NEW IN REUSE: Best Bulk Bags Named, Period Swimwear, Natural Bug Repellent Blends, & The First Reuse Analytics Platform

What’s new in reuse this month? Number 1 bulk bags named, natural bug repellent blends launched, the first reuse analytics platform, and more new multi-use, circular, compostable, and plastic free products…

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HERE’S WHAT’S NEW IN REUSE THIS MONTH:

Essential Oil Blends to get Silverfish, Moths & Mosquitos to bug off

Biome EO has created essential oil blends that specifically target and help repel silverfish, moths, and mosquitos. Made in Australia from pure essential oils, Bug Off Mozzies, Bug Off Silverfish, and Bug Off Moths, they are a new natural bug repellent option.

They can be used in diffusers, added to a banksia scent pod or put on sachets in places where needed (out of reach from pets and children!).

Suss them out here (AU)


reusable bulk bags Voted #1

The Strategist, the shopping guide arm of New York Magazine, has voted Life Without Plastic’s Organic Cotton Flat-Bottom Bulk Bag as the number one reusable bulk bag, saying they are “thoughtfully designed” with their flat, round bottom that stays open while you fill them and are “sturdy enough that they won’t fall closed and cause you to get beans or flour all over everything while you do so”.

The bags were also praised for the large size’s two layers, which ensure it can hold fine food products, the seam being on the outside so particles don’t get stuck there, and the bags’ tare weight being printed on the front of the bag so it can easily be deducted from the total price of your items.

Get these award-winning bags here (US)



New zero waste book: YEAR OF NO GARBAGE

Eve O. Schaub’s Year of No Garbage is an honest account of what it is like to attempt to create no garbage for a year. She shares what she has learnt about the recycling industry, the sustainability lies and greenwashing she has uncovered, and how her no garbage experiment went - what worked and what didn’t.

Find it here (worldwide)


Zero Co adds recycled loo roll to its range

Zero Co has added recycled toilet paper to its range of refillable cleaning and bathroom products, so you can now order your toilet paper at the same time as your refill pouches to refill your bottles of cleaning and personal care products at home.

It is plastic free and 100% recycled. The 3 PLY toilet paper comes with 360 sheets per roll. It is rolled, wrapped and boxed in Australia, but made from local and imported materials.

Check it out here (AU)


The first reuse analytics platform

The first reuse analytics platform to help food service companies shift from single-use to reuse has been launched by Upstream after it discovered that many food service providers want to shift away from single use, but are concerned about costs.

Chart Reuse™ is a software platform that helps restaurants and food service businesses of all sizes understand both the environmental and cost-savings impacts of ditching disposables for reusables.

Explore it here


Modibodi period swimwear

Keeping period blood and leaks in and water out, period swimwear is an incredible invention, and Modibodi now has an entire range of different styles and colours.

Enabling swimming on your period without single use or using a menstrual cup, it absorbs light to moderate bleeding and light bladder leaks. The entire Modibodi swimwear range is made from our new pre-consumer recycled fabric and includes one pieces, high waist bikini briefs and bikini briefs, as well as crop tops.

See its swimwear collection and read how it works here 


Home compostable dog poo bags

Certified compostable for both commercial and home compost bins, Beco Pets compostable dog poop bags are made from natural plant-based resins. These compostable doggie bags are certified compostable by OK Compost TUV Home S0329, ASTM 6400 and EN13432.

Home composting of dog poo is possible – but first research how to neutralise it with sawdust and kill harmful bacteria! Or, check with your local composting facility to see if they accept pet waste, or if your local dog park has a dog waste collection bin that states it will be commercially composted.

Find them here (US)

Handspun Hemp Twine

Looking for eco-friendly twine? Earth Greetings’ Fair Trade handspun hemp twine is 100% hemp that has been hand dyed and hand spun in a Fair Trade process by artisans located on a river in the village of Bagdha, District Barisal in Bangladesh.

As it is a natural fibre, it is compostable and can be placed in your home compost or Green Bin at its end of life.

Find it here (AU)

New plant leather material on the market

Allbirds has launched a new plant leather material that is made with MIRUM® in partnership with NFW. It is made from natural materials such as natural rubber, plant oils, and agricultural byproducts.

It is using it to make its Pacer shoes in a plant leather option. Allbirds’ new Plant Pacer is 100% plastic-free, 100% vegan, and 100% destined to be a classic.

Check it out here

SAVE ON REUSE

  • Up to $100 off all refurbished tech (discount included in price) this February at Decluttr (US) and Music Magpie (UK)

  • Big Green Smile (UK) has 15 percent off its LoofCo range of natural sponges and scrubbers this February

  • Save 15 percent on EarhHero (US) with code SPREADLOVE this February

  • Free Raw Nature Moisturiser Stick when you purchase two Raw Nature products (AU) - use code STICK

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