A family of four living in suburbia with day jobs and a fast-paced life - we are what I'd consider to be a pretty typical household, living in a pretty typical way.

It appears we have once again reached peak Kondo. Marie Kondo's Netflix series has created a second wave of people around the globe discarding possessions that don't 'spark joy'.

We were a bit gutted to hear about the suspension of the Soft Plastics Recycling Scheme collection as of 31st December 2018. There are plans to start up again in April 2019.

It's that time of the year again, where the motivation to achieve your New Year's resolutions is already dwindling. Like many others, I choose not to set resolutions, focusing rather on intentions or goals that I'd like to achieve for the year.

There's a reason they call Christmas the silly season. Unbridled consumption, maxed out credit cards, and crunching through the crisp piles of discarded gift wrap and ribbon settled on the ground afterward.

We live in a time where we can have almost anything imaginable, any time we want, and even delivered to our doorstep if we choose. How lucky are we?

Colour us very excited - this week we launched our Vanilla & Coconut Body Wash and Hand Wash in limited-edition black bottles in stores throughout New Zealand.

Do you spend a lot of time hovering over the recycling bin while trying to determine if the thing in your hand can go in? You're not alone there. The numbers and triangle on plastic containers can be downright confusing.

Let's face it, lots of us are probably a bit guilty of 'wishful recycling' - putting everything into our recycling bins in the hopes that they'll meet a better end than simply going to landfill.

You may have heard of at least three – reduce, reuse and recycle. The original ‘3 R’s’ became known at the start of the environmental movement in the 60s and 70s. But being a consumer in the 21st Century is pretty complex, and it seems we need a bigger toolkit.