$22.50
Fun Bundles - $22.50 for a pack of 3.
Meet SPRUCE. He is a super star eco friendly dishcloth doing good things for the planet.
These groups of SPRUCE are ideal gifts although they can help you with any indecision choosing from our selection. It is not easy picking a favourite!
SPRUCE are made from 100% natural and renewable materials: cellulose blended with cotton. They are super absorbent cloths, wonderful for washing up, wiping, and polishing. Yay, no more plastic sponges and polyester cloths!
Durable enough for repeated machine wash, or top rack of your dishwasher, they are printed with water based inks and are fully compostable. Each cloth will last you 9-12 months (and many of us have been known to still have them circulating 2 years later).
The designs were created in collaboration with four talented Nelson designers Georgie Hoby Scutt from Belle Hawk, Bec Brown from Clouds of Colour, Cam Moore from Moore | Design and Georgia Barber from Plum Jam Design. You can brighten up your kitchen with some original art.
SPRUCE cloths are made from all natural materials and are 100% biodegradable, while microfiber cloths are made from synthetic materials (see Wikipedia). We have found that a SPRUCE cloth absorbs liquids better than a microfiber cloth and as such is superior for kitchen use.
One SPRUCE cloth replaces 15 rolls of paper towels, saving you money and reducing landfill waste. They soften in contact with water and can absorb 15 x it’s weight, dry fast so they don’t breed bacteria or smell like sponges. This makes them the premier cloth on kitchen surfaces. Other uses can include dusting, glass ware, office, car and more.
Let’s reduce the tons of old dishcloths and paper towels from finishing up in landfill each year. Reducing waste makes them fabulous for boating and camping where it’s important to travel light, minimise space and be environmentally responsible. We proudly have no additional packaging on our cloths and they are NOT individually wrapped.
Size: 17 x 20 cm
Tips: Wet to soften your SPRUCE cloth before using.
To wash you can pop into your washing machine, or top rack of the dishwasher. Don't use softeners as these can break down the fibers. If it ends up in your dryer it will look crinkled and shrunk. Don't worry - wet it and it will return to shape, however long term use of the dryer will shorten it's life.
If you wish to seriously sterilise SPRUCE, ensure it is WET and place into the microwave for 2min. Take care removing as it will be very hot.
SPRUCE are printed with water based environmentally friendly ink.
You can use the cloth with or without cleaning products. Harsh cleaning products will not remove the print colour. Hot, soapy water will remove traces and smells from most of the sauces, spills and kitchen accidents. Don't forget the benefits of hanging the cloth out in the sunshine and let mother nature work her wonders.
Other uses: kitchen cleanup, bathroom scrubbing, streak free windows, mirrors and glassware, polish silverware without abrasion, dusting, pet messes, car cleaning and more.
After a few months in the kitchen you may choose to 'downgrade' the cloth to indoor cleaning. One tip is to chop off a small corner of that cloth to remind you that it is no longer for food preparation. As you take that cloth to the toilet or garage, another corner chopped off will ensure it doesn't come back to the main house.
Once you have completely finished with your cloth, SPRUCE is fabulously both biodegradable and compostable. An independent test showed a cloth completely breaking down in 5 weeks in a home compost system. They are ideal to line the bottom of pot plants to soak any overwatering too.
$8.90
Meet SPRUCE. He is a super star eco friendly dishcloth doing good things for the planet.
1. Streak and lint free
2. Super absorbent
3. Machine or dishwasher clean
4. Quick dry - hygienic
5. All natural
6. Biodegradable
7. Compostable
SPRUCE are made from 100% natural and renewable materials: cellulose blended with cotton.
Durable enough for repeated machine wash, or top rack of your dishwasher, they are printed with water based inks and are fully compostable. Each cloth will last you 9-12 months.
One SPRUCE cloth replaces 15 rolls of paper towels, saving you money and reducing landfill waste. They soften in contact with water and can absorb 15 x it’s weight, dry fast so they don’t breed bacteria or smell like sponges.
We proudly have no additional packaging on our cloths and they are NOT individually wrapped.
Size: 17 x 20 cm
Tips: Wet to soften your SPRUCE cloth before using.
Other uses: kitchen, they love stainless steel and granite, bathroom, streak free windows, mirrors and glassware, polish silverware without abrasion, dusting, pet messes, car cleaning, under pot plants and more.
Home Compost: An independent test showed a cloth completely breaking down in 5 weeks
Size: 17 x 20 cm
Tips: Wet to soften your SPRUCE cloth before using.
