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My first year without plastic

365 days have come and gone since I stepped up and announced that I would try to eliminate plastic from my life by taking on the Plastic Free July 2013 challenge. Once the 31 days were complete I was inspired to continue and adopt a plastic free life full time. Now I am more committed than ever. My life is not only about living wi…

Before Plastic Free July

I am going to share something I allegedly said before plastic free living, before zero waste, before grabbing a sustainable lifestyle with both hands. A friend reminded me of something I said over the Christmas break of 2008… “I love being on holidays because you don’t have to recycle.” Ha! Did I really say that six years ago? …

Plastic free cloth shopping bags

My mother is a talented lady. Like the rest of my family and friends she is supportive of my plastic free life. So when I told her that it would be handy to have cloth bags to collect vegetables or grains in when I shop she put together two plastic free cloth shopping bags up-cycled from my dads old work shirts (thanks Dad!). I don…

Plastic Free July 2014

In eleven days,  Plastic Free July 2014 will begin. If you are new to the challenge, or are curious about what you can do to shed a little plastic from your life, I have put together  five easy ways to quit plastic . Let me know, if you are going to do the challenge in the comments below.

Have here or take away?

Image from deathtothestockphoto.com It has been a year since I had a take away hot beverage. I cannot remember where I was or what it was. What I do remember is standing in the cold July weather last year. I was waiting for my tram, the frigid air beating around my ears. In front of me was a cafe that sells lovely hot chocolate. …

Wilsons Promontory

I work in the heart of the city and travel in by train or bike five days a week. I see a constant stream of plastic and waste. Sometimes I need to get away to a place with less people, more trees and no plastic. I really value going on a walk and not encountering left behind trash along the streets of my area (No matter that I pic…

Download this: the BULK app

I am a wholehearted lover of sharing of good information. It makes me very happy to share tips and tricks that will make life easier for the plastic free and waste free people of the world. And anyone else really. Plastic Free July is coming up next month so it was perfect timing to pass this resource onto the new wave of plastic fre…

My tips for a sustainable holiday in China

My trip to China marked the first time I have made an active choice to have a holiday that focused on sustainable accommodation choices. This was my second adventure going plastic free and waste free abroad. Travelling in Myanmar was harder . Probably because it was the first time I attempted such a feat and did so in a developing …