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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Go Green Bento Box stock update
There are some products that we can re-order at the drop of a hat and others that we need to plan for. The bento box range from Go Green is one that we have to plan for. MEDIUM -
Supersize Me - a guide to choosing a large water bottle
Choosing a water bottle might not be as simple as you think. You need to choose the size, what it's made from, is it insulated, what type of lid you want, can I tolerate plastic touching my water -
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
Sun & Earth is a natural zinc cream that's a throw back to years ago when it was tradition to have that smear of white zinc cream on your nose to stop you from getting burnt at the -
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 -
Introducing our new 2.2L water bottle in pink
Enviro Products BPA Free Plastic Drink Bottle with Stainless Steel Cap - 2.2 litres - Pink, now in stock!!! Adding to the popularity of the 2.2L water bottle in blue, we now have it available in pink also. -
Introducing ONYA reusable lunch wraps
The Onya Reusable Sandwich Bag makes use of recycled PET water bottles for the fabric (as they do with the Onya Produce Bags) and are lined with a food safe, BPA free PEVA lining. With Velcro straps running -
New lava stone bracelets from Aroma Jewels
After having such a massive response to our introduction of aromatherapy jewellery a few months ago, we decided to expand out range and add in aromatherapy bracelets from Aroma Jewels. Available in stock now, Lava Stone bracelets are -
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 -
Cheeki Insulated Coffee Cups arrive back
Today saw the arrival of the Cheeki coffee cups back in our store. We had a different design of these in our store quite a few years ago now. At the time, they were only foam insulated and -
Plastic Free July Day 14 - supermarkets to phase out plastic bags
Earlier today, Woolworths announced it was going to phase out plastic bags around the country. Within a matter of hours, Coles made the same announcement. Harris Farm are also doing it, and so far, they have been the
