Tag Archives: zero waste

S5 E03 The Good Op Shop

Tiffany Inglis started an op shop 18 months ago and all she wanted to do was save the world one pair of very cheap second hand jeans at a time.  Not only is the Good Op shop keeping A LOT of stuff out of landfill, but money raised there is then given to worthy environmentalContinue reading “S5 E03 The Good Op Shop”

S5 E01 Wheelie Bins

Are you worried about waste? If so, join us on an epic adventure of plastic reduction, waste management and letting your wheelie bin get dusty from neglect! In this episode you can hear all about one inspiring local who has tackled this challenge head on. Gemma has set herself the incredible challenge of putting herContinue reading “S5 E01 Wheelie Bins”

S3E8 Zero Waste Food

Episode Summary Today we chat with Madeline Hudson about waste free cooking.  She is about to run a zero waste cooking course through the Castlemaine Community House and has been running the community lunch for four years. Those locals to Castlemaine may have seen her performing as Lilly Pilly Green in the Zucchini Clan… ButContinue reading “S3E8 Zero Waste Food”

S2E16 Natural Funerals

In this episode we speak with a funeral director and an artist about how we can exit this world with as little harm as possible. Libby Moloney from Natural Grace Funerals in Woodend talks about how she got into the industry of natural funerals and what is really possible in terms of our choices whenContinue reading “S2E16 Natural Funerals”

S2E15 The Long Ride with Deb Taylor

In this episode I speak with Deb Taylor about her sustainable business and her bike ride across the Nullarbor Plain, which was a six week journey across one of Australia’s most iconic landscapes.  She rode approximately 2,468 km from Port Lincoln in South Australia, to Busselton in Western Australia. I wanted to know why sheContinue reading “S2E15 The Long Ride with Deb Taylor”

S2E14 In the Beginning: Nappies

In today’s show we have three interviews with people doing sustainable babies in very different ways. Firstly Joan Webster tells us how it was back in the day when you boiled a copper to wash all your clothes, including the cloth nappies (diapers). Then I speak to new parents Alex and Mark, about using washableContinue reading “S2E14 In the Beginning: Nappies”