Why I’m Breaking up with Green Bags. Green bags came into being around 2002 and were immediately hailed as the solution to all those plastic bags we had been using. According to Clean Up Australia, Aussies use over 4 billion plastic bags every year!! Not just available in supermarkets, many businesses now offer some form…
Smart swaps for single use plastic
Smart swaps for single use plastic Plastic really has crept into every area of our life. It can be quite overwhelming and hard to know to where to even start. My advice is to make small swaps and just do what you can. It’s not about being perfect – it’s about making an effort. Take a look…
10 Ways to Reduce Plastic in your Life
10 Ways to Reduce Plastic in your Life So why would you avoid single use plastic? Well, the main issues are: * plastic hangs around in landfills for a very long time * recycling plastic is inefficient and expensive * it affects the environment, particularly marine life * manufacturing of plastic makes a huge, negative impact on…
Six ways to reduce your plastic consumption
Six ways to reduce your plastic consumption It’s the single use disposable plastics that we can all try harder to refuse and replace with something else. We implement small steps at a time and get into the habit before taking on something else. This seems to be more sustainable for us than trying to change…