Why you should buy from I’m Plastic Free marketplace?
Because this way you truly support small Aussie sustainable businesses and the people behind the businesses … you support people that are creative, innovative and especially very passionate about what they do. You mostly support people that have several jobs to make ends meet…. you support small businesses and their dreams!
Nicholas
Excalibur Dehydrators
Having both seen and experienced the waste generated by products designed to break and therefore be replaced after the first year, the brands we distribute are carefully chosen to be as eco-friendly and sustainable as possible.
By making your own food at home, with a reliable and quality stainless steel juicer, one can also reduce the inevitable packaging waste that accompanies store-bought food by using only fresh grown produce… How?
We have always been strong supporters of recycling practices but a few years ago we realised how much plastic is around us and how most of it could not even be recycled, so we had to do something about it…
When I learnt that toilet papers use chlorine bleach to whiten them, and when these two mixed together they create dioxins, a known toxin, I thought it was crazy what we’re putting on one of the most absorbent areas of the body…
We are two sisters based in Brisbane Turrbul and Yugara Country. We love that our sustainable stationery helps to bring people together – sharing birthdays, celebrating achievements and appreciating great friendships.
After being in fashion for 12 years as a model and working in over 30 countries around the world, I founded Ossom out of passion for ethical clothing made of natural fabrics. I love to create beautiful designs that will last for ever.
I started The Bare Living Co. with a Paste! Yep that’s right…. a Dish Paste. A unique and eco alternative to store bought dishwashing liquid. We’ve cut the the plastic, all in a bid to help our mother Earth…
I’m passionate about good health and I have a strong appreciation of the incredible gifts from mother nature. The delicate combination of both spice and tea are used for optimum benefits in my favorite daily rituals.
I am a chemist & microbiologist. I love creating luxury beauty products that nourish the skin without depleting the earth, by conducting extensive research and study of each plants characteristics and composition.
I am unashamedly fascinated by Japanese culture which includes my daily ritual of drinking Matcha. It allows me to connect with Japan in my mind and reap the many health benefits that drinking it provides.
I’m a nature lover with a background in the environmental sector. I’ve always loved natural products and avoided harmful chemicals and toxins. In 2018 I became more focussed on avoiding plastic waste…
We have a passion for repurposing soft PVC waste from pool inflatables, air mattresses and other soft plastics, such as nylon from umbrellas and shower curtains, and turning them into unique accessories.
My aim is to help educate other parents on how easy and effective cloth nappies actually are to use. I am yet to have to deal with a ‘poosplosion’ and I have currently been using cloth nappies for 3 years.
Are your products manufactured or sourced based on their minimal harmful impact to society, which translates to no child labour, no exploitation, fair wages for workers, social security payments, safe working place and fair-trade?
3. Manufacturing Process
Are your products manufactured or sourced based on their minimal harmful impact to our environment, which translates to being made of natural and organic material (i.e. bamboo, organic cotton), therefore zero waste, or fully recyclable at the end of their long life (i.e. stainless steel)?
Is your production chain transparent, i.e. you know where your raw materials come from, how they are being produced and that your providers follow ethical and sustainable production practices and policies?
4. Product Ingredients
Are your products free of toxic chemicals, toxic metals and pesticides (i.e. BPA, Synthetic fragrances, Microbeads, Parabens, Oxybenzone, Formaldehyde)?
Are all of our products free of palm oil and its derivatives, also free of responsibly sourced palm oil (RSPO)? At I’M PLASTIC FREE we believe that unfortunately you cannot fill a bucket of water from multiple taps, then try and separate the water showing which tap that water portion has come from. We want to fully fight deforestation as a way to preserve wildlife and minimise global warming.
Are your product cruelty-free, i.e. not tested on animals?
Are your products vegan?
5. Product Materials
Are your products free of virgin plastic themselves or in some cases have a minimal amount of plastic (i.e. a plastic pump in a cosmetic glass / aluminium bottle < 20%)?
Are your products manufactured with recycled / upcycled materials, including recycled plastic, in order to divert them from landfill (i.e. swimwear from recycled fibres)?
6. Product Packaging
Are your products free of plastic packaging?
Do your products follow a close-loop system, typical of the zero waste / circular economy, by which customers might be asked to send back empty packaging to be refilled with new product (i.e. recycling cleaning products’ containers etc)? Or do you simply offer a recycling service (i.e. taking back old socks)?
7. Certifications
Have you obtained any national / international certifications? i.e. Vegan, Cruelty Free, Australian Made, FDA, GOTS, ISO, OEKO-TEX, Certified Palm Oil Free, No Plastic & Compostable, Not Tested on Animals, Australian Certified Organic etc?
If yes, which one(s):
8. Shipping Process
Do you ship your products with compostable or recycled packaging?
Do you ship your products with carbon neutral delivery (i.e. in Australia through Sendle, Shippit or Australia Post?
If yes, which carbon neutral delivery service do you use?