NZ period care brand AWWA receives B Corp certification
According to AWWA, it aims to eradicate period poverty while positively impacting the environment.
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LA streetwear brand creates shoes from recycled adult toys
David Teitelbaum, the founder of Rose in Good Faith, said he came up with the idea to create a shoe made from sex toys after visiting the adult toy factory and seeing all the excess products that didn’t pass QA.
Hero Packaging introduces fully water soluble garment bags
The company says it has successfully developed a transparent and reusable garment bag with the same look, strength, and functions as its plastic version but can be completely dissolved in boiling water within 30 seconds. I
The sachet economy: Can we ever solve the small packet problem?
Made from layers of plastic and aluminium, sachets aren’t biodegradable and are almost impossible to recycle.
Aussies challenged to ditch single-use plastic cups
The challenge aims to help people, businesses, and cafes avoid billions of single-use coffee cups in landfills and litter yearly.
Whittaker’s launches plant-based Oat Milk chocolate
The latest addition to confectioner’s permanent range is a result of two years of perfecting the recipe – with a bit of Kiwi ingenuity.
Coca-Cola’s Bonaqua launches first ‘label-less’ bottles
A transition to label-less bottles is part of Coca-Cola’s World Without Waste initiative that rolled out in 2018, that aims to “collect and recycle a bottle or can for every one it sells” by 2030.
Top 10 realistic tips for a greener kitchen
Sustainable options are usually the more “frugal” ones too, so if you’re thinking about saving resources, these tips we’ll share for a greener kitchen will also save you money.
Wacoal Philippines recycling old bras into eco-friendly fuel
This plan makes use of worn-out bras that would otherwise be disposed of in the bin, included in to the 15 million tonnes of textile waste generated each year.
Japanese researchers create ‘edible’ cement from fruit scraps
In 2019, Japan produced approximately 5.7 million tonnes of food waste, which it aims to reduce significantly by 2030.
Israeli startup creates a fully compostable alternative to flexible plastic
timated $200 billion usd by 2025. However, only 4 per cent of flexible plastic packaging gets recycled and the rest ends up in landfills.
Researchers create packing material made from pineapple waste
The sustainable packing material is made from the core and rind of the fruit and is both edible and compostable.
Kiwi research shows red meat has nutritional advantage over plant-based alternatives
Meat industry-funded study compares impact of burritos on blood, digestive systems and mood for four hours after consumption.
NSW exempts straws from plastic bans for medical and disability use
As demand increases for plastic alternatives, so do the concern from the disability community on how plastic-straw bans will create additional difficulties in their existing struggles.
How Australia’s Go for Zero makes sustainable shopping easier
The online marketplace offers more than 2000 products from 104 Australian-owned brands, which the company says it they has researched, tested, and found to be toxin- and plastic-free.