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♻️Easy eco-friendly living tips for a more sustainable lifestyle 🇦🇺Yugambeh Country #PlasticPollution #ToxicFree #LessWaste
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4/ We’re sorry for any inconvenience. You can still follow along here & with our blog to get all the eco tips on easily living more sustainably. Complaints department relating to this matter is located in Washington DC, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Thankyou for your attention to this matter.
3/ Reusable Planet will not be making separate provisions to collect tariffs at time of payment, for any country, especially given the ongoing uncertainty around the tariff landscape in USA.
2/ Our national carrier Australia Post has joined a number of international postal operators to temporarily suspended most shipments to the USA, including Puerto Rico, as they have no provision to comply with the new US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) requirements.
🚨 News for our USA customers. SHIPPING SUSPENDED Unfortunately, with the end of the ‘de minimis’ tariff exemption threshold of $800 for goods entering the US, like many of our fellow Aussie businesses, we have had to make the hard decision to turn off shipping to the USA. 1/ 🪡
I bet you say that to all the planets…
Fake News. Get rid of the Department of Labor. They’re just a democrat hoax. Get me a sharpie… here’s some new numbers. Just in. Look at those numbers! Nobody’s ever seen numbers like that! 📈
Goats are adorable.
Also… an excellent point… 😅
You nailed the blank stare and unemotional face.
In the first three weeks of Australia’s Cheaper Home Batteries subsidy program launching on July 1, over 11,500 batteries were installed. The federal government hope to subsidise a million batteries by 2030. Want to know more…? Reusable Planet Blog www.reusableplanet.com.au/blog/our-blo...
Australia leads the world in rooftop solar. Over 4 million homes - or 1 in every 3 - are now generating more energy than the entire coal-powered fleet. Quite the achievement. The story is different for batteries, with just one in 40 households having battery storage. But that’s now changing. 1/2
Hopefully labs in other countries will keep the research going.
What a simple but brilliant idea. Hopefully we’ll never need it.
And they wonder why Mamdani is so popular. What ever happened to ‘of the people, by the people, for the people’?
Billionaires will sell anyone out if it meets their own ends.
Your journey towards a plastic-free future doesn’t have to end with July! Keep these new habits & inspire others to make a lasting impact, too! Great job, eco warrior! We’ve got your back. Follow Reusable Planet for easy less waste and sustainable living tips all year round! #PlasticFreeJuly
🧼 Plastic-Free Personal Care: Try solid shampoo bars, bamboo toothbrushes, refillable makeup, cardboard packaging. There are plenty of great options that cut down on plastic waste. 🥗 BYO tub: Want trashless takeaway at lunch time? Plenty of cafes will welcome your BYO container. 4/ 🧵
🥜 Choose Bulk Over Packaged: Find a local bulk food store for grains, nuts, pasta, cereal, flour & spices. 🛍️ Opt for Reusable Grocery Bags: Keep a few spares in your car or bag for unexpected shopping trips or grab a spare box off the shelf. Avoid plastic produce bags or pre-packaged produce. 3/ 🧵
💧 BYO hydration: Remember your water bottle (& coffee cup) when you head out the door. Keep a spare in the car or at your desk. 🥪 Swap Plastic Wrap for Beeswax Wraps: Ditch the disposable plastic wrap and try reusable beeswax wraps to keep your lunch and snacks fresh! 2/ 🧵
It’s Plastic Free July and we’re coming in hot with some simple tips to help you reduce your use of single-use plastic. So simple, they’ll become your new habits & keep your going strong beyond July! 1/ 🧵
We agree, Todd! Stop using stuff once! Say no to single use. Say no to that thing on discount you don’t need. Use wisely, reuse regularly, recycle mindfully. 🙌🏼
☀️ To get all the details to tap into the Cheaper Home Batteries Program, read the blog! 2/2 www.reusableplanet.com.au/blog/our-blo...
