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  • Celebrating Fairtrade Fortnight 7 - 20 August
    August 7, 2020

    Celebrating Fairtrade Fortnight 7 - 20 August

    Fairtrade Fortnight is an annual campaign organised by Fairtrade Australia and New Zealand that celebrates all things Fairtrade. It’s an opportunity for us to celebrate the positive impact that purchasing Fairtrade products (like our Fairtrade cotton bags) has. This year...

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  • 10 tips to help with your Plastic Free July
    July 16, 2020

    10 tips to help with your Plastic Free July

    Plastic Free July is about considering your impact and making small steps towards living more lightly. It’s not about being perfectly zero-waste - for most of us that sets an unrealistic expectation - but there are lots of easy things...

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  • Fairtrade cotton impact report
    June 10, 2020

    Fairtrade cotton impact report

    We love reading the latest Fairtrade Australia & New Zealand impact reports. It’s gratifying to see that even though we’re just a small kiwi company we are able to directly contribute to making life better for cotton farmers in the developing world...
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  • Fairtrade Cotton Monitoring Report – 10th edition
    April 7, 2020

    Fairtrade Cotton Monitoring Report – 10th edition

    In this challenging time it’s great to share some good news. The latest Fairtrade International Monitoring Report has been released and it includes some promising stats. We’re pleased see a 39% increase in sales of Fairtrade cotton. Even better, farmers...

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  • Is Cotton Sustainable?
    November 26, 2019

    Is Cotton Sustainable?

    The truth about cotton – how sustainable is it really? It’s high time we all cottoned on (pun intended!) to where our products come from, how they’re manufactured, and what the product’s end-of-life looks like. So, let’s look at one...

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  • Cotton on to Fairtrade
    August 20, 2019

    Cotton on to Fairtrade

    While we definitely care for the environment, here at Ecobags, people are really important to us too. We try to help the planet out in more ways than one, which is why Ecobags has a range of 100% Organic and...

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