I am often asked, "Where can I recycle X?" or "What can I do with Y when I'm finished with it?" We...
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Recycling is Good. This is Better.
There is something better than recycling. It is National Recycling Week and that has prompted me...
Eco-Conscious Decluttering
Let's talk eco-conscious decluttering. It is nearly springtime here in Australia and most of the...
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...
Minimising Waste to Landfill
My major focus for 2019 was minimising waste to landfill from our household. Before moving on to...
Recycling is not the answer
Recycling makes sense, doesn't it? Reusing resources means Earth's finite resources last longer,...
Waste Reducing Principles
What are waste reducing principles? Well, they are the actions we can take to divert our household...