Using Your Own Water Bottle Can Make A World Of Difference

Pink clear sports water bottle, half full with black lid, standing on concrete

Image: ClassicallyPrinted, Pixabay

Day 53 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living: the Plastic Free July challenge continues with getting into the habit of using your own water bottle (re-usable of course!).

Have you been to a large or public event recently?

Chances are you saw: Continue reading

What To Do When Faced With A ‘Just What You Need’ Impulse Buy

Long compression skiing underwear: woman in purple, man in black

Image: from Aldi Australian catalogue for 16-22 May 2018

Day 47 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living.   Today I faced a real challenge: I was in Aldi and there, right in front of me to buy ‘on impulse’ was ‘just what I need’: a pair of long compression pants for a mere fraction of what they cost in sports stores. Continue reading

BYO Containers For Less Waste And Pollution

sacks of dried beans & grains

Image: Daniel_Nebreda, Pixabay

Day 42 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living – using BYO containers.

How often do you bring your own (BYO) container?

Have a look at what goes into your ‘rubbish’ bin.  Chances are that an awful lot of it is plastic packaging from food and other groceries.

How big is the problem – and what can you do about it? Continue reading

Why Using A Public Library Is Important For Low Carbon Living

Library books

Day 37 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living.

When was the last time you visited your local public library?

If it has been a while, you might find a lot has changed.  You may not even need to go to the library to access some of its services.

There a great community resource and an important component of low carbon living. Continue reading

Quick Repurposing: Supplements Container To Laundry Chic – Day 23 of Low Carbon Living

Two white cylindrical plastic containers on wooden table, one with original label, one with handwritten label

Source: Gill King, Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0

Day 23 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living, where I repurpose a container instead of throwing it out to recycling.

Plenty of things we buy come in containers. Think food, health supplements, even chemicals.

What do you do with a container when you finish the contents? Continue reading