Cheatsheets, checklists, downloadables and printables

Posters for printing and cheat sheets for taking action to live with less stuff, less plastic and less waste

Sometimes we need a checklist, an action sheet or a step-by-step guide to help us with the next steps to changing our habits. Here you’ll find downloadable PDFs to help you move closer to your goal.

Even better, they are totally free! Not even a sign-up required. If you’d like to use or share any of these tiles for non-commercial purposes, you are most welcome to download them. One request – please don’t edit them in any way without asking me first.

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Creating less waste in the kitchen

Track your kitchen waste (and habits)

Understanding our habits is an excellent way to begin to change them, and know where to start. These checklists are designed to help you with this. Keep track of what food you throw away, what you spend on groceries and where you can recycle all of the packaging you end up with – from there you can start to tweak your habits to make better choices.

To access the PDFs, simply click the button and they will open up in a new tab. From there, you can download the files and save to your computer, or print out as you need.

Bokashi, composting and worm farming

Dealing with your food scraps at home

If you’re getting started with bokashi, home composting or worm farming (also called vermicomposting) I’ve created some simple PDF cheatsheets to help you get your system set up properly, and also explain any common pitfalls.

To download any of these food waste infographics as images, click the download button, wait for the image to appear enlarged on your screen, right-click the enlarged image and select “Save Image As…” from the options. Remember you’re welcome to use and share them, just please don’t edit them in any way.

Bokashi cheatsheet

Downloadable PDF

Composting cheatsheet

Downloadable PDF

Worm farming cheatsheet

Downloadable PDF

Get your neighbours/colleagues composting

Encouraging others to compost

You might not be able to persuade everyone you know to set up a composting system, but perhaps you can compost on their behalf. If you’d like to collect food scraps from your neighbours or colleagues, and want to help simplify the process by giving them a quick guide of what you do and don’t want, you can download this helpful printable and hand it to your neighbours or pin in to the wall in the staff lunch room.

To download the PDFs, all you need to do is click the button. Then you can download the file and save it or print it off as you need.

Get others composting action sheet

PDF download

Food scraps for compost request (poster/flyer)

PDF download

Living local and sustainable community

Sharing economies and resilient communities

Sharing reduces waste and strengthens our neighbourhoods and networks. Here are some ideas for how to share excess food, and how to shop local (and what that might look like – there is more than one way to support you community this way).

To download the PDFs, all you need to do is click the button. The file will open in a new tab; from here you can download the file and save it or print it off as you need.

Share not waste – action sheet

PDF download

Support local food – action sheet

PDF download

Posters and graphics

Posters about reducing plastic

Is there plastic in your teabag?

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Is there plastic in your teabag?

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Printable PDF

9 tips for living with less waste

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Printable PDF

Subscriber-only ebooks

Available for free (as a thank-you!) for all my newsletter subscribers.

Just click the button to get your copy (if you’re not already a subscriber you’ll be added to my mailing list – I promise I only send out useful stuff).

Enough is Enough Free ebook for Subscribers front cover

Enough is Enough: 18 ideas for embracing a life with less waste and less stuff

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9 Tips Free ebook for Subscribers front cover

Beginner’s Guide to Living with Less Plastic: 9 Tips to get you started

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3 Day Food Waste Challenge

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