Over the weekend I visited The Ersatz Fantasia Project exhibition at the Yarra Ranges Regional Museum, a fantasy forest of recycled toys, games and plastic products that would otherwise end up in landfill. The main room is created to look like a magical forest. In the center is a tree covered with discarded plastics toys. S…

Maybe not by April 2016...but a lady can dream.

I've mainly focused on sharing my journey to reducing plastic and waste on this blog for the past three years - after-all they are two areas I have tangible control over that will help reduce my environmental footprint and impact. Not supporting virgin plastic production with my wallet and changing my wasteful habits has been great.…

It can be hard to go plastic free and be zero waste when buying perfume. But there is a way to limit what is added to landfill by making the choice to reuse. Plus this trick will also help you to avoid unknown chemicals and save on money. When I ditched the plastic, got educated on hormone disrupting chemicals in everyday items…

I have come across a growing group of zero waste bloggers recently that I felt the need to share. Some you may know and others you may not. These ladies from all over this fine globe are working hard and living trash free. It is great that I get to share my life with everyone and support others on their journey but sometimes …

When ever I talk with fellow plastic free or zero waste living peeps they are all super keen fans of the DIY – Do It Yourself. And I guess part of us need to be as many packaged items that end up being replaced are done so via the DIY route because it is the easiest way to avoid unnecessary packaging and plastic. Plus it is fun! There r…

Sometimes I imagine the internet similar to a train station. A busy jumble of people running past one another, going in different directions. And once in awhile on your journey you meet someone that you know is a good egg. Well Sustainability In Style is one of those. Katie has graciously tagged me to answer a handful questions and…

Looking after the clothes in my wardrobe is not only a sustainable practice but super easy. I take so much more care of my clothes now and endeavour to make them last for a long time. I have a couple tricks that have helped me stretch my clothes life and save me money too. Musty odours can linger on second hand clothing. Remove the sm…

Life on the blog has been little quite. Behind the scenes is the opposite. I receive messages daily mostly from people asking how to get started with plastic free living or going zero waste, specifically is there somewhere they can purchase a kit of sorts with reusables to make reducing plastic and waste on the go easier. I am more th…

When I first decided to go plastic free full time I was severely tempted to remove all the plastic in my house in one sweep. I wanted to cleanse it from my life. Starting a plastic free life with a house void of plastic is way easier than a house with plastic popping up here and there. I had my share of plastic too, which is not surpr…

A couple weeks ago I found simple, safe and easy method for cleaning an oven. I shared it on my Facebook page, exclaiming that I would give it a go. The oven has never been cleaned since its installation in 2012. However the oven has been used many times and was very, well, gross. I have cleaned ovens in the past with that goopy t…

I love Instagram. I don't take nearly enough photos as I would like but my fingers are actively scrolling daily and I am inspired by the sustainable souls that pop up on my feed sharing hints, tips and encouragement. One such person that I became an avid fan of was the Zero Waste Adventure feed. It was not your average document…

Hello! Welcome to another year of plastic free and zero waste adventures by The Rogue Ginger. I have so many blog posts in my head, ready to be typed up and sent fourth into the world. But right now I am going to pen about my first zero waste adventure that I undertook with the Builder in the beautiful Philippines. You can read about my…

I was published! I have exciting news. Today I had an article published on Elephant Journal. I wrote about how living plastic free has improved my life especially my health. I would love for you to read it and share it with your friends. 7 (less obvious) Benefits of Living Plastic Free Thanks for the support.