Sharing, borrowing and hiring services are essential to slowing down the manufacturing of new materials like plastic, curbing waste and helping address the collective need to have new stuff. There are many other benefits the act of sharing and borrowing provide like accessibility, connection with others, community wellbeing, learning…

One hour from Melbournes bustling CBD tucked away in the rolling hills of the Yarra Valley is one acre of Edible Forest Garden . Louise Ward owner of Yarra Valley Estate where the food forest garden is located created the space out of a desire to reduce food miles but has since evolved into an education space open to the public inte…

Thank you Moonee Valley Repair Cafe for fixing my sons beloved toy train Across Australian suburbs, Repair Cafes and Repair Labs are offering communities a local place to fix, mend and connect. I'm a big repairing advocate for many reasons beyond reducing waste to landfill. Repairing means investing in important skills, te…

.  I have a few rules when it comes to buying apparel for myself: Secondhand first If a particular piece cannot be sourced secondhand then I choose clothing made of natural fibres grown and sewn in Australia by brands with ethical values and full transparency Choose materials that are as natural as possible so they can break …

Much like the audience they are intended for, kids books are successful at getting to the point on an topic quickly! There are many inspiring titles helping young minds understand the big environmental and social problems our world is facing without the doom and gloom adult books can contain. At some point in the not…

My second book Waste Not Everyday is out in the world! Did you get your copy yet? This book is the younger sister to my first book Waste Not . Waste Not Everyday has 365 tips, one for each day of the year. My goal with this book was to provide digestible information in an easy to use format that would help get people starte…

Water photo created by  jcomp The other day I was scrolling through Instagram when a post stopped me. The image featured a jumper made of recycled plastic. 12 plastic bottles to be exact. However it was the caption explaining how the item of clothing was going to save us from drowning in a sea of plastic that had me roll…

Did you see the video posted by MEL Science revealing the hidden layer of plastic inside aluminium cans? If you missed it, watch it below Plastic is typically used in canned food and drinks to stop metal leaching into the food or drink. Carbonated drinks and some foods have high acid levels meaning they leach faster. Even…