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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New Tiffin Style Bento Box from Green Essentials
This week we announce the launch of our first Tiffin Style bento box in store. We have been reluctant to stock them in the past as every brand we had sourced was priced at the high end of -
Caring for your Southern Cross Pottery water filter
Those who have been following us for a while will know that we don't sell high ticket items without me test driving them first. When I did a test drive of the water filter from Southern Cross Pottery -
Your most versatile water bottle for winter
I was asked by a customer this week about carting in some food, drinks and smoothies to a family member in hospital and my best recommendations for doing this safely. You would be surprised to know that you -
Best water bottle for your car. The #1 choice for best tasting water.
What the best water bottle for your car? In November 2015 when this post was first written, it was over 40°C which didn't let up until around 8pm at night. For the first time that year, all the -
Thermos vs Camelbak stainless steel drinking straw bottles
UPDATE - we no longer stock the Thermos brand. The information below was correct as of October 2015 when we ran our comparison. I am not aware if there have been any design changes to the Thermos Funtainer -
Why the staff love the Camelbak Chute bottle
Last week we were looking around the warehouse for some products to share on our Instagram page, and we decided to start looking at products the staff were actually using rather than what was sitting on the shelves -
Water Bottle Spare Parts
As the Australian online retailer with the best quality drink bottles range in the market place, one thing we pride ourselves on is providing replacement spare parts for the products in our store when they're available. Sometimes the decision on -
The best water bottle for a bike cage
At Shop Naturally, we have an extensive range of water bottles made out of various materials, in lots of different shapes and sizes, different volumes, insulated or not and with various mouthpieces. Depending on what you want your -
FAQ: How to clean your Klean Kanteen
Klean Kanteen produce our #1 selling stainless steel water bottles in store. They're not only the first manufactured stainless steel water bottle in the world, they're still one of the best quality on the market despite hundreds of -
Cleaning your ecococoon cap
Ecococoon have a beautifully illustrated range of stainless steel water bottles that come with a unique cocoooncap™. The cap is unique in design, but works in a similar principle to the Camelbak sports bottles (the Podium range) in -
FAQ: Spillproof lids on water bottles explained. Is 1 better than the other?
Want to understand what spillproof lids are? As Australia's leading water bottle retailer, we have a LOT of choices when shopping. To make the task less daunting, we have a REFINE SEARCH personal shopper service in each category -
Klean Kanteen Lifetime Warranty + 12 hour insulation benefits
Klean Kanteen were the first stainless steel water bottle to be manufactured. The Klean Kanteen Lifetime warranty speaks to the quality of the bottles so shoppers can buy with confidence. They still hold themselves to the high standard
