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By Emily Hay 14th June 2024 You may be wondering the connection between sea lions and reusable shopping bags and why I would be writing about them? Firstly, Australian sea lions are somehow cute, cheeky and sweet. They are endangered, with less that 6,500 mature...
By Emily Hay 17th May 2024 I found this fun story today which put a big smile on my face, as did the lovely pink boots! It’s about making sequins sustainable, by making them using plant-based plastic sourced from polyactic acid, which is derived from agricultural...
By Emily Hay 1st September 2019 In the winter of 1999, something inside my brain suddenly shifted, and I decided to make my own shopping bags. I was sick of having cupboards full of plastic bags that I did not need, or could not find a use for, but was loath to simply...
By Emily Hay, 7th October 2018 On July 1st, the major supermarkets implemented their new policy of banning single use plastic shopping bags. One of the alternative bags provided for sale at the checkout is called a ‘Bag for Good’, costing 99 cents, made from...
By Emily Hay, April 3rd, 2018 On July 1 st this year, Coles and Woolworths will cease handing out free plastic bags and will instead charge a levy of 15 cents per bag, for a thicker and stronger version, that can be reused. In a way, this is a win for the environment,...
