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Reusables are safe during the pandemic

July 17, 2020

As COVID-19 spread across the country, so did rumours that single-use plastics were safer than reusables. Bringing my own bags into the grocery store, I was told “Sorry, I’m going to have to bag y...

PLASTIC FREE JULY

July 16, 2020

PLASTIC FREE JULY is an annual global movement that aims to raise awareness of plastic pollution and encourage us all to make a commitment to reducing waste. So this year we're planning a big sa...

Would You Support This Brand?

July 7, 2020

Stephen Mitchell is a character - a big, friendly guy with a ton of personality. I first met him in our Oshawa factory where he raised the vibration of everyone in the place. I loved his spirit ...

How Will Mask Use Stop the Second Wave of Coronavirus?

June 26, 2020

Some countries have been devastated by Coronavirus, while others have gotten off lightly. Why? According to a recent study : "In countries with cultural norms or government policies supporting p...

Plastic Rain!? What is it and What Can We Do About it?

June 23, 2020

What is Plastic Rain? Take a step into the backcountry - the pristine lakes & rivers of the east, the mountains of the west or the tundra of the north - and the naked eye will show you untouche...

What Do You Use to Wash Your Face?

June 16, 2020

92% of women use facial cleansers on a daily basis, and the overwhelming majority come packaged in plastic. Yikes! We'd love to change that, but we need your help! So tell us, what's your daily c...

6 Lessons We Learned From the George Floyd Protests

June 9, 2020

Since reaching out about how we can stand in solidarity with Black people, we got a ton of feedback, had some awesome conversations and listened to some concerns that this was a PR trick or 'tokeni...

Black Lives Matter

June 4, 2020

We stand in solidarity with black people around the world. And we want to do more to help, but we’re not sure how. We’ve spoken with some of our African-Canadian teammates and they’ve told us of...

Mom Love Contest

May 8, 2020

Watching Mandy (my wife, pictured here with our son Hucky) take on motherhood over the past 5 years has been a site. She is a force. Researching, reading, engaging and playing. It came naturally ...

What Mask Filters Should We Sell?

May 8, 2020

As you probably know by now etee stands for everything touches everything else. Our goal is for all our products to come from the earth and return to the earth, meaning biodegradable, eco-certifi...

How to Properly Wear a Face Mask

April 10, 2020

Okay, you've got yourself a face mask... now what? I know what you're thinking: "you just put it on and out you go, right?" Not quite. Fortunately for us, as soon as we started our 'buy one <&...

Should We Make Organic Cotton Face Masks?

April 1, 2020

Here's the situation. Coronavirus is in full swing and the tools we have to 'flatten the curve' are evolving. This is what we know for sure: Hand hygiene is essential: a 20 second soap and water ...

Developing a Plastic-Free Dish & Hand Soap Pod

March 31, 2020

Changing habits are tough, kind of like developing new products, but the end result is always worth it. Ever since launching our beeswax wraps and bags, our customers asked us what dish soap ...

How to Use Your Hand Soap Concentrate

March 31, 2020

Fill your dispenser with 375ml (12.6oz) of water (makes 16.5oz or 400ML of soap) Rip open one end of your soap pod (rip it over top of your dispenser to capture all the paste). Squeeze out the ...

How effective is bleach as a disinfectant?

March 21, 2020

Christmas of 2018 was awful. Everyone in our house got sick with the stomach flu, and it was not pretty. This winter Mandy and I were determined not repeat that nightmare and so she cracked ope...

Soap Vs. Hand Sanitizer

March 19, 2020

Drug companies are investing millions to find a way to destroy the Coronavirus once it enters the body. Supplement companies are selling high priced nutraceuticals that promise to boost your immun...

Have a cool 'plastic-free' product idea that's keeping you up at night?

December 28, 2019

Welcome to the club! This is your chance to bring that idea to life. No bad ideas, so dream BIG and help us - help you - make 20 new products in 2020. Top idea wins a prize! Winner will receive a...

Merry Christmas!

December 17, 2019

Happy holidays friends! Little known fact... pretty much everyone at etee has some sort of background in music, so each year we put together a Christmas track. Here's one from a couple years back...

HOW SHOULD WE GIVE BACK?

December 4, 2019

Hey all, We believe we should give back - it's totally in line with our mission. Cash would be tough at this stage of our growth, but I'm sure there is so much more we could do. I'd love your sugg...

How-To Get 'Stubborn' Folks to Adopt Your New Foodwraps

November 17, 2019

We've all been there. You surf online, find something new and cool, it arrives in the mail and you are pumped, then you try to get your household to jump on-board and they just can't change their...