Eco-Friendly Blog

Not a week goes by that I don’t come across an odd item that I haven’t the faintest what to do with. A search of Ecosia quickly reveals all, but I’m usually distracted by some lengthy article on green living, completely unrelated to my quest. I’d have saved so much time over the years, if there’d...

Christmas is less than two.months.away! The shopping mall decorations are up, Bublé carols are jingling through my speakers and there’s talk of drawing names for Kris Kringle – yes, like it or love it, festive season is well and truly upon us. Instead of going overboard on gifts, this year, let’s...

Do you know that Australia is in the grips of the gravest water crisis in living memory? If you live in the city or the burbs, you’re forgiven for your naïveté. It is a national crisis, farmers are in ruin, wildlife are dying – it should be plastered across our screens and newspapers, but mainstr...

Nowhere is it more important to lighten your eco footprint than at the beach. From here, plastics need only travel the smallest distance to the sea. Toxic personal care products can harm marine environments and even our choice of swimwear can perpetuate needless plastic waste. It takes miniscule ...

Our bathrooms are a huge source of unnecessary waste. An overwhelming number of bathroom products and toiletries are packaged in plastic and contain harmful, unregulated toxins – bad for you and the environment. A zero plastic haven is the ultimate goal and, with Plastic Free July about to wrap u...

Soft plastics are difficult to avoid. Those sneaky suckers worm their way into our homes, regularly. If you visit the butcher, your local deli, or buy pre-packaged foods, you’re sure to come home with a wad of plastic in your shopping. And, while we’ve been able to recycle soft plastics at Coles ...