Refusing Plastic in July
Plastic Free July starts in just under a week. I’ve signed up to refusing plastic for the month. It is impossible for us to avoid ALL plastic as I discussed in a blog post around this time last year. However,…
Our Project Focus for 2020
It is already March and I haven’t shared my areas of focus for our family footprint project in 2020. Let me do something about that! Looking back at 2019 Last year my major focus was minimising our waste to landfill…
How to: Bread Collection Bag
I talked about my Bread Collection Bag in my Our First Family Footprint Steps post among others. I made it myself from an old cotton sheet (you know how the fitted sheet always wears out before the top sheet?) and…
12 Single Use Plastic Items to Eliminate
If there is one thing that tops my waste elimination hit list, it is single use plastic. It is everywhere but a lot of these items have an easy, sustainable substitute. In this post I look at some common single…
Recycling is not the answer
Recycling makes sense, doesn’t it? Reusing resources means Earth’s finite resources last longer, plus energy, fuel and water are saved in the harvesting of new resources. And making products from recycled materials uses less energy than making them from new…
Habit hack: Remove the Friction
Changing habits is hard but we can set ourselves up for success. We can remove the friction stopping us from taking the action we desire. Sometimes the changes we will make for our Family Footprint Project are one-offs. We’ll research,…
Shopping from Bulk Bin Stores
Shopping from bulk food or bulk bin stores is an excellent way to avoid a lot of single use plastic. It also has other advantages such as being able to buy just the quantity of food you need. If you…
Minimising Food Waste at Home
As a family wanting to reduce our carbon footprint, undoubtedly looking at ways to minimise our food waste is important. Food waste is not only costly for the household budget, the environmental impact of the production, transport, packaging and preparation…
Quick and Easy Menu Planning
I needed a quick and easy menu planning process to make menu planning a weekly habit, which I committed to do in Our First Family Footprint Steps. I’ve been refining my process over years and I’m at the point now…
20 Eco Steps to Take Right Away
Things You Can Do Now to Reduce Your Family Footprint If you want to jump right in to reducing your family’s carbon footprint, there are some easy things you can get started on right away. If you haven’t already taken…
