6 Keys to a Zero Waste Living Household
The zero-waste movement continues to pick up momentum, becoming more and more popular with millennials and young families in particular. The move to reducing our impact on the world now goes way beyond remembering to turn the lights off and separating our trash into a recycling bin.
Zero Waste Living Tips for your 2020
1/ Take your own cup to any party you get invited to, this will eliminate the possibility of a single use plastic cup being needed for your beverage šø 2/ Save the rubber bands off your fruit n veg bundles, your mail etc. incredibly handy 3/ Walk and or Ride your Bicycle š² Seriously, youāll save HUGE $$ and youāll get fit and youāll save the planet š Thatās a Win Win Win! 4/ Embrace a packed Lunch š“ from home to take to work - once again, SAVE $$, Eliminate Plastic and eat better food š„ Leftovers are KING š 5/ Use a cake scraper to get every bit of food out of the pot š„ you...
Christmas 2019.. The Year of Homemade šš
Is anyone else questioning where 2019 has gone? Itās like while we were all asleep one night, some took our year and hit the āfast forward ā button š This year we are focusing on Zero or Low Waste, mostly homemade gifts. I have a list of family/friends/work colleagues that I would like to give something to and now Iām working out my plan of attack so to speak. For those who I do not have a suitable homemade idea for, I will be Op Shopping or scouring the local Saturday markets for what I seek. Below are the simple homemade ideas that will be on high rotation in my gift giving...
The Zero Waste Kitchen… On any Budget…
I get so many people asking me how I keep plastic out of the kitchen...
Once upon a Zero Waste Valentines…
Valentines Day - Like it, Hate it, or indifferent towards it, it comes every year. My love & I like to celebrate it as another excuse to be mushy with each other,(insert vomit noises from our kids here haha.) Thought Iād share a few Zero Waste Date Ideas & a few Zero Waste Gift Ideas for you all, in case you want to be mushy like us ļø Zero Waste Date Ideas: Star Gazing...
Zero Waste Christmas
Today I read a horrifying statistic: In Australia we spend approx $11 Billion a year on Christmas with $4 Billion worth of the stuff being returned in the week following and another $4 Billion worth being thrown into Landfill.Ā Ā The average return is worth at least $68Ā Now, I donāt know about you however I cannot fathom spending that much moneyĀ Ā on stuff, let alone the fact that half of them are either returned or thrown outĀ Here are my Top 8 Zero Waste Christmas Tips : 1/ EXPERIENCE OVER STUFF...
Zero Waste Travel – Part 2
Recently we traveled to Sydney, NSW AustraliaĀ Itās a just over 1,000kmās away & Air Travel is the fastest & most time affective way to get there & back in the space of 4 days. Now - I know Iām most likely going to cop flack about being a ā Zero Waste Hypocriteā or some such crap & thatās ok by me, it is my life & my choices. Letās just consider that settled ok? HeheĀ Hereās how I see it - The Plane will travel to Sydney whether Iām on it or not, because, letās face it, in the present mindset of our world, Air Travel is here to stay. With this, I present my āZero Waste Travel...
25 More Zero Waste Living Tips for Families
Living a zero waste lifestyle can take a lot of work, especially when you have a family. But once you get started, it becomes second nature. Not only are you reducing your waste and helping the environment, but you're also passing on good habits to your children. If you want to get rid of as much waste as possible by reducing, reusing and recycling, there are many things that you can do to achieve your goals. Here are 25 more useful zero waste living tips for families to help you continue to make changes. You can read the first 25 ideas here: https://www.zerowasteliving.com.au/25-zero-waste-living-tips-for-families Hereās the next 25 on our list ā 26. Stop using cotton buds Cotton buds are...