Did you know? That having a stubborn stain on that old shirt is enough for it to get rejected by the charity shop? Did you also know that stained old clothes are likely to end up in landfills in the developing world, likely sub-Saharan Africa?

In response to the expose from Foreign Correspondent on the ABC, in August. We meet two Aussie entrepreneurs with a solution to this problem. For further viewing, the link to that episode can be found here: https://youtu.be/bB3kuuBPVys

• Nicole Gibson, Laundry Expert from Soka Australia who has a range of biodegradable, environmentally friendly laundry detergents. For more information check out their Facebook page here. Alternatively the Soka Australia website.

• Vinny Ong from the Happy Human Project, whose smart green tech is solving the wider plastic problem. For more information check out Happy Human's website here

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