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What’s the Controversy with Palm Oil (and is Sustainable Palm Oil Actually Sustainable)?
I’m guessing you’ve heard of palm oil. And I’m guessing that you’ve heard that it’s bad, or at least, you heard it’s bad for the orangutans. But if it’s so bad, you’re probably also wondering why all the companies that use it think it’s so good, seeing as it’s in around half of all packaged […]
15+ Swaps for a Plastic-Free Bathroom
The two areas of the home where we tend to use the most single-use plastic and other packaging are the kitchen, and the bathroom. The good news is, both have plenty of opportunity for doing things differently! In many ways, the bathroom is easier to tackle. We don’t need to replace the items as often […]
Join the ‘War on Plastic’ with Plastic Free July (+ 3 Ideas for Plastic Free Veterans)
Another year, another Plastic Free July – and the appetite for living with less plastic is stronger than ever! More and more of us are concerned about plastic pollution and more importantly, determined to do something about plastic use in our own lives. Plastic Free July always swings around at exactly the right time of […]
Zero Waste Optimism (4 Tips for Staying Positive When The Planet Seems Doomed)
A question I’ve been asked a lot recently is “how do you stay positive?” It’s a fair question. After all, there are plenty of reasons we might despair. Pollution or litter or carbon emissions; the attitudes of governments and political leaders; or the lack of awareness, interest or action on the parts of businesses, organizations […]
3 Things to Do (Instead of Feeling Guilty) When You “Fail” at Zero Waste
Let me tell you a story about a butternut squash that I found in the fridge. Well, I didn’t find it exactly, because I knew it was there, underneath the silverbeet in the crisper drawer. Before you tell me that butternut – and other varieties of – squash/pumpkin shouldn’t actually be stored in the fridge, […]
I’m passionate about zero waste and sustainable living, just don’t call me this…
There’s one word I try to use as little as possible when it comes to talking about zero waste, living plastic-free or anything sustainable living related. In fact, I try never to use it at all. Could you guess what it is? I’ll tell you, and you might be surprised. Because it’s a word we […]
3 Outfits for 30 Days: Experimenting with Less Stuff (+ 8 Lessons Learned)
How many outfits is too many outfits, how many outfits is not enough outfits… and how many is just enough? I’ve been wondering this question ever since I first started decluttering my wardrobe back in 2012. At the time I had a whole wardrobe full of things I didn’t like, didn’t fit and that I […]
Introducing Less Stuff: A book about changing our relationship with our things, with a zero waste perspective
Today is the day is the day (although actually, it might have been yesterday, I’m not entirely sure) that my new book Less Stuff officially makes its way into the world! And to mark the occasion I wanted to tell you a little bit about it all. What’s the book Less Stuff about? Less Stuff: […]
