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
Day 49 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living.
When you buy bread, does it come wrapped in a plastic bag?
For most of us, these days the answer is yes.
Unfortunately, those plastic bread bags are contributing to three big problems: Continue reading
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
I’m now nearly half-way through my carbon fast.
Emissions from my travel are still very low.
I only used my petrol-driven car once last week – when my bus did not arrive in time for me to meet a friend to join them in their Nissan Leaf electric car (powered by renewable energy) for an evening meeting. I was very disappointed at not being able to Continue reading
These CAN go together. 🙂
‘Really?!,’ you say, ‘Everyone knows that Christmas and sales shopping can be an absolute nightmare, especially the traffic and carparks.’
Have you ever stopped to ask yourself WHY? Continue reading