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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A changing of the guard for the 450ml Cheeki Travel Mugs
Ever since the War On Waste aired last year, Australia have become great adopters of the reusable coffee cup along with reusable shopping bags, even though that last one met with some pushback in NSW a few months -
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 -
NEW Zero Waste Shopping Set from Ever Eco
In NSW where I live, 6 months ago, walking around your typical supermarket or shopping centre, only a small number of eco savvy shoppers would be walking around carrying their own reusable shopping bags. Now, the number is -
Safety tip metal straws are safer for kids
Over the past couple of years we have hosted many discussions about reusable straws and how suitable they are for people to be drinking from, especially children. The ends on most metal straws are thin and the same -
Two new designs in the Avanti 1.5 litre insulated water bottles
Each summer since their introduction in to our water bottle range, these 1.5 litre insulated water bottles from Avanti have been a popular choice. They have the following features not all of which are found in your standard -
Introducing Chico Bag's Original and Vita Shopping Bags
UPDATE: Chico Bag is no longer sold in store. It was only a week or two after the plastic shopping bag ban came out that news stories started to appear about how to avoid injuries from over-filling reusable -
Baking Cups & Paper - reusable vs disposable
Baking cups and baking paper are a staple in many pantries. In the world of reusables, these are still disposable, single use products. Below, we give you the run down on the different types of single use options -
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 -
Navigating our Plastic Free Shopping Guide - Good, Better, Best in 5 categories
Our Plastic Free shopping guide follows the main philosophy in our store, for people to do the best they can with the situation that's in front of them and to develop the 'Good, Better, Best' type strategy. While -
How to care for your reusable bamboo cutlery
Do you carry around reusable cutlery? Reusable cutlery is one of the easiest items to carry around with you for eating on the go. Whether you pack a set in your insulated lunch bag each day, or keep -
Your guide to using Wire Pegs stainless steel clothes pegs
Wire Pegs are an Australian brand who make stainless steel pegs that provide a long lasting solution to plastic pegs that break, fade, crack and then get thrown out in a short amount of time. They are made
