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Restoring forests and offsetting carbon
When we started Solmates we were determined to consider the full cost to the planet of us doing business. And a big part of that is offsetting our carbon emissions.
![Less Plastic! More Fantastic!](http://www.solmates.com.au/cdn/shop/articles/Blog_ocean_plastic.jpg?v=1686060286&width=3200)
Less Plastic! More Fantastic! Who wouldn't want that? We have partnered with leading environmental organisation, Plastic Bank, to reduce the amount of plastic waste before it even hits our oceans.
![New Australian Design Exhibition sign at Sydney's Powerhouse Museum](http://www.solmates.com.au/cdn/shop/articles/Blog_New_Aust_Design.jpg?v=1686059544&width=3200)
The Powerhouse Museum’s New Australian Design Exhibition
The Solmate refillable sunscreen applicator is now featured in the New Australian Design exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum in Ultimo, Sydney.
![Solmates wins Good Design Award](http://www.solmates.com.au/cdn/shop/articles/Blog_Design_Award.jpg?v=1686060309&width=3200)
Solmates wins Good Design Award
We still can’t quite believe it - the Solmate refillable sunscreen applicator has won a Good Design Award - even before it has been officially released!
![Ocean with blue sky to highlight the importance of ocean and the planet for Solmates](http://www.solmates.com.au/cdn/shop/articles/Blog_ocean.jpg?v=1686060355&width=3200)
Solmates began with a little idea born out of frustration and guilt. So we got to thinking - why wasn’t there a ‘keep cup’ for sunscreen? We had a reusable coffee cup and a reusable water bottle, ...