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  • 52-great-ideas-for-green-living
    January 6, 2017

    52 Great Ideas for Green Living

    The New Year is a time when many of us make resolutions. If one of your aims this year is to go green, think of us as your enabler! We've got lots of great ideas for small steps to help...

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  • natural-stain-remover
    September 14, 2016

    What to Use When You Need a Natural Stain Remover

    Grass stains, red wine stains, mysterious stains that appear on your favourite shirt! Don't reach for toxic chemicals. We've got a heap of ideas that you can reach for when you want a natural stain remover. Lemon Juice Lemon juice...

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  • tips for plastic free july
    July 8, 2016

    17 Tips for Plastic Free July

    It's Plastic Free July and I'm inviting you to join the challenge. The challenge is simple... refuse single-use plastic in July. It may seem daunting, but there are lots of little steps that you can take to reduce your use...

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  • oeko tex vs organic difference
    March 2, 2016

    What is the difference between Oeko-Tex and Organic?

    What is the difference between Oeko-Tex and Organic? That's exactly what Zita asked me this week. She'd seen some baby clothes that had a tag on them, saying they were Oeko-Tex certified, and she wondered how Oeko-Tex and organic certifications...

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  • How We Choose And Source Products at Hello Charlie
    July 20, 2015

    How We Choose and Source Our Products

    I'm often asked how we choose our products here at Hello Charlie. I find products in lots of different way: customers recommend something they've been using I start looking for something to use on myself or my family a customer...

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  • Why flushable wipes aren't really flushable
    May 19, 2015

    Why flushable wipes aren't really flushable

    As the team at ABC's The Checkout recently demonstrated, Kleenex so-called flushable wipes should come with a product warning stating that wipes may not break down as advertised! Say what? The term flushable wipes is another one of those ambiguous greenwashing words...

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  • What is Tog?
    March 12, 2015

    What is Tog on Baby Sleep Bags?

    Some baby sleep bags have 'TOG' ratings on them, from 0.1 to 3.5. Obviously, it's some kind of warmth rating, but what do the numbers actually mean? Even more confusingly, when you buy doonas, you'll see Tog ratings from 1.5...

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  • How to Use Less Plastic
    March 3, 2015

    How to Use Less Plastic

    By now you’ve probably ditched the plastic shopping bags for re-usable, green bags. They’re rather convenient, too. If you get in the habit of keeping them in the car at all times, there’s no reason why you couldn’t turn down...

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