FESTIVE FOOD SHOPPING - SUSTAINABLY
Author: Rachel Date Posted: 21 December 2024
By planning ahead, choosing sustainable packaging, supporting local businesses, and bringing your own reusables, you can easily reduce your impact this holiday season.
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ECO-CATERING: SERVE UP SUSTAINABLE CHRISTMAS CHEER
Author: Rachel Date Posted: 16 December 2024
Here's four easy steps you can take to make your Christmas catering #LessWaste.
COCO COLA’s OLYMPIC FIZZER
Author: Rachel Date Posted: 1 August 2024
Using Olympic-level greenwashing, beverage giant Coca-Cola spruiks its reusable credentials while distributing Millions of single use plastic bottles at Paris Olympics.
HOW TO ECO GIFT
Author: Rachel Date Posted: 2 December 2023
We all have to buy gifts now and again, so how can you put the ECO into Gifting? It doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive. The Creator of Reusable Planet explains just how easy it is to provide thoughtful, low impact gifts for family and friends.
RECYCLING - ARE YOU DOIN' IT RIGHT?
Author: Rachel Date Posted: 15 November 2023
When we don’t use our kerbside bin correctly, the consequence might be contaminating the entire load, seeing our recycling ending up in landfill, instead.
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THE FRIGHTENING TRUTH ABOUT JACK-O-LANTERNS
Author: Rachel Date Posted: 29 October 2023
The tradition of carving jack-o-lanterns each Halloween sees tonnes of extra food waste head to landfill each year. Here's how you can join the trend without contributing to greenhouse gas from food waste.
BATTERIES – FRIEND OR ENEMY?
Author: Rachel Date Posted: 24 September 2023
I’m going to cut to the chase: batteries are toxic. Hey, they’re totally handy. Where would we be without them? Love batteries (rechargeable, of course!) But along with being toxic, they are also over 90% recoverable and recyclable.
Lobby Your MP and Senators
Date Posted: 1 September 2023
Send an email to your state senators and local MPs so they register your concern.
HOW TO RECYCLE YOUR HELIUM, LATEX OR FOIL BALLOONS
Author: Rachel Date Posted: 31 July 2023
We all know the attachment a small child can place on something as simple as a helium balloon, and often we're reluctant to take any joy away from a little one. So is there a solution to balloon waste when you can't say no?
GREAT ALTERNATIVES TO BALLOONS
Author: Rachel Date Posted: 24 July 2023
Here's our 7 best alternatives to helium, latex, synthetic or foil balloons for your next party or event without being a party pooper!
SHOULD BALLOONS BE BANNED?
Author: Rachel Date Posted: 14 July 2023
Balloons are no longer the life of the party, especially for our wildlife. Unravel why we need to give balloons a second thought for our next event in this Reusable Planet blog article.
SUPER EASY DIY AIR FRESHENER RECIPE
Author: Rachel Date Posted: 3 June 2023
Avoid these nasty chemicals and make your own toxic-free air freshener and room deodoriser with these super simple recipes.
CAN AIR FRESHENERS MAKE YOU SICK?
Author: Rachel Date Posted: 31 March 2023
They’re generally accepted as a tool to ‘improve’ air quality, but in actual fact, there could be both a human and environmental health cost to that fresh linen scent. Is your air freshener toxic?
UN SEALS TREATY TO PROTECT HIGH SEAS
Author: Rachel Date Posted: 14 March 2023
A global treaty has been agreed for the conservation and sustainable development of marine diversity for activity on the high seas, which is the currently uncontrolled international waters beyond any country’s jurisdiction.
THE COLD, HARD TRUTH ABOUT FREEZING WITH GLASS
Author: Rachel Date Posted: 1 March 2023
If you’re looking for an alternative to single-use plastic in your freezer, you might have considered glass. But is it safe to freeze food in glass containers? Read on to find out.
DELICIOUS SNACKABLE ENERGY BALLS
Author: Rachel Date Posted: 7 February 2023
If you're looking for a healthy snack for your zero waste lunch boxes, you can't go wrong with these energy balls.
WHAT'S YOUR NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION?
Author: Rachel Date Posted: 5 January 2023
The health implications from plastic pollution include cancer, fertility issues and developmental problems.
IS YOUR SUNSCREEN REEF SAFE?
Author: Rachel Date Posted: 4 January 2023
While sunscreens protect us from harsh UV rays, who’s protecting the coral reefs from sunscreen? An estimated 14,000 tonnes of sunscreen is being deposited in the world's oceans each year. Is this a problem?
THE WAR ON WRAPPING PAPER
Date Posted: 16 December 2022
Australians use over 150,000km of wrapping paper at Christmas - enough to wrap around the planet nearly 4 times. So as Christmas draws closer, we look at the problem with wrapping paper, which wrapping paper is best and what alternatives there are.
THE SHATTERING TRUTH ABOUT BANDAIDS
Author: Rachel Date Posted: 12 July 2022
They’re small, comforting and part of our culture. A convenient go-to for any small wound treated at home or in hospital. But the humble bandaid has a few dirty little secrets that mean it may not be the best solution for your boo-boo.
