NEW IN REUSE: Sunscreen in a Metal Tube, Microwave Safe Steel Container, First Net Zero Shoe & A Repair Festival

What’s new in reuse this month? Sunscreens in metal tubes, microwave safe steel containers, a refillable sunscreen applicator, reusable popsicle moulds, the first net zero carbon shoe, a repair festival and more new multi-use, circular, compostable, and plastic free products…

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

Sunscreen in a Metal Tube!

Finally, a plastic-free sunscreen options in a tube! Sunscreen in a metal tube is easy to apply and much easier on the planet! A metal tube is a great option for storing sunscreen due to its durability and recyclability. Unlike plastic, they can be easily recycled and reused. They also keep sunscreen fresh, prevent leakage or spillage, and provide an easy way to dispense it without creating excess waste. We have found two sunscreens that come in metal tubes so far:

Refillable sunscreen applicatoR

This compact, sustainably designed sunscreen applicator can be refilled again and again, reducing plastic from buying multiple small sunscreen bottles and tubes. Buy your sunscreen in bulk and refill a Solmate reusable sunscreen applicator instead.

And it provides a convenient way to ensure you always have some sunscreen in your bag in a perfectly sized, leak-proof sunscreen holder, which is made from certified ocean-bound plastic.

Suss it out here (AU)


New book showcases how to get sharing

Thanks for Sharing: How I Gave Up Buying and Embraced Swapping, Borrowing and Renting by Eleanor Tucker shares how sustainable sharing can save us money and lead to a happier future.

She documents her year-long experiment of buying as few new things as possible, and relying on the power of sharing, lending, renting and borrowing instead. Why this is more affordable, leads to more fulfilling lives and more sustainable is also delved into.

Find it here: Booksio (US) / Waterstones (UK) / Booktopia (AU)

A microwave-safe steel reusable container?

A stainless steel reusable container that can be used in the microwave? How is that possible? According to its makers, black+blum, it is because it has been designed to be perfectly smooth and round, so it does not cause sparking.

Perfect for meal prep, these food boxes are lightweight, airtight and durable. They are also oven safe, turning them into a great multifunctional reusable that can be used for meal prep, food storage, an on-the-go lunch box, and an oven container.

See and read more about them here (UK)

Waterless wasteless Skincare

Many beauty products are 80-90% water. Jade Beauty’s low waste skincare products come in powder form in refill sachets. These sachets are added to a bottle and mixed with water to create the skincare product, with the available products including a 2-in-1 cleaner and masque, and a foaming body wash.

They are made from high-quality ingredients that are pure, potent, and preservative-free.

See them here (AU)

World’s First Net Zero Carbon Shoe

Allbirds’ M0.0NSHOT is the world’s first net zero carbon shoe - without relying on a single carbon offset! A standard sneaker has a carbon footprint of about 14 kg CO2e. Allbirds' M0.0NSHOT has a 0.0 kg CO₂e carbon footprint.

How? Regenerative wool, a carbon-negative, sugarcane-based foam midsole with 80% bio content, and carbon-negative bioplastic eyelets made from microorganisms that convert methane into a polymer that can be moulded like plastics.

Packaging and transportation are also low impact, with biofuel powered ocean shipping and electric trucking from port to warehouse, and minimal sugarcane-derived, carbon-negative Green PE packaging used.

More info here (worldwide)

The first-ever Repair Festival

This August, the inaugural Repair Festival will be held in Redfern, Sydney. From 8 to 20 August, Bower will use the festival to showcase the diverse skills of local creatives, woodworkers, DIYers, auctioneers, and business/community organisations. The repair and reuse culture ethos will be celebrated and shared and attendees will be empowered to make changes.

Find out more here

REUSABLE TRAVEL BBQ

To replace single use disposable barbecues, EcoBBQ has launched an ultra portable, compact reusable barbecue. Ideal for picnics, walks, road trips and camping trips, an eco-friendly fuel such as charcoal, charcoal briquettes or instant-lighting charcoal can be used with it to provide a safe, sustainable, and effective cooking option when out and about and on the go.

Check it out here (UK)

food grade steel popsicle molds

Avoid plastic popsicle wrappers by making your own ice pop in reusable popsicle moulds. Life Without Plastic’s Freezycups are made with high quality, rust-proof stainless steel and come with food grade silicone gaskets and bamboo sticks that can be washed and reused. 

They have been designed with a flat bottom so they can be rested upright on a table if an ice pop is put down for a bit.

Available here (US)

Waste Free Laundry Soaker & Stain Remover

A soaker, stain remover & wash booster has been added to Zero Co’s range of products in returnable pouches. For use in washes where high performance stain removal and making whites extra bright is required.

It is free from chlorine bleach and made using biodegradable surfactants. While most of Zero Co’s products come in a returnable pouch the is reused, this product comes in an industrially compostable pouch that is composted when returned.

Get it and other single-use free personal care and home cleaning products here (AU)

Improved Vegan Wax Wraps

Ever bough vegan wax reusable food wraps and found they were lacking in stickiness? These new vegan wax wraps that can be used to replace plastic wrap as a reusable alternative do not have that problem, being very clingy. They are handmade using certified organic cotton coated with a mix of sumac berry wax, homemade coconut oil and damar tree resin.

They come as two large wraps so they be cut them with scissors into smaller sizes if desired, depending on the size of the containers you’re wanting to use them for.

Find them here (US)

New Range of Plastic Free Felted Party Decorations

&Keep has a gorgeous new range of plastic-free felted party decorations. It includes a hand felted and beautifully embroidered Happy Birthday garland, a hand made wool tassel and pompom garland, and various felted ball garlands.

They are made by a team of fair trade craftspeople in Nepal and made from 100% wool, and can be reused to celebrate for many years!

Browse the whole range here (UK)

SAVE ON REUSE

NEWLY ADDED TO OUR SITE: 

NEWLY ADDED TO OUR WHERE TO SHOP WASTE FREE IN AUSTRALIA MAP:

  • Resparkle, which sells cleaner concentrates in home compostable sachets for refilling bottles, has an outlet store in Braeside Victoria that is opened occasionally for warehouse sales (check its Facebook Events page to find out when the next one is)

  • My Green Stuff in Brisbane, Queesland, which stocks zero waste reusable products

NEWLY ADDED TO OUR OUR COMMUNITY SHARING DIRECTORY / MAP:

 

NEWLY ADDED TO OUR LOW WASTE, LOCAL GROCERIES & BULK FOOD DELIVERIES DIRECTORY:

  • Nothing new been added this month - let us know if you know of any we should add!

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