Across the world, 14 billion pounds of plastic end up into the ocean every year which then breaks down into small particles called microplastics. These plastics are increasingly showing up in our food and water supply and are especially harmful to marine life.  

Plastic is built to last forever however the sad reality is that consumers tend to use plastic only once before throwing it out.

6 brands helping to reduce the use of single use plastics

Discover 6 brands who are helping the world reduce their use of single use plastics:

Evercleaner

Founded by two young Aussie men who are on a mission to stamp out single-use plastics for good Evercleaner look to eliminate the amount of plastic consumed in everyday household cleaning products. Replacing refill bottles with dissolvable tablets, Evercleaner have already saved 15,000 single use plastic bottles in their first month of operation alone. Find out more here.

Thinc Eco

An Australian owned brand taking the hard work out of zero-waste living by encouraging reusable everyday lifestyle products to help curb wasteful habits of consumers. They have established a collection of small convenient products such as fruit bags and toothbrushes that eliminate single use plastics.  Find our more about Thinc Eco here.

Nimble Activewear

An Australian established activewear collection focusing on lowering the impacts on the environment in clothing materials. Their signature fabric, MoveLite is made from used plastic bottles that are re-purposed into their clothing. To date they have saved over 1,179,400 bottles from landfill. Find out more here.

SolCups

SolCups are a 100% glass keep cup for all your takeaway needs. This collection of sustainable products are functional and free from plastic. Their eco-friendly options include drink bottles, straws and carry totes. Learn more here.

Modibodi

A collection of sustainable, reusable range of clothing  and intimates Modibodi helps reduce the amount of landfill with each product they sell. Not only do they cater for both women and men they also have a collection of babywear such as re-usable nappies. Shop Modibodi here.

Zero Co

Zero Co create planet-friendly personal care and home cleaning products (think body wash, laundry liquid etc) made from plant-based formulas and packaged in beautiful ‘forever bottles’ – made from recycled plastics collected from beach clean ups around Australia. Discover more here.

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