We’re in a global
environmental crisis
plastic waste
for plastic to degrade
metric tons
of plastic waste exist in the world
of plastic
enters our oceans every day
are killed by marine plastic pollution each year
Microplastic pollution creates long-term damage to our soils, sediments and freshwater ecosystems. If you eat seafood, you might be eating microplastics too.
Reference: ecowatch.com, sas.org.uk, blog.csiro.au, nationalgeographic.com, unenvironment.org
Household toxic chemicals
Number of toxic chemicals in
an average household
62 toxic chemicals
These chemicals could cause
These chemicals are eventually rinsed down the drain. The chemical residues can affect wildlife over time, accelerate plant growth and interfere with the ecosystem.
Reference: experiencelife.com
Greenhouse gas emissions & climate change
fossil fuels - one of the industries
that produces
Since 1970, CO2 emissions
have increased by
Human emissions of GHG have
increased global temperatures by
Most mass-produced products are created many miles from you and undergo several phases of travel to get to your location. When you throw away packaging for recycling, it may again undergo phases of travel to get to the recycling centre.
All that production, transportation and recycling has enormous hidden environmental costs.
Reference: ourworldindata.org, epa.gov, blueandgreentomorrow.com
how RECO helps to
solve these problems
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No more single-use plastic
Our glass containers can be used for a long time. By reusing and handling them carefully, we will no longer need any extra container, not to mention a plastic one!
We use minimal packaging for delivery. Our sample delivery is packaged in home-compostable, plant-based and reusable satchels from Better Packaging Co.
On the production side, we donate the plastic pails from our suppliers for repurposing. Unfortunately, conventional packaging is still used by some of our suppliers. We do our best to reduce packaging from their end, and we believe we will inspire more positive changes as we collaborate.
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Eliminate toxins from our homes, waterways and soils
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A local service
reduces our carbon footprint -
designed by people,
for people
ReCo's journey
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2015: Raising awareness
Danling Xiao started Mundane Matters to raise awareness
for sustainable living. -
2017: World Circular Economy Forum
Danling attended The World Circular Economy Forum in Helsinki. The event inspired her to explore circular economy further back at home in Australia.
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2017-2018: Wasteland
Mundane Matters worked with 9 other local businesses and volunteers, to build Wasteland, a 24-metre tall installation made from marine plastics collected from the Great Barrier Reef. Wasteland is support by the City of Sydney Art & About.
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May 2019: SheStarts Bootcamp
Working with FMCG product specialist Eva Wildsperger, Danling’s initial reuse idea was selected to be part of the BlueChilli SheStarts Bootcamp. Early user research took place.
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Jun 2019: London Circular Economy Week
Danling attended the Circular Economy Week in London, came back determined to create a truly waste-free system in her community.
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Jul-Oct 2019: Building from ground up
Explored options, designed the initial system, collected information
and planned ReCo’s first three-month trial. -
Oct-Jan 2019: Trial and findings
Learned from the trial and re-iterated the system according to
user feedback. -
May 2020: Beta launch online
Introduced our first two products as COVID-19 condition eases in Sydney.
every ReCo refill counts

container
and staying for 400 years

harsh chemicals

CO2 emissions
new packaging is no longer needed, so as recycling!
How Bad Are Bananas?: The carbon footprint of everything, Mike Berners-Lee. Estimate only.