Author Archives: Kylie

Gift giving doesn’t have much of a place in my life these days. And when I am giving a gift, it must have a low impact, both on my time and the environment.  We live in a day and age where we can purchase a staggering amount of ‘stuff’ online and have it shipped straightContinue reading “Six Tips for Low Waste Gift Giving”

I love reusable menstrual products. There, I’ve said it. I find them more comfortable, effective, easier to use, and capable of reducing a staggering amount of landfill waste that comes with disposable pads and tampons. I’ve calculated in the approximate seven years that I have been exclusively using my menstrual cup and cloth pads, IContinue reading “A More Sustainable Visit from Aunt Flo”

Now, this is not strictly a zero waste-related article, but I’m including it here because for me it aligns with refusing what I don’t need and reducing what I do consume and leading a more meaningful and healthy life; one of the fantastic benefits of zero waste living. Plus, it’s something I really want toContinue reading “Lose the Booze”

Wherever you go, you see people drinking coffee. I can’t think of a typical outing that I go on where I don’t see people drinking it. In efforts to simplify my life and follow the Zero Waste Living principles (Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Rot) I challenged myself to question my coffee drinking behaviours andContinue reading “Coffee: I went black and I’m not going back”

Different kinds of mops line the shelves of the shops, many of which require the purchase of replacement heads once they wear out. These heads often come in plastic packaging and may themselves be made from or contain plastic parts. Some brands of mops even use attachable disposable wipes (“…and this is the best partContinue reading “Zero Waste Mopping”

The kitchen. The place in our homes where we have perhaps the greatest potential to reduce our household waste.   And the place where I struggle to do this the most.  When I started on my Zero Waste living journey, I confidently and enthusiastically dived into tackling personal care, clothing, household and cleaning and ‘out andContinue reading “It’s the Very Yeast I Could Dough – Challenges in the Kitchen”

Tissues – argh! How I used to use one without thought! Whilst tissues made from recycled material are increasingly available, most other tissues are made of virgin fibers from trees like eucalyptus, spruce, fir, aspen and maple. These are designed to be used once, then thrown in the landfill bin. Not only are these tissuesContinue reading “How do you make a hankie dance?……Put a little boogie in it!”

We all have our own story of how our awareness grew around the negative impacts of the waste we produce and how our desire for change came about. Perhaps you were lucky enough to have been raised living Zero Waste, or perhaps you have recently in adulthood commenced your Zero Waste journey. Wherever we areContinue reading “Beginnings…”