Other uses: kitchen, they love stainless steel and granite, bathroom, streak free windows, mirrors and glassware, polish silverware without abrasion, dusting, pet messes, car cleaning, under pot plants and more.
Home Compost: An independent test showed a cloth completely breaking down in 5 weeks.
"Art in the kitchen! This arrived in the mail from a friend and I thought it was an art print! What a happy addition to the kitchen. Along with being very attractive, this dishcloth is working wonders. Fab product!" Kerre
I have been using Spruce dishcloths for 18 months and they are great. They last longer as dishcloths than I expected - and then they are reincarnated as floorcloths. They are really easy to clean (chucking 'em in the washing machine works). None have actually been composted yet as they are still in use (only on my third one). Last much longer than synthetic sponges. Kathryn B.
I've only had these a week but they are performing very well. When used wet, as suggested, I can easily wash out stains from things like beetroot. And they squeeze dry enough to leave no wipe marks on surfaces like the hob.
Best dishcloth that I have ever brought. Anthea E.
$23.50
Loot Bags offer conscientious consumers a strong, durable and reusable way to reduce plastic bag use. These 100% organic cotton reusable bags are designed to carry bulk and whole food, grains, flours, spice, seeds and more. They can also be used for your general produce, to carry and organise.
Dry goods (can fit 2.5kg flour, or 3kg lentils for example). In our Large Bag you can carry a baguette, full loaf of bread, or over 5kg grains.
Cheese storage (the ideal cheese bag in the fridge)
Deli meat storage (minimises airflow preventing drying out or sweating)
Bread and baking storage. The newly added Large bag to this set has a different style organic cotton drawstring to make the bag easily identifiable in your shopping tote.
Our Loot Bags are also a popular way to minimum wrapping waste becoming a 'reusable gift bag'. The gift just keeps giving!
Our organically grown cotton is GOTs certified and EKTO certified. The company we work with is a small family run business in India that had an awakening thought about the environment. They focus on high quality products and increasing awareness of a sustainable lifestyle. They support Max Havelaar and produce under Fair Trade practices.
We designed our bags in Nelson, New Zealand, and the print / web designer, printer and tech support are all Nelson based.
3 bags in a set.
Each Medium bag weighs just 22gms. Large 30gms.
Our new LOOT BAG set of 3 bags now includes:
2 Medium bags (22 x 27cm)
1 Large bag (25 x 40cm). This larger bag is ideal for purchasing or storing your bread, or for a larger shop of your favourite bulk wholefood.
Great. Still learning to take them with me when I go shopping!!
Fantastic. Good quality
These are amazing, so light, compact and with the drawstring top makes getting my fruit and vegetables easy and I know I'm doing good for the environment. They hold surprisingly more than they look like they should.
$23.50
The Green Collective proudly presents the original Goodie Bags!
Are you conscious that you are using too many plastic bags at the supermarket or fruit and vegetable store? So are we.
People are regularly taking large reusable tote bags to hold their shopping, but still using the small plastic bags for fruit, vegetables and bulk items.
Goodie Bags are an alternative to all the plastic that you use while gathering your produce.
We have created funky, colourful bags that stretch to fit lots of produce (we have been known to have 3kgs of blueberries in one bag and at least 8 oranges in another).
These bags are also incredibly versatile. Our customers use Goodie Bags to wash, scrub and store their produce - as well as make cheeses and nut milks, wash delicates, organise clothing when travelling or hiking, store toys or craft goods - the possibilities are endless.
The individual components chosen for our Goodie Bags have been carefully tested and chosen for their sustainability and ability to last for a very long time. Able to withstand regular washing to maintain hygiene which is essential in any reusable items you choose. You can feel the difference when you use a Goodie Bag and put it to the test through all the various other ways we use our bags each week.
Fruit and vege
Nut milk
Packing cells
Washing herbs and shake dry
Storing kids change of clothes
Lingerie bag
Storing lego
Nappies and wipes in handbag
Snacks on the go
Bulk buying nuts and grains
Sprouting
Little lids etc in the dishwasher
Underwear and socks in the wash
Bath toys
Squeezing liquid -potato, zucchini, ricotta
Colourful gift bags
Drying herbs
Pop in ends of soap bars to loofah
Toiletry bag
Saving fabric scraps
Storing bulbs; electronics - chargers, headphones; storing golf balls; lunchbag; collecting pipi's; emergency goods; groovy pencil case; holding pegs on washing line; car travel aka boredom buster kits; beach toys.......
Comes in a variety of colour combinations.
"Buy these amazing bags, you will not be disappointed! I did my research on different options and am really glad I chose these bags. The material is high quality and they really do hold 3 kgs." Kristen H.