Could you go for a whole year without buying any new clothes? If someone had asked me that a few years ago, I think my answer would have been, “Yeah I probab...

'Tis the season to be jolly, and nothing says jolly like a fat man in a red suit stacking sack-loads of colorfully wrapped presents under the twinkling Chris...

(See the interview HERE) Have you ever stopped and tried to decipher the ingredients list on your favourite beauty product? '...Sodium cocoyl isenthionate, d...

If a product bears the words ‘eco-friendly’, ‘natural’ or ‘bio’ on it what does that actually mean? In this article I delve into the world o

For Plastic-free July I am attempting to buy nothing new for the whole month.  Other than our broken potato peeler, my biggest challenge so far has been kids...

I don't think there are many people out there who just don't want to be eco-friendly. But other factors get in our way, convenience, lack of knowledge, and ...

Did you see The AM Show on Wednesday and are looking for some more information? Here is the video: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/lifestyle/2019/07/three-t...

What is the fastest growing waste stream in the world? E-waste. Luckily, most e-waste CAN actually be reused, refurbished or recycled - and along with the g...

Come and join me for a cuppa! Do you take Sugar? Milk? How about plastic? I was so surprised when I learnt that most tea bags have plastic in them, but whe...

Reducing your waste begins with reducing your consumption. You don't need to go out there and buy every eco-gadget and gizmo to live a low waste life. In f...

The Great Eco Challenge is about two things; encouraging and educating. BUT if I manage to INSPIRE someone to actually make changes, or even just one little...

Kids' Birthday Parties are notorious for producing a lot of waste.  Hands up who is guilty of holding open a great bit rubbish sack and proudly declaring:...

The heat is on! If you're wanting to give the air-conditioner a miss, whether it be for environmental reasons, budget reasons, or just I-don't-have-air-con ...

We're all pretty clued up on the reasons we should use cloth nappies (quick refresh in seven words: save planet/save money/super cute babies)... but what a...

CONFESSION: I am not an Eco-Warrior, a Green-Guru or a Nature-Ninja.  I buy milk in plastic bottles, the cucumber 🥒 in our fridge right now came wrapped in...

So I have done it. After a year of being too scared of attempting to shave with a Safety Razor I have just shaved my legs. The verdict? Sweet as. (For you ...

I'm not going to lie... I'm scared of using a Safety Razor. It conjures up (black and white, slightly fuzzy) images of old-school barbers with a razor at a ...

When Cling Film / Plastic Wrap was created for domestic use in the 1950s, housewives around the planet rejoiced at their unspoiled leftovers and tidily wra...