Top 10 Ways you can Reduce Waste
Can you believe that over 3.76 Billion plastic bags are disposed of in landfill sites across Australia every year? Or that 20% of your grocery shopping ends up in the bin? How insane is that!? Here at Everten, our mission is to provide a range of products that will reduce your household waste as much as possible whether that be plastic, food, money or energy. We also practice what we preach by testing and using these products ourselves. In addition, to reduce waste at our end, we pack all orders with recycled cardboard, biodegradable cushioning beans and utilize boxes of best fit. We have listed our Top 10 products that will help you reduce waste for a better tomorrow and even save you money.Bolsa Produce Bags
You've either heard about it or seen it in the news. Australia is following Europe's lead and has recently announced the ban on plastic bags in shopping centres and supermarkets across the nation. With this move, came about the idea of Bolsa bags. Made from recycled plastic bottles, these bags are the best alternative to plastic bags. Not only is Bolsa cleaning up our oceans by making these, but these bags are recyclable at the end of their life cycle too. These lightweight, breathable set of 8 bags fold up into a water-resistant bag the size of your hand, yet each bag will hold up to 2kg of produce. Each bag weighs under 10 grams each, making it easy to weigh your fruits and vegetables at the checkout without the need to remove them!
While these are new to our shelves, our customers have gone bananas for these making it one of our best sellers. Make sure to get in quick before they run out. Click here to shop our Bolsa bags.
Reusable Shopping Bags
Shopping bags, trolleys, totes.. we have it all. We have an incredible number of brands who have created stylish, sleek and completely practical ways to carry your shopping to and from the car.
These bags don’t only need to be used for shopping, they're great for the beach, picnics and to carry all your essentials (and your kids' essentials too!) as you travel.
Reusable Water Bottles
A reusable water bottle can have the greatest positive impact in contributing to help the environment. Available in different sizes, colours and designs, reusable bottles are becoming more sleek, stylish and smarter.
With S'well and Frank Green on market, these reusable bottles can keep up your drinks hot for hours and cold for days! You don’t only need to fill it up with water, you can fill your bottles up with juice, smoothies, hot herbal teas and the Contigo’s Infuser Water Bottle allows you to infuse your water will all sorts of fruity flavours.
321 Filter has just come on the market with their futuristic and stylish design that actually purifies the water as you drink. This innovative filter system removes any toxins or chlorine that could be found in your tap water, simply by pushing down like a coffee plunger. Lasting up to 125 refills, your insides will thank you for it.
Reusable Coffee Cups
500 billion disposable cups around the world are thrown into landfill every year, whilst Australia wastes up to 1 billion. For the price of just a week’s worth of coffee, you will not only being doing a favour for the environment but you will benefit from the latest coffee cup designs which will be able to keep your coffee optimal temperature for longer.
Frank Green provides a stylish design that looks fantastic on your desk yet is perfect for on the go. This Smart Cup features a CafePay pass that allows you to make cashless payments at participating stores - no need to open your wallet or purse when in a rush to work or your next meeting!
SoL Cups offer a sleek and modern twist on coffee cups. Made from glass, you will eliminate unnecessary tastes, odours and chemicals that disposable coffee cups may offer. This makes SoL Cups not only a healthy choice for the environment but for you as well.
Both of these brands are trendy and innovative but what they both share, which is surprising is that they are also Australian owned - so why not support local Aussie business?
Environmentally Friendly Lunch Boxes
We all live a healthy lifestyle, nourishing ourselves with organic foods, full of protein and goodness, but what about the containers that are touching your food all day long? Most lunch boxes are made from plastic that have harsh chemicals and toxins that are continuously touching your food. Lunchbots are made from low-toxic and eco-friendly materials that not only recycle after their life but eliminate all toxins from touching your food. This USA designed range consists of variations of compartments in your classic style lunch box, food flasks, lunch bags and leak-proof containers. Click here to shop the range.
