The Eco-Friendly Candles You Need This Autumn [ad]

There’s nothing more comforting in the colder months than the warm flame of a candle. But once your candles burn out, what’s left to do with the tin? Sure, you can upcycle the first few or clean them out and recycle. But wouldn’t it be better to just reuse the same candle jar? 

Switch to refills

Enter these vegan refillable candles from Vegan Bunny, where you can purchase a candle jar and top up with refills. This replaces single use containers with reusable containers without compromising the burn quality!

The scents available via refill include: 

• Me time – to calm with a grounding combination of lavender and herbal wintergreen
• Cosy time – make your home heady with this romantic mix of basil and patchouli oils
• Sleep time – help yourself doze with this blend of flowery lavender and herbal rosemary
• Recharge time – an energizing and uplifting ginger and benzoin scent

I have the cosy time candle which is romantically earthy. It came with a candle jar packaged safely in a cardboard cylinder box (which is cute enough to reuse for bits and bobs around the home) and a paper wrapped candle – meaning all the packaging is reusable or recyclable.

Tin Candles

If their refillable candles aren’t quite for you, know that tin candles are the next best thing environmentally. As lovely as glass is, it does make for a nightmare when shipping/transporting and often needs plastic or other excess packaging to stop it from smashing. Meanwhile tins are plastic-free and durable.

Vegan Bunny have a huge range of tin candle scents including: lavender, chai latte, tobacco & vanilla and pumpkin pie. 

Eco Bouquet

They haven’t only added refillable candles to their store, Vegan Bunny have also introduced dried flowers. I ordered the large dried flower arrangement and it’s absolutely stunning. I managed to split the large bouquet between two vases and added some dried baby’s breath. It looks so beautiful and autumnal, plus is way lower maintenance than fresh flowers.

Dried flowers are more eco-friendly than fresh flowers thanks to their longer life. Plus the bouquets sold by Vegan Bunny are handcrafted in the U.K using a selection of naturally dried and dye-free flowers. They’re also free from plastic wrap, unfair labour & pesticides. 

Going deep with going green

Okay, I hear you. Just because a brand has a refill option doesn’t mean that they’re wholly eco-friendly. There’s way more to being a green brand than what the customer sees. So here’s an insight to all the further ways Vegan Bunny Co committed to being an eco-friendy brand:

• Switched from glass jars to tin so that the candles could be shipped without plastic
• Reduce their CO2 impact by bulk buying supplies and booking specific delivery dates (saving the postie a trip or two)
• Buy from local producers to support local workers and reduce CO2 impact
• Created a shopping list for plastic-free packing supplies to help other small business with plastic-free deliveries (you can read and share that list here)
• Vegan run business with vegan ethics throughout the business

So, whether you’re treating yourself or starting Christmas shopping early, head across to Vegan Bunny for the ultimate ethical candles.