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 complete guide to the TKWide range from Klean Kanteen
The TKWide range of bottles from Klean Kanteen had their worldwide release on June 1, 2019. The innovation in lid technology, new thread design and superior insulation make these the ultimate multitasking insulated water bottle that can also -
The difference between parchment paper and wax paper in the kitchen
At a first glace, to most people, parchment paper and wax paper seem to be interchangeable. For some tasks, this is true. For others, wax paper can be ineffective or dangerous. Before you decide which one to pick -
Zero Waste Reusable Bread Bags
We all know we need to use reusable shopping bags, but how many of us add reusable bread bags to the list of things to carry to the supermarket to cut down on single use plastic waste? Whether -
How to care for your Lunchbots Classic Dot Lids
Lunchbots Classic Dot Lids have been a little problematic for some customers, so we have written this guide to help you look after them properly. When we start our store way back in 2009, Lunchbots were the first -
Your guide to the greener options in reusable shopping bags
Both Woolworths & Coles announced in July 2017 (during Plastic Free July) that they would phase out all single use plastic bags over 12 months for greener options. Early April 2018, the supermarkets announced that they started the -
Your Guide to choosing the best Reusable Smoothie Cup
2019 is the year that reusable smoothie cups are going to come in to their own. Just like reusable coffee cups a couple of years ago, attention is turning to the massive numbers of plastic lined paper cups -
The Pro's & Con's of choosing a stainless steel lunch box
In our every changing world of living plastic free, now more than ever, people are choosing alternatives to plastic, even reusable plastic products, and instead, going for things that are made from metal, glass and even bamboo. In -
Is it possible to filter water without plastic?
This is a question we get asked once in a while, so I thought I would give some details on how you can do it, why I think it's not really necessary and what the middle ground is -
What's the difference between a reusable coffee cup and a travel mug
Last year, when the first season of War On Waste aired on the ABC, we learned that Australians throw away around 1 billion single use coffee cups per year. The country learned that while they may look like -
Fixes for a loose lid on a stainless steel lunch box
If you own a stainless steel lunch box, chances are, it's 100% stainless steel and nothing else. They are the ultimate in eco-friendly and they can be recycled if you ever decide you don't want it anymore or -
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 -
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