Local Honey – Without Plastic Packaging

Jars of honey

Days 56 and 57 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living: buying local honey, avoiding plastic.

One of the things I have been doing in recent years is buying my food from local suppliers where possible.

It means that the food that comes into my home comes with a lot less climate damage and pollution than most of the food in our shops. Continue reading

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

Time For Plastic Free July

#plasticfreejuly 2018 Join the Challenge logoDay 52 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living: time to begin our Plastic Free July challenge for 2018.

It’s July. The second half of the calendar year. The start of the financial year (in Australia, at least). And time to ramp up our efforts to avoid plastic. Continue reading

Riding An Electric Bike In The Dark – Some Lessons

Electric folding bicycle at night

Day 51 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living: my first experience of travelling by electric bike in the dark.

Recently I went on an adventure. I was attending a big dinner with an environmental theme. So naturally I decided I would ride my electric bike. It was a series of new experiences, and I learned some valuable lessons. Continue reading

10 Advantages Of Using Cloth Shopping Bags Instead Of Plastic Ones

Cloth shopping bags

Day 51 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living: using a milestone day to switch to cloth shopping bags.

Amid growing concerns about plastic pollution, a big story doing the news rounds in Australia today has been that the major supermarket chains here are finally ceasing to Continue reading