Plastic Free July starts today

Chances are you've been mindful of reducing plastic long before now!

You've got the reusable water bottle. The keep cup. The glass jar collection quietly taking over a cupboard...

So we're not asking you to start from scratch.

Just choose what's next.

Join millions of people around the world cutting out short-lived plastic this July.

One new habit. One small swap. Multiplied by millions of people. That's the kind of movement that changes the world. 🤝​

You've got them. In the car. By the door.  Stuffed inside another reusable bag. 

This month, renew your commitment to actually bringing them into the shop!

Those paper bags sneaking back aren't the goal either. The bag you've used 100 times already is.

Challenge accepted?

Pop a reusable container in your bag.  Use it for takeaway, deli purchases, or even a doggy-bag, and simply ask if it can be filled. 

Bringing your own container is becoming increasingly normal – you'll be surprised how otften the answer is yes!

Challenge accepted?

More tips here about plastic free takeaway →

Your local bakery is one place we know they are happy for you to BYO a bag. 

Your loaf deserves better than sweating in a flimsy plastc bag.   Have you seen these beeswax bread bags?  Great reviews for keeping sourdough loaves fresh too.

Challenge accepted?

Viva La Body's bars are back just in time for July.  Just like a liquid shampoo but in a solid form.

Switch one shampoo bottle for a bar and imagine the plastic bottles you'll save over the years. 

Challenge accepted?

Laundry isn't usually where legends are made.

But here we are.

Biome invented this Laundry Liquid Concentrate Bar to solve two problems.  Our customers wanted to use a liquid, but they wanted it:

• without a plastic bottle

• without palm oil  

Challenge accepted?

Keep one more plastic bottle from your recycling bin this month too.  

Yes, only a percentage of the plastic put into kerside recycling actually gets recycled and given a second life.   So it's better not to generate the demand in the first place.

Challenge accepted?

🌿 Already ticking these challenges off?​

We've got plenty more ideas waiting for you in our Complete Guide to Plastic Free Swaps.

​Plastic Free July started right here in Australia and is now one of the world's biggest environmental movements.

174 million people

190 countries

390 million kg of household waste avoided in a single year

Impressive stats for something started by one person.

We'll be cheering you on every step of the way!

Happy Plastic Free July

Tracey & the Biome team 🌏💚