This time last year, a story about jeans being fashioned out of recycled plastic would not have excited me as it does today. I would have glazed over the information feeling warm inside that the clothing was recycled and I would have moved on. Now I read the stories of innovation in the name of saving our environment and you will find…

Photo by Death to Stock Photos Valentines is tomorrow. I had penned a post about sustainable gifts to give loved ones. But something did not feel right. It felt limited. If anything the world needs less stuff and more love.  On Valentines day, I make an effort to smile bigger smiles, give random people a compliment, organise a …

When my bank began offering my statements in electronic format, I hit the yes button immediately and have since received no statements except during tax time. Electronic delivery is so much easier and saves me having to file and put away those forms. Plus less trees are cut down. It is a win. Since going electronic I rarely receive …

Images from zazzle.com.au I love plastic. There, I said it. It’s on your screen. This gal loves plastic. Let’s break this down before you question why a person that blogs about ways to avoid plastic is writing something that appears to go against the ethos of this blog and will be saved in a digital database somewhere, never to …

Hello! Happy New Year plastic-free crusaders. I came up with this fun idea on how to reuse shower caps, while I was packing for our road trip to Jervis Bay over the holiday season. I have been wearing a shower cap since I was a little girl. They are usually the cheap pharmacy or supermarket variety. And after a while, the …