I forgot to mention in my last blog post, the reply received from Elevit. Er, whose Elevit? Isn't that a pregnancy multivitamin? Remember last year when I questioned who was responsible for making and reducing rubbish? Here is the blog post . For those who don't want to click through, in a nutshell, I was challenging wh…

Hello from the other side feels like the most accurate description on how I feel right now. It's been six weeks since the birth my son, yet I feel like it's been six billion light years. Life before his birth feels far, far away. While I'm navigating the haze of being a new parent, much has been happening on the plastic…

Early last week, I got to birth this human being into the world.  Weight, perfect. Length, long enough. Name, still deciding. Even though he does not have ginger hair, I decided to keep him. This is of much relief to the Builder, as he is very smitten with the squishy and snuggly bundle of joy. We are happy and healthy, swimming in…

To say I enjoy up-cycling is an understatement. I'm not sure what it is about the activity, that draws me to it. Perhaps it's the problem solving aspect; nutting out a solution to a dilemma, pushing the cogs in my brain to creative overdrive. I love reading about other peoples solutions to practical problems too, and I know th…

I usually wax lyrical, as do many other zero waste bloggers, on the virtues of zero waste food shopping. Those photos of us, filling up our jars or bags with bulk binned food, is one of the more popular visual associations people have with the zero waste lifestyle. See below. But when the curtain is pulled back on the store room of t…

Thank you to everyone that wrote to me with suggestions for the future Changemakers interview series. For those that are new here, Changemakers is where I get to interview Australian legends, community groups, not for profits, companies and individuals that are working on great initiatives to reduce plastic and waste. I believe in s…

*EXCITING UPDATE AT THE END OF THIS POST - 17.11.2017* After posting my last update , the Plastic Bag Free Victoria campaign moved quickly - the most important being our petition has been submitted! But let's wind it back first... Our Plastic Free July movie and panel discussion was a success. We showed the film Bag It, follo…

When we made the baby announcement, I made explicit instructions to people that we don't want any new items, explaining that we would prefer to get it all second hand. Buying second hand is the way we live and have done for the past four years. This led to many people passing along items they don't use anymore. One of the bigges…

Photo by Em After the Plastic Free Victoria campaign and petition submission  I took some time to reflect on what I'd like to do next.  Over the past year I have been invited to many festivals and events to talk about zero-waste and reducing plastic. Each one has been an amazing an amazing experience.  Every-time I would go to these …

When I first went plastic free in 2013, I had to learn of a new way to live. To be more precise, it was never a brand new way of living, rather adopting tried and tested behaviours that worked well for many centuries. These age old methods have been pushed aside for assumed convenience, that has led to devastating amounts of rubbish…

Do you have solar? Are you living off the grid? Do you own a car? How many cars does your household have? Do you grow all your own food? Are you vegan? Are you vegetarian? Why would you have a child? It's not environmentally friendly. How can you live in a city and be an environmentalist? Do you fly in airplanes? Do y…

I am planning on expanding my Changemakers interview series, with the hopes of bringing you more interesting and inspiring stories, of those that are tackling waste in their own ways. Today's guest ticks both the interesting and inspiring, while proving that reducing is not just for the dedicated individuals with access to a bulk fo…