Hey Aussies! ☀️ Did you know a solar battery rebate is coming? ☀️ Yep, around 30% of the upfront cost of a solar battery will be paid by the federal govt as part of their $2.3 Billion election promise. ☀️ That’s on top of the solar panel rebate, and on top of the schemes some states also have. 1/2
Every small action counts. Let's protect our beautiful land and oceans for future generations. Not to mention our own health! 💚 🦋 🪡 7/ end #WorldEnvironmentDay #BeatPlasticPollution #EcoAussie #SustainableLiving #PlasticFree
Here are some simple swaps to reduce single use plastic use: 🛍️ BYO reusable shopping bags ☕ Carry a reusable coffee cup 🚰 Use a refillable water bottle 🍱 Choose products with minimal or no plastic packaging 🥗 Use reusable wraps & containers for BYO lunch & takeaway 🦋 🪡 6/
Now, nano plastics have been found to breach the BBB - blood brain barrier. It's time to get serious! Together, we can turn the tide. 🦋 🪡 5/
In humans, microplastics are found in placentas and breast milk, in our blood, urine and waste, even in our organs. A recent study found it in the testicles of all deceased dogs and men it tested. 🦋 🪡 4/
Microplastics have been found everywhere scientists look. In water soil plants clouds rainwater land animals, marine animals and birds. 🦋 🪡 3/
Plastic waste is choking our oceans, harming wildlife, and even ending up in our food and water. In fact, humans consume on average 5g of microplastics every single week. That's a credit card's worth! 🦋 🪡 2/
Happy World Environment Day! 🌏 This year’s theme is Beat Plastic Pollution - something that is a hot 🔥 topic at Reusable Planet. Beating plastic pollution is our origin story. It's literally why we exist! To bring awareness of reducing your use of single use plastics! 🦋 🪡 1/
Didn’t POTUS say he wanted responsibility back to the states? I’m sure they’ve not had enough time to adjust. I imagine it’s trying times in US right now.
Nawww. Doggo having a great time 🤗
5/🧵 🐠 Since 2016 the GBR has experienced 5 mass bleaching events. 🪸 Coral harvests have increased since 2018. Read the report: www.abc.net.au/news/105261236
4/🧵 🐠 Aus Marine Conservation Society is calling for a total ban on coral harvesting on the reef altogether. 🪸 The practice has attracted bans of Queensland coral from the EU and the UK over concerns there is “insufficient evidence” the trade is sustainable.
3/🧵 🪸 One of Australia’s biggest coral harvesters is currently facing criminal prosecution for illegally harvesting coral from protected areas of the Great Barrier Reef. 🪸 Coral scientist Dr Morgan Pratchett says given the state of the reef, maybe we should rethink the industry.
2/🧵 🐠 According to the Queensland government, Australia exports about $25 million worth of coral a year, with most of those exports heading for USA. 🪸 Coral harvesting targets the most colourful varieties and researchers say it might be draining some coral colonies of colour.
DID YOU KNOW… Despite the perilous state of the Great Barrier Reef, the government allows private companies to HARVEST coral from it to build private aquariums? Unsurprisingly, conservationists are raising the alarm. Via ABC special report 1/🧵 www.abc.net.au/news/105261236
And if you’re doing it right — it won’t smell. Promise. 👉 Learn more at compostweek.com.au for practical tips Follow Reusable Planet for more easy sustainable living tips!! End 🪱 🌱
🌱 Enrich your soil with valuable nutrients 🌱 Help plants fight off pests and diseases naturally 🌱 Cut down on chemical & synthetic fertilisers 🌱 Improve water retention = less watering needed 🌱 Enjoy healthier flowers, herbs and veggies! 2/
Do you compost? It’s International Composting Awareness Week (4 – 10 May) The perfect time to start (or restart!) your composting journey. Why compost? The benefits go far beyond the bin: 🌱 Reduce your landfill waste by up to half 🌱 Lower greenhouse gas emissions and toxic leachate 1/
Happy Global Recycling Day! 🌍 Every small action adds up to a BIG impact! Today we're sharing what changes leaders of the world need to make to ensure the better use of our resources! Let’s celebrate the power of recycling and how it helps protect our planet 💚 #Recycling #Changes #WorldLeaders
As long as they don’t end up in landfill & are recycled instead. Batteries are almost 100% recyclable & not everyone knows they are quite toxic if they’re not disposed of correctly. Not sure where you are but we have great battery recycling here in Australia & drop off points all across the country.
Wondering why Cleanups are a good idea? Check out our latest blog article: www.reusableplanet.com.au/communitycle...
