Eco friendly products

To say plastic pollution is a widespread problem is not doing it justice:

Only about 9% of all plastic ever made has likely been recycled with 12% of all plastic waste having been incinerated. The remaining 79% has accumulated in either landfill or the natural environment if not still in use.

One million seabirds and 100,000 marine mammals die each year from plastic pollution in our oceans.

In one study by the U.S. Centres for Disease Control, nearly 93 percent of people tested positive for BPA (a potentially harmful chemical present in plastic products).

Think the problem is too big for you to make an impact?

Think again.

We put together this list of eco friendly products to show you just how easy it can be to replace some of the plastic products you buy and support those making products out of recycled plastic. By replacing them, you can virtually eliminate your single use plastic waste in that area. By purchasing recycled plastic products you are helping to close the loop of the circular economy.

One of the best ways to fight plastic pollution is to live by example and ensure the products you buy are produced with both ethics and the environment in mind.

Also, don’t forget to share the journey with your friends and family. The more friends you convince, the more people you share articles like this one with, the more people will begin using environmentally friendly products in their everyday lives, and that is how we change the world.

Scroll down to see where you can make some simple changes with eco friendly products that can have big impacts on your environmental footprint.

Or use the links below to navigate to a specific section:

Zero Waste Shopping Gear

Many people don’t realise how much plastic is wasted when they go shopping. Thankfully, there are eco friendly products that can quickly reduce or eliminate your plastic shopping plastic waste.

Here at Onya, all our reusable bags are made using rPET material which is a fabric made from recycled BPA free plastic drink bottles. In addition, all Onya reusable products are recyclable at the end of their life cycle.

1. Reusable Bread Bag

Carry your bread home in style without any packaging waste. The Onya Reusable Bread Bag is made from up to 10x recycled plastic drink bottles and is designed to replace single use paper or plastic bread bags, plastic toggles and ties.

Perfect for the home baker too. Bread stored in one of our bread bags can last up to 3 months in a frost free freezer and will not sustain freezer burn due to the unique double lining and airtight roll and lock closure.

Check Out Our Reusable Bread Bag

2. Reusable Produce Bags

Our award winning Reusable Produce Bags are one of our most popular products here at Onya.

Instead of using the produce bags from the grocery store and throwing them out when your food is brought home, you can use the Onya reusable produce bags and never tear off and throw away a plastic produce bag again.

They also let water and air through, so you can wash your fruits and veggies within the bags when you get home.

Check Out Our Award Winning Reusable Produce Bags

3. Reusable Bulk Food Bags

The Reusable Bulk Food Bags from Onya were designed to help people easily and conveniently transport their bulk food purchases home. The bags have been designed as a lightweight top up tool to replace the need for carrying heavy jars and canisters when doing your shopping.

Our bulk food bag set includes a large, medium and small bulk food bag along with our specially designed bulk food shopping tote and carrying case. Each size bag and the tote are also available individually so you can customise to your needs.

Check Out Our Reusable Bulk Food Bag Range

4. Reusable Shopping Bags

Plastic shopping bags from the grocery store (or any retail store) produce even more waste than single use plastic produce bags.

The Onya Reusable Shopping Bag scrunches down into an attached pouch so you always have it On Ya to carry your groceries and other items, eliminating your plastic waste from shopping bags every time you shop.

Check Out Our Reusable Shopping Bags

Ethical Personal Accessories

Many personal accessories are made using virgin materials. Luckily there are plenty of eco friendly products available that are both stylish and sustainable alternatives.

5. Recycled Ocean Plastic Eyewear

Sea2see collects ocean plastic waste, nets, and ropes in coordination with fishing communities in Spain to create their Italian designed eyewear. Collecting an average of one tonne of plastic waste every second day, selected plastic waste is used as the raw material for their eyeglasses with the remaining waste sold off to other companies for use in different processes.

Check Out Sea2see’s Sustainable Eyewear Collection

6. Side Bag Made From Recyled Plastic Drink Bottles

Lightweight and super-tough, the durable Onya Side Bag is ethically made using rPET material which is a fabric made from recycled plastic drink bottles. It makes for a perfect day bag which stuffs down into a fist-sized carry pouch so you can take it with you anywhere, anytime.

Check Out Our Recyled Plastic Side Bags

7. Repurposed Billboard Vinyl Wallet

Over 600,000 tonnes of non-recyclable vinyl from billboard banners alone finds its way to landfills each year. RAREFORM took note and rescues this durable material to create one of a kind wallets and other products, including bike bags, iPhone cases and more.

Over the past seven years they’ve repurposed over 1360 tonnes of vinyl that was destined for landfills simply by turning it into unique, durable bags.

Check Out RAREFORM’s Repurposed Billboard Vinyl Product Line

8. Recycled Plastic Backpack

also made from rPET (Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate)- the material created when single use plastic drink bottles are recycled into a fabric.

Each of our lightweight backpacks scrunches down into an attached keyring size carry pouch, making them great for traveling.

Eco friendly products