October is Buy Nothing New Month. It is an idea that started in Melbourne and is spreading across...
Conscious Consuming
Where to Borrow, Hire or Buy Secondhand
Reducing consumption requires knowing where to borrow, hire or buy secondhand goods rather than...
Mindset Shifts for Sustainable Living
Changing habits is hard so mindset shifts are often required. This holds as true for trying to...
When Convenience Hurts the Environment
Often, it seems to me, convenience hurts the environment. Specifically, I'm thinking about...
What is Conscious Consumption?
I use the phrase 'conscious consumption' quite a bit. I think it might need a bit of elaboration,...
Refuse – Top of the Waste Pyramid
REFUSE is at the top of the Waste Reducing Principles and, I've realised, for good reason. The...
Dressing Sustainably: Creating an Eco Wardrobe
As someone who is eco-conscious, dressing sustainably is something that is on my mind. I have...
A More Sustainable Back to School
Too soon to be talking about back to school? Maybe. At the time of writing this, school has not...
Lower Waste School Stationery
It is school stationery list time and, if you are becoming a more conscious consumer, you are...
Greener Gift Giving
I touched on greener gift giving in my lower footprint Christmas post but it is a big and...