My last visit to the US state of Arkansas was four years ago. I never imagined the next one would be part of a zero waste holiday. When people plan those epic road trips across the USA, Arkansas is not usually a destination travelers would think to visit. It's considered a drive through. But for me, it's never left off the …

This time last month I was in the USA, relaxing in Hawaii and visiting family in Arkansas . It was a fantastic trip, with many precious memories made. It was also the first zero waste trip I had made to the United States. ...and, it was harder than I thought it would be. I have completed trips to Myanmar , China  and Philippine…

I love cheese but my compost does not seem to love the cheese wax. Instead I have been storing it until I could find a way to reuse cheese wax. Turns out it makes a handy fire starter.  Other reuse cheese wax ideas include: Sealing jars and bottles Seal envelopes and invitations with a  wax seal kit   Reuse the wax to coat your own hard…

Image from valueontherainbow.tumblr.com Last year I read an article that made my heart sink. It was about synthetic clothing fibers in our oceans. Months before I had only just reached my first year of living plastic free and I was feeling pretty good. The article said : 85% of the human-made material found on the shoreline wer…

I am asked over and over what my #1 tip for plastic free and zero waste living is. Don’t compare yourself to others. That's it. Don't compare yourself to others. We are all unique individuals on different paths, living different lives. There are books, blogs, websites, forums, Facebook pages, Instagram feeds all wit…

This is #mybag …. It's made of cotton and has been loyal friend for over a year. I got it when I became a member of the Plastic Pollution Coalition . It's a tote bag but I use it for so many other things besides collecting my vegetables each week at the farmers market. I like to use it to pick up rubbish (don't wor…

I came across this infographic and thought I would share it. It explains the many reasons why I am so passionate about reducing plastic. Read it and share it, you never know who it will inspire to make a change big or small. Source: Reusable Bags

Around the world people are giving up single use plastic for the month of July but for many a month long sabbatical from plastic might be a little too daunting. If that sounds familiar I would like to introduce Plastic Free Tuesday where you have one dedicated day of the week to reducing your plastic footprint. Today on the blog I am …

We (my boyfriend and I) are off to the USA for three weeks and I cannot wait. We will be visiting Hawaii, Arkansas and ending with two days in LA. The main purpose of the holiday is to escape winter (it's cold here) and visit my family. Our last holiday to the the Philippines was our first zero waste trip and while we did pretty w…

I have done it. Two years of plastic free living... ...or to be more accurate, trying actively to NOT buy new plastic for two years. A bit of a mouthful and maybe why the term 'plastic free living' is a more memorable phrase. I decided to reread the blog post about my first year  to compare/contrast what had changed. In the …