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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.”

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Joanne Swadling

Shop Naturally Founder & Owner since 2009

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    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
  2. What's the difference between a reusable coffee cup and a travel mug

    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
  3. Fixes for a loose lid on a stainless steel lunch box

    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
  4. Caring for your Southern Cross Pottery water filter

    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
  5. Why the staff love the Camelbak Chute bottle

    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
  6. FAQ: Spillproof lids on water bottles explained. Is 1 better than the other?

    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

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