My top 10 tips to reduce your waste
Sometimes when we want to reduce our waste, it can be really overwhelming at first. I wish there was a cookie-cutter plan that I could give you all that is fail-proof. However, we are all different, from our lifestyle, family, habits and the availability of bulk food stores. I have put together some of my top tips to help you on this journey. I would highly recommend starting with the first two first and then make your way through the rest of the tips, when you get to those stages. Reducing waste is also about changing our habits and this is something that might take some time, be patient with yourself and your environment. Take it one step at a time and one habit at a time and remember there is no “perfect” choice, only a better choice for the environment.
What inspired me to start the Mama Earth Talk podcast?
The Mama Earth Talk podcast was started as a passion project after completing the Waste Me Not challenge, where I wore my own trash for 30 days. I received many questions about reducing waste and sustainable living. I wanted to find a way to answer as many questions as possible as well as provide value…
How do you start your sustainable journey?
This is a question that I often get and the answer is fairly easy, just start. You do not need any fancy reusables, fit out your house with more eco items, buy an electric car and install solar panels on your roof, just to start. If you want to that is great, but let’s take baby steps and know that you can start your journey right there where you are.
My Eco-Friendly Gift Guide
In Australia alone, there are over 20 million unwanted gifts given annually. These can end up unused and taking up space in your cupboards or drawers. A lot of these gifts could end up in a landfill and never really used. Therfore this year instead of giving anything, just to give something, let’s go that…
It is almost Black Friday again
It is almost Black Friday again. For those of you that might not be familiar with Black Friday, it is the first day after Thanksgiving. Traditionally it is the biggest shopping day of the year as it officially kicks off the holiday season. Back in the 1950’s the day got its name as the police…
Goodbye, Louboutins
These beauties have been laying in their box for two years. I had to say goodbye, Louboutins! I wore them only twice since getting it as a Christmas gift from my hubby. I use to love going in the Christian Louboutin store and look at all these beautiful shoes that I could not…
Zero Waste During Isolation
Living a Zero Waste lifestyle can be challenging during normal circumstances throw in 14 days of self-isolation and you have an entire new ball game. I would like to take you through my experience with zero waste during isolation and provide you with some tips on how you can easily keep your waste to a…
Raw Vegan Brownies
This is one of my favourite snacks. If you do not like dates, I would really advise you to still give it a go. I have given these brownies to a few of our family members that really do not like dates and they loved it. They only found out afterwards that they ate dates…
5 Ways To Reduce Waste In The Bathroom
Have you ever opened your bathroom cupboards and wondered how will you ever replace some of the plastic you find? I know exactly how you feel. A few years ago I too opened my cupboards and found a lot of plastic and did not know where to start to reduce the amount of plastic waste. …
What is Zero-Waste?
Have you ever heard the term zero-waste and wondered what exactly does that mean? This is a question that I often get asked since starting my zero-waste journey. Zero-waste might not be the best description when it comes to describing my zero-waste lifestyle. Creating absolutely zero-waste is almost impossible to achieve. If this seems a…