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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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  • Your simple guide to backyard composting
    April 28, 2020

    Your simple guide to backyard composting

    According to the latest Colmar Brunton research roughly half of kiwi households are now composting some of their organic and/or food waste. That’s great news. And when you consider that almost half of a typical household’s waste is organic matter...

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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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  • Healthy garden, healthy you.
    March 31, 2020

    Healthy garden, healthy you.

    While this national lockdown which we’ve found ourselves in may be inconvenient, it’s not all bad. There have been a few surprising side effects. We’ve slowed down and avoided the frenetic pace of our usual busy lives. We found new...

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  • How we deal with waste needs to change
    February 10, 2020

    How we deal with waste needs to change

    Here at Ecobags NZ our intention is to create plastic alternatives, and sustainable packaging solutions, so that we can all be the change. We’re working towards a zero-waste philosophy but, we’re realists so, we acknowledge that our company (and our...

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  • Fact or fiction: The truth about compostable bags
    February 4, 2020

    Fact or fiction: The truth about compostable bags

    The popularity of plastic alternatives is booming. All at once we’re seeing new products hit the market, increased competition, widespread use of green marketing, and even misinformation regarding the eco credentials of compostable products. So, here are the facts… ‘Normal’...

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