To find and join a cleanup.org.au registered event this Sunday March 2nd, head to their website. And remember… you don’t need a special event to do a beach cleanup! Organise one with your friends, family or on your own, anytime. The turtles thank you 🐢 🙌🏼 🧵 end #CleanUpAustralia
🌊 If we don’t reduce our use of plastic, the trajectory says there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean by 2050 (by mass). The most common plastic in the ocean from land is drink bottles, food wrapping and plastic bags. 🧵 5/
🌊 The Great Pacific Garbage Patch and the South Pacific Garbage Patch are just two of five known plastic accumulation zones, formed by rotating ocean currents (gyres) in the ocean, estimated to hold around 80,000 metric tonne of plastic each. 🧵 4/
🌊 Ocean plastic is so prolific, a plastic bag has even been found in the Mariana Trench – the deepest part of the ocean, 10,975 meters down in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean. 🧵3/
🌊 Around 8 - 10 MILLION TONNE of plastic waste enters the ocean every year from the land, most often washed out in storm water from litter. This plastic waste is mistaken for food and ingested by marine animals and seabirds, killing them and entering our food chain 🧵2/
With the 35th annual Clean Up Australia Day coming up this Sunday March 2, here’s a great reminder of why cleanups are important community events 🧵
🌏 Plastic chemicals are toxic to us and the planet. They contain endocrine disruptors (EDCs) that cause fertility and development issues 🌏 Many synthetic chemicals used in plastic are also cancerous and cause many, many chronic health issues Don’t go backwards. Sip instead of suck. #NoPlasticStraws
🌏 Humans are consuming an average of 5g of microplastics every week. That’s a credit card’s worth. 🌏 Microplastics are found in our blood, placentas, breast milk, heart, lungs, testicles and now breaching the blood brain barrier 4/
And if you need a recap in the ultimate consequences of all this… 🌏 We have a layer of microplastic covering the globe. 🌏 Eating plastic is killing marine life and birds 🌏 Microplastics are found wherever we look: ocean, air, clouds, Artic rivers, bottled and tap water, in our crops 3/
🐢 They get stuck in turtles noses 🐠 Marine animals eat them 🐢 They float, so are easily blown around and carried to the ocean from storm water 🐠 We have alternatives Sip instead of suck, or bring a reusable straw. Don’t go backwards 🙌🏼 2/
We’ve been over this and put it to bed long ago, but here’s a recap on why we got rid of plastic straws… 🐢 They are plastic 🤪 🐠 We have a plastic pollution crisis 🐢 They can’t be recycled 🐠 They (were) in the top 3 items found at beach cleanups 1/
Wow. The level of ignorance in this man just doesn’t end, does it? What plastic crisis? 🤷🏻♀️ Maybe Trump should get his testicles checked. Because a recent study found 100% of testicles tested in deceased males and canines, had microplastics in them. Hello! 🙄 www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
Textiles are one of the biggest sources of #PFAS pollution in Europe, but as illustrated in this figure, the current level of knowledge about human toxicity and ecotoxicity is limited to a small number of compounds www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/... #textiles #CircularEconomy #pollution #environment
I don’t know what that is, but for a second I was thinking Aussie Rules (Australian Football League - AFL) and was quite confused… 😀
Sing it 🎤 🎶
We reuse our smaller supplier boxes to pack our orders regularly! Of course… and we use paper tape, bleached Kraft paper stickers and paper filling! It all adds up!
Great idea. Love them!
It’s the same story of BPA and BPS. Sure, many things are ‘BPA free’ now, because we know BPA is an endocrine disruptor (EDC) and potential carcinogen. But merely - eventually - replaced with the very similar but less studied BPS. 🤷🏻♀️ We’re killing this planet, and us, with our synthetics…
Remember the olden days, when we all chanted for a politician to be locked up for having her own server…? Yeah… good times…
Are you thinking of buying some red roses for a loved one for the big V-Day? 💝 🌹 If so, you’re not alone. Over 5 million roses are sold in Australia every year just for Valentines Day. But, as with most things, there’s a hidden environmental cost to those blooms you probably don’t know about. 1/
Not just me 😂 Works good for carrots, too.
Right?!
They’re removing DEI initiatives because they want “Merit-based and colourblind.” That’s what DEI was brought in to do, no? I assume it’s the same as our D&I in Australia… What am I missing?
Yikes. Been there.
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It’s hard to watch from the outside. Truly difficult to fathom. Every day, it’s ten new things. This is not good for the planet.
Microplastics News: 📰 In 2022, microplastics were discovered in human blood. Now scientists have found evidence of microplastics in our brains. The average person consumes the equivalent of 5g of microplastics every week - that’s a credit card’s worth! 😮 www.weforum.org/stories/2024...
Ouch. Touché. 🙌🏼
What would Bluey do?
It’s the last day of the year! Already!! 😮 If your New Year resolution is the lose waste and get eco fit, Reusable Planet is here to help with easy lifestyle changes you can make bit by bit to create better daily habits and leave a lighter footprint 👣 We’ve got your back! 🫶🏻 #SustainableLiving
Such a refreshing platform. 🫶🏻
Will you be hosting over the holiday season? Boxing Day BBQ? Extended family dinner? NYE party? Here’s how to easily make your catering more sustainable with minimal effort! Read the BLOG: www.reusableplanet.com.au/blog/our-blo...
