useful & Inspiring sustainability resources
Scroll down for our list of sites, books, doccos and apps worth checking out!
We've included the hive mind that helps when we're stumped, the apps that have assisted us to reduce our waste and pick up our ethical game, and the online stores that sell products you can stand by.
We've also included some documentaries that delve deep and have increased our understanding of the issues and how society can overcome them. For a list of Earth-changing books on reducing waste, climate change, systemic change, our food system, slow living, and intersectionality, go here.
Hopefully this list of useful and inspiring sustainability resources will encourage and help you find the solutions to reduce your rubbish!
Buying zero waste products online:
AUSTRALIA
Biome – super strict about the products that it sells, which are all cruelty free and certified palm oil free, you can shop with peace of mind that you’re not paying for anything unethical.
www.biome.com.au
Nourished Life – focused on toxin-free shopping, this website sells natural skin care, health, wellbeing and beauty products, so not all products are zero waste or plastic free, but some are and it is a great shop for natural products.
www.nourishedlife.com.au
Sassy Organics – this online organic skin care store sells products that are good for the health of both people and the planet. Along with its all-organic range, it offers over 400 plastic free products and reusable alternatives among its numerous sustainable and eco-friendly health and beauty products.
www.sassyorganics.com.au
Going Green Solutions – if you’re looking for eco-friendly, biodegradable catering and packaging options for your business, office or event, go with Going Green Solutions, which has wholesale and retail options.
www.goinggreensolutions.com.au
Go For Zero – with a founder who is a self-confessed toxin-free nerd and who hates waste, all of its products are 100% toxin free and sustainably packaged in reusable, compostable or easily recyclable material that contains little to no plastic. And, it only stock products from Australian owned brands.
goforzero.com.au
US/CANADA
EarthHero – making buying responsibly second-nature! This eco-friendly online marketplace’s products are sourced, manufactured, and shipped in a way that protects our planet’s future.
www.earthhero.com
Life Without Plastic – can’t say it better than its tagline: “the one-stop shop for safe, high quality, ethically-sourced, Earth-friendly alternatives to plastic products for everyday life”.
www.lifewithoutplastic.com
Ecoternatives – a Hawai'i zero waste home essentials profit-for-purpose store. You donate as you shop! 5.00%-12.50% of sales are donated with each order.
ecoternatives.co
Sun & Swell – organic health food store offering locally sourced foods in plastic-free home compostable packaging , as well as sustainable versions of staple kitchen, self-care and home products.
sunandswellfoods.com
*Use discount code REUSENAT25 for 25% off your first order (until 1 April 2022 / can't be used with other promotions and or for subscriptions).*
Well.ca – you’ll find an extremely broad selection of carefully curated, peer-reviewed products here - from zero waste personal care products to good quality reusables.
well.ca
UK
&Keep – mindfully selected eco-friendly, sustainable, and reusable items for keepers to buy with forever in mind.
andkeep.com
BigGreenSmile – one of the biggest online retailers of organic, natural, cruelty free and environmentally friendly products in the UK.
biggreensmile.com
Bower Collective – supporting you on your journey to eliminating waste with products that look good, feel good, reduce waste, are sustainable and effective.
bowercollective.com
SOUTH AFRICA
Faithful to Nature – for our South African friends and family, an online store that really cares, it sells good quality, organic, and natural products.
www.faithful-to-nature.co.za
Worldwide
Etsy – endless options of homemade eco-friendly products to help you on your zero-waste journey! For when you can’t home-make something yourself!
www.etsy.com
waste minimising & ethical apps:
ShareWaste – an amazing app that connects neighbours that want to donate organic waste with those that want to receive it and those that want to receive it with those that want to donate it.
sharewaste.com
Fair Food Forager – an app that helps you find ethical and sustainable food in your vicinity.
fairfoodforager.com.au
Good on You – want to know how a brand rates ethically? Use this app to check its impact on people, the planet and animals.
goodonyou.eco
abillionveg – find vegan options anywhere using this app, which shares users’ feedback with business owners to help them shift to more plant-based options. Also, for every review of plant-based food, money is donated to support farm animals and marine life rescue initiatives around the world.
abillionveg.com - please use our referral code, REUSABLENATION, at signup!
Refill – an app that shows you where you can refill your water bottle when out and about (mostly in the UK at the moment, but it's growing).
www.refill.org.uk
helpful waste reduction WEBSITES:
Zero Waste Victoria Facebook Group (or a zero waste Facebook group in your area!) – an excellent group for getting general advice, as well as tapping into local knowledge.
www.facebook.com/groups/ZeroWasteVictoria
Shop Ethical – an Australian not-for-profit organisation that aims to “educate and empower people to make shopping choices that better reflect their values and to use their consumer power to create a better world”.
www.ethical.org.au
Responsible Cafes – find responsible restaurants and cafes in Australia.
responsiblecafes.org
UYO – UYO (use your own) is a not-for-profit, responsible-cafe finder in New Zealand.
www.uyo.co.nz
books on reducing waste, climate change, systemic change, our food system, slow living, and intersectionality
You’ll find all the sustainability related books we recommend reading in this blog post.
Documentaries and series on going waste free
A Plastic Ocean – we highly recommend watching this documentary to get an understanding of how dire the situation is and why everyone should be avoiding all plastic.
aplasticocean
ABC’s War on Waste – a series that explores household, retail and farming waste in Australia and reveals the truth about where various kinds of waste actually end up.
www.abc.net.au/tv/programs/war-on-waste
The Clean Bin Project – a couple has a competition to see who can produce the least garbage. Funny and insightful!
www.cleanbinmovie.com
The Need To Grow – a documentary on the fight to heal our broken food system and regenerate the planet’s dying soils.
theneedtogrow
The True Cost – a heartbreaking documentary on the true cost of fast fashion and why fashion is the second most polluting industry in the world after the oil industry.
truecostmovie.com
Cowspiracy – uncovering how destructive animal architecture is, this documentary calls out the absolutely devastating environmental impact large-scale factory farming has on our planet.
www.cowspiracy.com