Earth and Body Friendly

This is a product only for women, but men, don’t discount it completely. You may know of a woman who could do with making her periods easier and more environmentally friendly.
Many years ago, when I first heard of menstrual cups via a link from a friend online, I’ll admit that I was actually kind of [...]

I announced in the newsletter the three winners of the competition to win an Environmental Toothbrush each, but I forgot to post it here. So, congratulations to J.J. of Brisbane, A.B. of Sydney, and K.M. in the USA.
Remember that newsletter subscribers are usually automatically entered into competitions, so make sure you’re subscribed and ready for [...]

I received the wonderful bamboo Environmental Toothbrush from Dr Nat of Monumental Dental to review. You can read the review here.
Be one of the first in the rest of the world to try these awesomely environmentally friendly toothbrushes! These are currently only available in Australia, but I will send one each to the winners no [...]

Avoiding plastic in unlikely places
I don’t use much plastic in my house. I tend not to buy it and I try to avoid it where possible. For instance, a roll of cling wrap will last me several years. One place which had never really occured to me to avoid plastic, though, is my toothbrush. Perhaps [...]

No Impact Man is a wonderfully informative site written by Colin Beavan whose goal for himself and his small family was to live for one entire year making as little impact as possible on the Earth, complete with creating little to no waste. The year-long experiment is now over, but he continues to live his [...]

Another vlog for you. This was prompted by a video by Blunty3000 (on YouTube) in which he talks about how bad news seems to get so much more attention than good news. It’s one of the reasons why I avoid commercial television and why Earth and Body Friendly is focussed on the positive side of [...]

With so many marvellous portable devices around these days (and I do so love a good gadget), a store of batteries has become a staple in the second drawer from the bottom, or if you have a kid around, perhaps situated a little higher.
Use rechargeable batteries
Many people still use normal old alkaline batteries for everything. [...]