How are you tracking with your #plasticfreejuly?! Last year was a brilliant success and many of you loved the tips found in these blogs here and here. However one thing many people have struggled with is one of the simplest things that we all need, and use, multiple times a day. No matter where you are in the world, this is something you’ll use… with the exception of a few countries. Guessed what I’m talking about yet? I’ll give you a hint: We use it down south (and I’m not talking just in Melbourne!). It’s toilet paper! When you go to your local supermarket, you can see a wall of TP as far as the eye can see. And most of it is wrapped...
Where we sit as a society right now, is on top of a large rubbish tip – also known as Planet Earth. We’re trashing our home, making a bed of our waste… and now we must lay in it. I saw my neighbours bin the other day, overflowing with plastic milk cartons, chip packets, polystyrene meat trays, and it bought back the fact that not everyone knows the best way to reduce waste in their home. While some of this may be second nature, it’s not that way for all. Reducing plastic, waste and packaging in your home may take time, but can be done in small incremental steps to make it sustainable long term. Here are some easy tips...
Quick question. Did you know that Australians dump over 1 million tonnes of plastic waste in landfill each year? Scary, right? It is! And if you’re not concerned, you really should be. Even just enough to read the end of this blog, by which you’ll hopefully see the ramifications of our choices, and pledge to make better ones. Plastic surrounds us. It’s everywhere- in our fridge, in our pantry, our bathrooms, even our closets (plastic coat hangers I’m looking at YOU) and if you’ve ever bought anything, guaranteed there’s some form of plastic packaging on it. So we use it, but what happens then? Where does plastic go? Some of it gets recycled. Some of it is reused. Most...
