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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Your Guide to choosing the best 5 Compartment Bento Box
The most popular bento box configuration in store the 5 compartment bento box. We have four different options available and they are all different. This blog post will help you decide which one suits your needs the best -
What's the difference between Top Loader and Front Loader laundry powder and liquid?
Whether we're talking about natural cleaning products here or mainstream chemical based products, the answer to this question is the same, and it's one we get asked a lot. What is the difference between a Top Loader and -
Compostable Dish Cloths from The Happy Sparrow
Adding compostable dish cloths to our range was a no brainer. When we sit down to do the product development for our own brand, The Happy Sparrow, we take a look at the same criteria we use for -
Introducing Raw Nature
Raw Nature is a small New Zealand brand who were pioneers in a particular type of packaging that we're all taking for granted these days, those cardboard tubes our plastic free natural deodorant comes in. Raw Nature was -
Palm Oil Free Sunscreen from Sunbutter
In any skin care or personal care brand, there are many products that are easy to formulate palm oil free, but sunscreen has always been a difficult one. Palm oil free sunscreen a few years ago was hard -
Plastic Free Water Filtration with Binchotan Charcoal
Australian brand Sol have released a binchotan charcoal stick to filter water. The company, who are known for their glass coffee cups and our favourite glass water bottle that has no plastic touching your water, have released the -
Sometimes it's about reducing the amount of plastic you're using
We saw an interesting post by Who Gives A Crap this Plastic Free July and we really loved the message (see the bottom of this post for the full graphic). It explains how not everyone has the privilege -
9 things you may not know about your Stasher bag
A world first, these reusable bags made from platinum grade silicone from Stasher are plastic free, self sealing and can be used for storage, freezing and cooking. Stasher is also the perfect reusable sandwich bag to use along -
Biodegradable Glitter - it's not just for kids
Microplastics are a big issue in the ocean with large chunks of plastic waste in the ocean breaking down in to smaller pieces and being consumed by fish and then by humans. It's also an issue with man -
How long do Beeswax wraps last for?
Lots of people buy beeswax wraps thinking that they are helping the planet by reducing plastic use, which is correct. At this point in time most things are better for the environment than single use plastic. But if -
The best way to clean your reusable water bottle
How often do you wash your reusable water bottle? How often to do you wash the lid? The team at Tredmill Reviews did some swab testing back in 2019 with some alarming results. We predict that reading this -
Arigato Bento - easy open for kids
UPDATE: The Arigato bento box is no longer stocked at Shop Naturally. We have other Bento Box options in store made from both stainless steel and BPA Free plastic. Arigato is the bpa free bento box designed especially
