Earthly Delights
Here’s a line-up that gets to the heart of thoughtful giving... Ten planet-friendly gifts for everyone on your list, writes Sarah Pickette.
Eco-friendly gifts that won’t cost the earth.
1 Made from vegetable matter, including bamboo powder and corn starch, this biodegradable cutlery is heat-resistant to 120˚C. EcoSouLife reusable
three-piece cutlery set in Navy, $9, Flora & Fauna; floraandfauna.com.au. 2 Heavy-duty truck-tyre inner tubes have been repurposed and given beautiful new life in these planters. Recycled-rubber 50cm planter with handles, $60, Upcycle Studio; upcyclestudio.com.au. 3 This made-in-Brisbane gift will give its recipient a real buzz and help nurture our beleaguered bee population in the process. Biome recycled timber and bamboo bee house, $65, Biome; biome. com.au. 4 Encourage someone you adore to grow at least some of their own food and cut down on packaging and food miles in the process. Microgreens
windowsill grow kit, $50, Urban Greens; urbangreens.com.au. 5 This certified organic hand and body wash contains essential oils and exfoliates courtesy of jojoba wax – no microbeads here. VM Body & Home Lemon & Eucalyptus 500ml exfoliating hand & body wash, $80, Vanessa Megan; vanessamegan.com.
6 This little goer adjusts from push-trike to balance bike and has a frame entirely made from recycled carpet. Wishbone Recycled balance bike and trike, from $249, Little Earth Nest; littleearthnest.com.au. 7 Crafted in Melbourne using soy wax, lead-free cotton wicks and recycled glassware and packaging. Tända ‘Woods Collection’ 300g soy-wax candle in Le Santal, $42, Tända; tandamodern.com. 8 These notebooks are designed and printed in Australia using environmentally responsible paper sources. ‘Botanical’ 200-page recycled-paper journal by Sophie Gilmore, $30, Notely; notely.com.au. 9 Ditch the single-use plastic with a collapsible silicone bottle that rolls up, by a company that contributes 10 per cent of its profit to an ocean clean-up initiative. 600ml roll-up food-grade silicone water bottle, $25, Rollabottle; rollabottle.com.au. 10 Queensland ceramicist Kim Wallace makes each piece to order and generates almost no waste in her work. Ceramic bowl and salad servers set in Bluegum on Stone, $145, Kim Wallace Ceramics; kwceramics.com.au.