Clean Conscience

How exciting! Our workshop is only 10 days away 🤩
I thought I'd share a picture of things that might be helpful for anyone coming.

We are going to make washing powder and a surface spray (and a few surprises too😋) so here is a picture of how I store my products.

The bottle is just a standard 330ml bottle from Kombucha with a spray top attached. It's from an old spray and wipe bottle that someone gave me. Do you have any old screw top bottles or spray tops you can bring along so we can reuse them?

The larger jar is a gherkin jar! It's the perfect size to store 500g of washing powder. Old plastic pottles from things like yogurt can work too if you're a bit concerned about having glass around. As long as its airtight, you'll be fine! I use a tablespoon as a scoop 😉

The smaller jar holds 350g of scrub paste. It's like jif but a lot friendlier for the environment and our homes. I got this one from the warehouse for $1! Shallow jars work best for this so you can scoop it out easily.

Over the next few days I'll pop up some top tips and more info about making your own products.

We are running a workshop! Wahoo. Can't even wait to meet all the lovely people wanting to learn how to make a few changes in their homes to help the planet. 🌏❤
I'll share details for this as soon as I can so watch this space.

To help with this little venture, we are on the hunt for a few items.
⭐ Unused spray bottles with trigger sprays
⭐ Small glass bottles (usually 330ml) that will fit a trigger spray cap
⭐ Large glass jars that could hold 500g or more

If anyone local to Arrowtown/Queenstown has any of these they'd like to donate to us, that would be awesome and I'll draw one name out of a hat (quite literally cause we are old school here!!) and will make a little package of some of the products we will be making at the workshop you!

Just send me a PM if you have anything or would like to know more about the workshop :)

It's awesome to see our community making a commitment to reducing waste in people's homes and we are stoked to be part of it ❤

Great work Therm Outdoor. So amazing to see loads of businesses get on board with waste reduction. There is so much we can do as individuals and supporting companies that are aligned with our goals and values when it comes to the environment is a good place to start.

OUR COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY

As a company, we understand our responsibility to reduce the effect that our product and operations have on the planet and our natural surroundings.

We don't think it makes sense to build our business around encouraging kids to get out and enjoy nature, when behind the scenes we have been contributing to the worlds growing plastic problem, and damaging the very environment that we love so much.

2019 is an exciting year for Therm. We have tested, dissected, and inspected every part of our product life cycle, and we are starting over.

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1. Plastic waste. You know those mountains of discarded water bottles we see everywhere - on the news, all over Facebook, the ones that have nowhere to go? Well, we are turning them into fabric and making them into garments.

From March 2019, all of our All-Weather Hoodies will be made from 100% Recycled rPET Fabric. This is created when used plastic products (such as water bottles) are crushed and melted, and then spun into new fibres to make fabric.

This process effectively reduces the amount of plastic waste in our environment and is much more energy efficient to produce than many types of materials - in fact it can take less energy to produce rPET fabric than wool.

So, what about all of our other designs? We are working on it. We have set a goal to use 100% Recycled rPET Fabric across all of our products by 2022. Every. Single. One.

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2. Single use plastic. Ugh. Did you know it is standard market practice to package each garment inside a protective plastic bag, to keep it clean and dry on it's journey from the manufacturer? Even the ones that end up in shops - usually they have all, at some stage, been packed inside a single use plastic bag, which is then discarded as soon as it reaches the store.

We refuse to do this any longer.

From March 2019, all of our garments will be packaged in 100% Biodegradable and Compostable bioplastic bags, made from organic matter such as corn starch.

Throw it in with your compost and food scraps at home, and it will break down within 90 days. Even if it does end up in the land fill, as it is made from plant based materials it will decompose just like any other organic matter. How cool is that!?

BIG thanks to our partners www.earthstarch.com

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3. More Single Use Plastic. Double Ugh. So how about our courier bags? Until now, each jacket bought from us online has been packed inside a single use plastic bag, then put inside another single use plastic courier bag to get to you. Sounds a bit ridiculous doesn't it?

The good news is that our company is still young and we are changing for the better RIGHT NOW.

From March 2019, all of our courier bags will also be made from 100% Biodegradable and Compostable bioplastic, made from plant based materials.

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By implementing these 3 key practices, we are committed to changing the effect our company has on our planet, our children, and our future generations. We all need to do better, and as a company we are holding ourselves accountable.

Nature is our playground. Let's protect it.

Stacey Thompson
Owner and Director @ Therm

Back at the mid week markets at Sherwood Queenstown today from 4-7! Come say hello and see what goodies are available at the stalls.

This bundle of goodies is ready to go to new homes and I have a few extra goodies this week!

See ya there:)