Sam Rayner was recognized as Business In Vancouver's 40 Under 40. Read a Q&A to learn what inspires her and what's in store for the future of Better Basics.
This collaboration was such an organic blending of creative minds. We were looking to expand our product line into more homewares that were upcycled AND shift people from using single-use items. I started thinking about fabric napkins, somehow along the way they have been replaced with paper in many homes. We'd love to bring people back to the beauty of using cotton or linen napkins with patterns and colours and give you joy. It's not only sustainable, but it's just a better quality experience. We have long admired the craftsmanship and vibrant patterns of the hand dyed fabrics from our friends at Osei-Duro. Inspired by the traditional Ghanian techniques, each garment they make is hand printed using a batik method, designed and...
Don't know where to start when greening and cleaning up your home? Here's a list of ingredients you should avoid, natural ingredient alternatives, and 4 simple steps to get started.
Our mission is to make it easy to eliminate plastics and toxins. To calculate our impact, we track the performance of single-use products being swapped to reusables. Learn a little more about how we track our progress.