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Community Composting (+ Tips For Better Compost)
One of my favourite things about living with less waste is that there is never a single solution. There are always lots of solutions. Different options work better for different people and different situations, but there will always be a way. In Australia, 40% of our landfill bins consist of food waste. Trimmed off bits, […]
Toilet Paper That Builds Toilets? Yes, that’s a Thing…
This post contains affiliate links. If there’s one brand that’s consistently been with me since very early on in my plastic-free living and zero waste journey, it’s Who Gives A Crap toilet paper. The thing about Who Gives A Crap toilet paper, is that it isn’t just about the toilet paper. For me, it isn’t […]
How To Set Up A Dog Poo Worm Farm
When my greyhound Hans moved into the house (in July 2016), it was important to me that I didn’t suddenly start using heaps of plastic, or begin sending stuff to landfill. There’s bedding, toys and food to consider – and also what to do with dog poo. If a dog goes to the toilet twice […]
Where I Find My Zero Waste Consumables (Personal Care and Cleaning)
I”m often asked about the various places I find different items or products without packaging or single-use plastic, and it occurred to me that I’ve never sat down and written a list of ALL the places and ALL the things. It also occurred to me that creating a list like this would be rather useful. […]
Where I Find My Zero Waste Consumables (Groceries and Food)
This week I headed off on my six-monthly journey up to the Swan Valley, which is the other side of Perth, to stock up on some bulk products that I simply can’t get anywhere else. It made me think: there’s plenty of places I talk about often, because I use them often (such as my […]
The Ultimate Guide to Reusable Containers
The conversation around reducing single-use plastic and working towards zero waste often begins with reusables. These are the tools we often need to avoid the single-use and wasteful packaging – alongside getting the habits in place to actually remember and use them, of course! Today I wanted to talk about reusable containers. It’s a big […]
Is Plastic-Free the Perfect Option? (Hint: Not Always)
It’s been a long time since I first took the Plastic Free July challenge (all the way back in 2012) and made the decision to make this plastic-free living lark a way of life. What an adventure it has been! It completely made me re-evaluate the way I think about waste, the types of products […]
A guide to reusable produce bags
When it comes to tackling single-use plastic bags, it isn’t just plastic shopping bags that we want to be replacing with better, reusable alternatives. Plastic produce bags (the extremely thin, colourless, clear bags we see in the fruit and veg aisles at supermarkets) are just as problematic – difficult to recycle, very difficult to reuse […]
