Talking Rubbish
#DIY – Repurposing Your Jars in Four Easy Steps
There is no such thing as ‘away’. When we throw anything away it must go somewhere. Annie Leonard Repurposing your jars is a fun, simple and sustainable way to jazz up any party or gathering. It will appeal to creative people who are always on the hunt for something a bit quirky and/or are consciously … Continue reading
3 Easy Steps to Making a Rubber Band Ball
Saving and storing rubber bands into a ball is not only an environmentally conscious activity, but it is also a practical money-saving idea. It is not necessary to spend money on a bag of new ones at the supermarket or stationary supply store when you can reuse the ones being delivered to your home for … Continue reading
The Not-So-Perfect Plastic Free July Moments and How To Do Better
“We don’t need a handful of people doing zero waste perfectly. We need millions doing it imperfectly.” Zero Waste Chef Hi, my name is Shea, I have used single-use plastic AND it’s PLASTIC FREE JULY ☹️ PHEW – what a relief to get that off my chest! Concerts are my undoing as they generally … Continue reading
Lights Out for Earth Hour
You have all heard of the annual ‘lights out’ event called Earth Hour? Organisers are, as we speak, working around the clock to educate and recruit people globally. This year they are asking us to sign up and make a ‘pledge‘ ensuring support for fighting Climate Change goes beyond the official ‘Earth Hour’. The simple … Continue reading
Why we are Refusing and How we are Reusing, Plastic Bags
“Those who start with WHY never manipulate, they inspire. And people follow them not because they have to; they follow because they want to.“ Simon Sinek. Many of you who are reading these weekly posts are possibly wondering – ‘Why has Shea become so passionate with saying NO to plastic bags?’ This image visually sums up … Continue reading
Online Grocery Shopping – Plastic Bag-Free?
Did you know South Australia, Tasmania, Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territories are the Australian States which already have a ban on Single-use Plastic Bags? Queensland Conservation are working hard toward seeing Queensland join this list as the fifth state of Australia and have set a goal for as soon as 2015. They are … Continue reading
Everything You Need To Know About Clean up Australia Day
Did you know Clean Up Australia Day has become the Nation’s largest community-based environmental event? The founder, Ian Kiernan, is an ‘average Australian bloke’, builder by trade and passionate solo yachtsman. It was during the 1987 BOC Challenge Solo Round-the-World Yacht Race, Ian witnessed first hand the effect our pollution is having in oceans … Continue reading
Day #1 of Successful Plastic Bag-Free Shopping – Check!
All this research is inarguably pointing to ridding our home of plastic bags so it is time to tackle plastic bag-free shopping! Today is shopping day, so I have pulled out the reusable shopping bags from the back of the pantry and set off to buy our fruit and veg and conquer plastic bag-free shopping. … Continue reading
The Great Plastic Bag Stocktake
The plastic bag stocktake was undertaken the day I came home from the supermarket with these packaged tomatoes! I was busted by my husband as I was unpacking my groceries earlier this week. “I can’t believe you bought tomatoes in all that plastic packaging?” Gulp…
Our Five Year Old Environmentalist and Take3
Take3 – A Clean Beach Initiative Take3 is the non-profit organisation challenging us to pick up (and responsibly dispose of) three pieces of rubbish, every time you leave a beach or a waterway. This organisation, started by Tim Silverwood and his buddies, reminds us there is an action we can all take – starting right … Continue reading
I’m Talking Rubbish – An Introduction to the Situation of Plastic Pollution
Have you heard about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch? This is the name given to the collection of plastic pollution which is slowly being carried by the currents of the North Pacific Gyre. The whole of Australia could fit into its sweeping currents which are no longer home to Organic Matter rich in Biological Nutrients … Continue reading
