Sydney lingerie designer, Stephanie Devine, kicks the big guys to kerb & crowdfunds the world's first Organic, Eucalyptus Fibre, Zero Waste Designer Bra on Kickstarter.
ZERO WASTE BRA ACHIEVES KICKSTARTER TARGET IN 2 DAYS
The brainchild of Sydney lingerie designer, Stephanie Devine from Bondi Beach, The Very Good Bra, is go on Kickstarter for $75 a piece and is a truly beautiful piece of zero-waste design and engineering.The Zero Waste Bra is made out of the botanical fibre Tencel. Tencel is made from Eucalyptus trees and requires only a fraction of the water that cotton does to manufacture....
WORLD 1ST HYPOALLERGENIC & BIODEGRADABLE ADHESIVE STRIPS
Melbourne father, James Dutton has invented the world's first hypoallergenic, organic & biodegradable strips so his son could safely tape a scratch.James Dutton has done what big multinational health care companies seemingly couldn't or just didn't do and created an adhesive strip called Patch, that his son - and others like him, can use without having an allergic reaction...DIVINE NATURAL, NO FUMES, NON TOXIC MINERAL PAINTSPerth mineral paint designer, Bronwyn Riedel tells us why non toxic, no fumes, environment loving paint is better. Most commercial paint is that it is a kind of surround sound environmental noise maker. The way it is made, what it's made of, the residual everyday chemical intake through it's existence, and on to the fact that you can't even toss it out because it's considered a bio hazard.
THE BEST REUSABLE BAGSThe most important thing to know about reusable bags, regardless of your choice, is that pretty much any reusable shopping bag is better than endless disposable bags. So don't get too hung up on which one you go for or caught up in the endless debates about the virtues of fabrics. Go for one, two or ten that you really like that cost you a bomb because your chances of using are far higher...SEVEN TIPS TO LIGHTEN THE COST OF FLYINGThere's been a lot of recent press about travel, both in terms of greenhouse impact of our mode of transport and our personal impact on the environment when we get to a destination. One of the biggest issues with affluent societies and cheap travel meeting up is just that. We are all far more mobile than we used to be and our mobility comes at a cost... BUYING LOCAL CAN ACTUALLY BUY YOU FRIENDSNot only is it ok to buy friends by buying locally, it's exactly what you should be doing. And that's because buying locally produced goods and services connects you with your local community in ways that nothing else can. Small and local businesses are the largest employers in small communities, and by buying local you are supporting...EIGHT BENEFITS OF EATING LOCAL FOODBianca Rockelrath from Green Giving Co gives us good reasons why we should be eating locally grown food. There are many advantages to not buying your food from the supermarket. Eating delicious, fresh locally grown or made food is better for the consumer, farmers and community. For your health, the environment, less packaging, the community and supporting local farmers.New Traders and products this week on ekko.world