October 28, 2020
What do we do with mattresses we no longer need? How do we dispose of old batteries? Phones? Electrical cables? Mattresses? Textile scraps? How can these things we re-used?
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September 29, 2020
Seaweed — by which we mean countless species of marine algae — boasts a pretty impressive resume. So impressive, in fact, that we’ve included seaweed in our forthcoming skincare range (more on that soon). Let’s dive into some of the benefits of seaweed (excuse the pun).
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September 18, 2020
You may be aware that there are issues around the palm oil industry and that it poses a threat to orangutans, in particular, but what is exactly palm oil and why is it such a problem? Let’s take a deeper look together.
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August 30, 2020
This month we're focusing on the 5,000-year-old Indian medicine system known as Ayurveda. Ayurveda is often referred to as a "sister science" of yoga, but it's not just a science — it's a life philosophy.
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August 20, 2020
95 per cent of surf wax contains harmful petrochemicals. So, while surf wax might smell good enough to eat, the reality is that most surf waxes are the last thing we want near our bodies — or our oceans. The good news is that we don’t need to stop using surf wax altogether: there are eco-friendly alternatives that work just as well!
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August 07, 2020
If you’ve practiced yoga before, you’ve probably come across this ancient practice. In Sanskrit, “prana” means “life force”, or in simple terms, “energy” (similar to the Chinese concept of “qi”). “Aayama” means “expansion”. So the word “pranayama” literally means to expand one’s life force, though often it’s translated simply as “breath control”. In yoga, your prana is said to flow through energetic pathways called nadis. Pranayama is about clearing blockages in these pathways.
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July 24, 2020
Shopping local might be something that some of us were doing, some of the time, before the pandemic swept across the world. Now, more people are starting to realise how important it is to support local businesses — but shopping local has a long list of other benefits, too.
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July 10, 2020
Microfibers are the teeny, tiny fibres that are released by synthetic fabrics. When clothing items are being washed, these fibres escape into the waterways. In fact, microfibers from synthetic clothes represent 35 per cent of microplastics found in the ocean.
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July 10, 2020
To celebrate Plastic Free July, we've pulled together some of our favourite brands and plastic-free products to help you swap out your plastic items for more sustainable alternatives.
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June 30, 2020
Our plastic-free journey began before SunButter was even born. As ocean lovers working, playing and relaxing on coastlines, we watched the tide of plastic slowly creep into the ocean both from street litter and from far-away places.
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June 19, 2020
AGL is a gas and electricity company. The issue is that AGL has proposed to build a Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) at Crib Point, which would pose all kinds of threats to our precious local environment — including our birds, marine life and pristine bay.
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