While flying is by no means sustainable, there are a few ways in which you can reduce the waste you make when you choose to take flight. Here's 10 ways you can lower your impact.
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How can you avoid water in plastic bottles when you live in or are travelling in a country with tap water that is undrinkable?
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Keen to DIY your cleaning supplies to keep your sprays simple and waste free? Use these white vinegar cleaner recipes! Vinegar forms the base for many homemade cleaners. Find out how to use it to clean your home…
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Cutting waste going to landfill from your life doesn't have to be difficult or mean going out of your way. It also doesn't have to mean buying new tools or going way out of your comfort zone. Which of these five ways to reduce your landfill load without even trying but just by choosing the better, more sustainable option do you do anyway?
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It is time to move away from single-use menstrual products and start using more eco-friendly reusable options. We’ve put together a definite guide to zero waste period products from cloth pads to cups, including how to choose, use, and keep clean.
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Are products that are recycled, recyclable, degradable, biodegradable and compostable equally eco-friendly? What’s the difference? What do these labels mean and which is the most sustainable choice?
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Making homemade vegetable stock from veggie scraps is how we avoid buying packaged stock from the supermarket. It is not only waste free; it is cost free as well. Here's what vegetables to use and how to make the stock on the stove and in a slow cooker and an Instant Pot.
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Looking for an alternative to plastic dog poop bags? These DIY newspaper bags are the perfect solution. No more paying for poo bags and no more plastic! Learn how to make a newspaper pet waste pickup pouch…
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Plastic has snuck into places it has no business being! Did you know that these seven items contain plastic?
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Let’s go into the dark corners under our sinks and find out which cleaning products we really don’t need in our cleaning cupboards and promise to never buy them again! They're a waste of money and cause unnecessary consumerism and waste.
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Everything you need to know about caring for and restoring your beeswax wraps to keep them good as new, including how to wash them, how to make them last, and how to rewax them.
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Find the perfect reusable coffee cup for you first time round! Only the best have made it onto the list of our five fav plastic-free reusable coffee cups and their pros and cons…
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Food waste sent to landfill is just as bad for the environment as other waste. We explain all the composting basics: what you can and can’t compost and how to compost in an apartment and other small spaces.
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Wondering which reusable food container to go with? Steel or glass? A tiffin or bento box? Insulated or not? Read our complete guide to containers for takeout and lunch boxes for on-the-go, eco-friendly adults and others wanting to reduce their waste but not their lunch options.
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Beeswax is used in many ingenious natural products that can be used instead of synthetic ones that end up as plastic pollution. Learn which 10 products you should be making it your beeswax to substitute with this more sustainable alternative!
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A list of the phrases and questions you will have to say and ask over and over again on a daily basis in order to avoid an onslaught of unwanted waste and stay plastic free.
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Whether soap nuts actually clean your clothes is heavily debated within the zero waste community. Some swear by them, but others say that they don't do anything. Here's what you need to know before using them...
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You would think getting a reusable straw would be simple, but there are many options and they can be confusing. Learn from our mistakes and choose the best reusable straw for your needs the first time round.
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Not everyone will get your desire to ditch single-use plastics and packaged products, so not everywhere you go will welcome your reusable container with open arms. We share how to find out where and when you can do zero waste shopping successfully and stress free.
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We unpack the options available for more sustainable teeth cleaning, including eco-friendly toothbrushes made from recycled plastic and bamboo.
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