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Please stop shopping with Amazon! Not only are their workers copping a bad deal, so are the marketplace sellers and the environment! Shopping with small business is a better choice to spread the wealth, keep funds with families and not corporations and support your communities better 🫶🏻 #ShopSmall
Small actions, big impact. Let’s make holiday shopping joyful and planet-friendly. Share your top tips below or see more less waste festive catering ideas from Sustainable Santa 🧑🎄 at www.reusableplanet.com.au/sustainable-... 4/4
3/ Remember your BYO shopping bags! Keep spares in the car. 4/ Grab a cardboard box if you forget. Use paper mushroom bags for fresh produce or stay loose with bigger items. 5/ Left your bags in the car? Don’t fret, just put your groceries back in the trolley and pack them back at the car! 3/4
2/ 🥖 BYO containers for meats, cheeses & more at your local butcher, baker, or market—it’s easier than you think! And you’re supporting your local community. 2/4
Ready for the festive grocery spree? Make it sustainable with a few smart and easy tips. 🌍 1/ 🛍️ Plan your list and stick to it, to avoid waste and overbuying. Holiday specials are tempting, but thoughtful buying is where it's at! 1/4
And now we have American health providers in Australia barring insurance companies from their hospitals because they have refused to pay an extortion fee. We’ve heard your stories. We don’t need that style of health in our country. It’s alarming.
Easy Peasy! Even Santa is BYO’ing this year! For more Sustainable Catering ideas this Christmas, head over to our blog www.reusableplanet.com.au/sustainable-... We’d love to hear your sustainable living tips 🫶🏻 3/3
🎄 Instead of plastic wrap, try beeswax wraps, silicone lids or an inverted plate to cover your leftovers. 🎄 Make cleaning up a breeze and the waste to a minimum by setting up clear compost, recycling, and waste bins at your event to keep everything organised! 2/3
Tis the season to be sustainable! 🎄♻️ 🎄 We all love a good Christmas feast, but it doesn’t have to come with a heap of waste. Let's swap out disposable plates & cutlery for eco-friendly alternatives like compostable bagasse plates & wooden cutlery. 1/3
And also for when you need to spruce up that CV!
Wow. Early, early adopter. I was only… (oh wait… +14, carry the 1...) Never mind… (am I that old? 🤔) Dos & dot matrix forever ✌️
I’m in Australia and I feel the same 😆
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3/ Read more about the consequences and alternatives to Christmas wrapping on the Reusable Planet sustainable living blog and let’s make this Christmas merry and sustainable! www.reusableplanet.com.au/blog/our-blo... #SustainableLiving #ChristmasHacks
2/ 🎁 Kraft paper, decorated with twine and herbs 🎁 Cloth wraps, furoshiki style 🎁 Make wrapping part of the gift, with a nice shopping bag, tea towel or scarf. #SustainableLiving #ChristmasHacks
🎄150,000 km of wasted wrapping paper just by Aussies in one Christmas?! That’s enough to wrap the globe 4x 😮 Not all of it can be, or does, get recycled. 💡 Here’s some Eco alternatives: thread incoming…
5️⃣ Follow & wishlist your faves. Sign up for email lists or follow brands you love on socials to catch their best deals. Wishlists make shopping easier & smarter. ✨ Shop smart this season. Your future self (and the planet) will thank you! 💚 6/
4️⃣ Support small & sustainable brands. Big corporations? Meh. Small eco-friendly businesses? Yes, please! 🛍️ Reusable Planet stocks reusable, plastic-free & low-toxin goodies from Aussie brands. #ShopSmall 5/6
3️⃣ Consider impact. Look for products that are: 🌱 Plastic-free & sustainable 🤝 Supporting fair labour 🚫 Avoiding fast fashion & high-pollution goods Make every purchase count for the planet! 🌍 4/6
2️⃣ Be a mindful browser. Pause before checkout. Ask yourself: ✨ Do I really need this? ✨ Will I use it? ✨ Or is it just shiny and cheap? Mindful clicks = less regret! 💡 3/6
1️⃣ Make a list, check it twice. Decide what you actually need or want. Set a budget and stick to it! Pro tip: Use this time to tick off some Christmas gifts too. 🎁 2/6
Surviving the Salesy Season without overspending & overconsuming? It’s possible. Here’s how to keep your #UnderconsumptionCore intact this Black Friday & Cyber Monday. (Thread incoming! 🌿) 1/6