Stasher Reusable Storage Bags
Replacing hunders of harmful plastic lunch bags, Stasher has created reusable and versatile self-sealing lunch bags to save you money. With a patented silicone seal design, these storage bags are leak-proof, freezer safe, microwave safe, dishwasher safe and will keep your food fresher for longer. The Stasher is super easy to use, and will store sandwiches, kid's lunches and snacks, frozen veggies and leftovers in the freezer that can be reheated all in the same bag. Available in a variety of sizes and colours, shop the range here.
Eco Friendly Cleaning
Everything you wash down the drain ends up in the ocean, from washing detergents, to laundry detergents, to cleaning your showers, floors, toilets and everything else. Just think about how much harm all these harsh chemicals are doing to the ocean sea life. Luckily, Everten support Australian made and environmentally friendly cleaning brands that want to make a difference to the world. Starting out in their backyard in South Australia, That Little Red House provides 100% natural and chemical free laundry detergents. Well it isn't really a laundry detergent considering this cleaning product is a bag full of organic soapberries. Native to the Himalayas region, That Red House is perfect for sensitive skin and skin allergies and if your want a touch of sweet smell, they provide fragrances as well. Each 500 gram will last you over 180 washes.
For more bulk buy and commercial style cleaning, Jasol is the brand to buy. Australian made, their range of Environmental Choice is made from renewable plant sources making it not only biodegradable but healthy on the environment as well. From washing detergents, floor cleaner, bathroom cleaner, window cleaner, each bottle will last you over a year, and once you see the price why wouldn't you want to buy it?
Extend Fresh Produce Life
Referring back to the start, I mentioned that one fifth of your grocery shopping ends up in the bin each week. I am appalled when I think about how much wastage that is and how much of that food could have gone to the less fortunate. We have provided a list of innovative ideas and designs that will help your produce last longer, so you are saving money. BluApple uses patented technology that slows the ripening of premature fruit. Simply place these bluapples in your fruit bowl and it will prolong the life of your fruit. Big supermarkets having been using this technology for years, and finally it is accessible to the public, so why not take advantage of that? Within one week you will have already saved on the money of this genius creation, and from then on, it's an investment.
The Swag utilises another design to prolong your produce. Made from 100% natural cotton in a patented 3 layer construction design, The Swag keeps your fruit and vegetables fresher for longer leaving your groceries lasting weeks.
Shop the range and colours here, including the Swag Starter Pack.
The White Magic Stay Fresh Mat lives on each shelf in your fridge. Encouraging air circulation, this mat prevents your groceries from becoming soggy, leaving your natural produce fresher for longer.
Not only keeping your fridge looking neat and tidy, these Oxo Pop Containers will keep your produce fresher for longer. This clever design uses natural, non-toxic carbon filters that promote air flow and absorb the bad chemicals that ripen produce quickly. They not only save the life of your produce, they keep your fridge looking tidy and organised. Available in a range of sizes including 1.5 Litres, 4 Litres, 4.7 Litres, the baskets within the containers also double as colanders.
It’s a win, win in our books.
Reusable Cling Wraps
You may not have realised but cling wrap is one of the most used storing items in our kitchen, yet are the most harmful to the environment. We have provided alternatives that not only do the same job as cling wrap but outlast the use of it as well. Each packet of Honeybee Wraps are individually hand crafted in Byron Bay. Made from environmentally friendly and non-toxic materials, these reusable cotton wraps are infused with with beeswax ensuring they are food safe (which cling wrap is not) and continuously reusable.
The gorgeous Charles Viancin Lid designs will inspire you to want to save and store your leftovers. Made from silicone, they are microwave and oven safe making it not only an alternative to cling wrap, but aluminium foil as well. Available in different sizes, shop the Charles Viancin range.
Unique and interesting to say the least, but CoverBlubber actually works. Creating airtight seals, these food safe designs stretch and cling to the sides of containers. These creative designs, create a fun and versatile alternative to cling wrap and plastic wrap.
Reusable Bakeware Liners
Replacing baking paper, NoStik Oven Liners are reusable and healthier when cooking and baking. Without having to use butter or cooking oils, this adjustable oven liner uses non-stick properties making it perfect for baking as well.
