap
Dr Bronner's is a staple in most natural beauty cabinets. They are a multi-tasking organic skin care staple and their products are formulated with organic and fair trade ingredients, the brand has been around since 1858 and the -
The best new bicarb free natural deodorant
Exciting news for all those people out there who really want to jump on the natural deodorant train but find that the bicarb soda in most formulations irritates their underarms... Erica Brooke Skincare releases a new bicarb -
Stainless Steel Straws new to the Klean Kanteen range
One of our more popular items in store this year have been our stainless steel straws. We always love reading the conversations on our Facebook page and one of the concerns that some people raised was firstly how -
Introducing Cupy - Australia's first collapsible barista sized reusable coffee cup
This is Cupy, Australia's first collapsible, barista sized, reusable coffee cup. I wanted to introduce the Cupy and explain why we chose it for the store, as it's not recyclable at end of life. Please indulge my long -
How to make a pouch with a beeswax food wrap
Since we discovered beeswax wraps, we have learnt a few unexpected things from them. One day, after forgetting I left half an avocado in the fridge for 5 days and seeing how fresh it still was, we have -
ABC's War On Waste Episode Three - damn coffee cups and fast fashion
With the shell shock well and truly set in, I sat down ready to write down my stats for this week's episode. The two main features were disposable coffee cups and fast fashion. I already knew about the -
ABC's War On Waste Episode Two - recycling
After being shell shocked from episode one, I was a little more prepared for week two. This episode focused on plastic in the ocean and recycling and I learnt a thing or two about the plastic bag bans -
ABC's War On Waste Episode One - the horrifying stats
Last night I started watching War On Waste on the ABC, and the numbers were just staggering. It's the first time I have seen that many Austalian statistics on waste in one place at the same time. I -
Lunchbots Thermals new design now in 3 sizes
The largest size insulated food jar from Lunchbots has had a design overhaul to match the design of the two smaller food jars. These food jars were the first in our store to have a completely stainless steel -
Wool Dryer Balls focus
Today we heard a beautiful story about how the wool dryer balls from That Red House are made and we wanted to share. In our store, we have a few different focuses. Some products are here for their
