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Zero waste, reusable water balloons

Craft

Zero Waste, Reusable Water Balloons

by Tammy (Gippsland Unwrapped)
Posted on December 3, 2017December 3, 2017

Shopping & Consumption

Giving To Reduce Consumption And Waste

by Tammy (Gippsland Unwrapped)
Posted on November 25, 2017

Recycle you old paint and paint packaging

Garage

Recycle Your Old Paint And Paint Packaging

by Tammy (Gippsland Unwrapped)
Posted on November 8, 2017April 6, 2018

Maddie

Pets

Our Zero Waste Dog

by Tammy (Gippsland Unwrapped)
Posted on November 2, 2017November 2, 2017

Laundry

Pegs You Will Pass On To Your Children

by Tammy (Gippsland Unwrapped)
Posted on October 24, 2017February 6, 2018

Dresden sunglasses made from recycled milk bottle tops and beer keg caps

Accessories

Sunglasses Made From Milk Bottle Tops And Beer Keg Caps

by Tammy (Gippsland Unwrapped)
Posted on October 12, 2017October 12, 2017

Shopping & Consumption

Seven Smart Ways You Can Reuse Every Day

by Tammy (Gippsland Unwrapped)
Posted on October 4, 2017April 6, 2018

Felted soap

Bathroom

Prolong The Life Of Your Soap

by Tammy (Gippsland Unwrapped)
Posted on September 23, 2017October 9, 2017

Hair bands made from old socks

Wardrobe

Fabulously Frugal Hair Bands Made From Upcycled Clothing

by Tammy (Gippsland Unwrapped)
Posted on September 13, 2017

Garden

6 Easy Ways You Can Have Package-Free Plants

by Tammy (Gippsland Unwrapped)
Posted on September 5, 2017September 5, 2017

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Hi there, I'm Tammy Logan. Do you love reducing your environmental impact? Me too! I love sharing my simple tips, honest stories, and latest discoveries, all leading to a healthy, meaningful life. If you don't want to miss any of this, follow my blog to get each new post sent straight to your inbox.

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It's been 12 months now since I began to realise something was wrong with my body - that thing turned out to be rheumatoid arthritis (RA) but the diagnosis came only 6 months ago after it had a significant impact on my mobility, relationships, and emotions - and hence my zero waste journey. I'm pretty good now mobility-wise but always so tired. So tired in fact that I have often wondered whether I can continue Gippsland Unwrapped. And then I realised I should take my own advice and just "do what I can" because it all makes a difference and because it's still early days and I could continue to improve with rest, and so on. So when things get quiet, I'm resting or prioritising my energy toward my family or pushing myself to be more physically active again, and then I'll be back. If you missed it last year, you can read how RA impacted my zero waste journey in the link in my profile. In a way I'm thankful for the experience because it really opened my mind and further developed my empathy towards other people. Image from TheGiftBooks.com

'Design' is one of our best solutions for the problem of consumption and waste. We can actually design products to intervene and engage users to be more efficient and one way we can do that is by designing for easy reuse. A good example is a jam jar that’s designed to be reused as a drinking glass once the jam is finished. It’s durable and can be used repeatedly for years before being recycled. I don't think IXL sell these still, but when my kids were little we bought the jam in these pictures and kept the glasses for dinking - as they were designed for. By reusing materials like this there is no energy or other resources consumed in the creation of the drinking glasses. By giving this jam jar another life it saves waste from ending up in landfill after just one use (I know plenty of people who still don't recycle) or saves the resources that go into recycling the jar. It’s obviously a marketing ploy to create collectables like this, but when it’s done in this way, I don’t mind. The drinking glasses were a useful addition to our home as our family grew and made it easy for the kids to identify whose drink belonged to who. I hope to see many more examples of design for reuse in the future. P.S. the trophy glasses in my glasses cupboard are also designed for reuse.

We walked 9km today on the Moonlight Circuit Track, Mount Worth State Park. Its nice to walk in the rain and listen to the rolling sounds of thunder, while being awed by the magnificent Mountain Ash and tree ferns. . . . #wilderchild #strzeleckiranges #mountworthstatepark #moonlightcircuit #bawbawshire #hiking #bushwalking #daywalk #naturelove #biodiversity #gippsland #destinationgippsland #inspiredbygippsland #parksvictoria #visitgippsland

This was a calico bag I picked up at a work conference about 15 years ago. It’s not suitable for shopping with any more but instead of throwing it out or composting it, I ripped it into strips to reuse in the garden. The best bit about reusing this material in the garden is that when it breaks down from natural conditions it won’t leave plastic microfibres like a lot of other fabrics would. . . #zerowaste #plasticfree #zerowastelife #calicobag #wastenotwantnot #frugallife #simplelife #slowliving #reuserevolution #reuse #naturalmicrofibres versus #plasticmicrofibres

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Tammy Logan is the author of Gippsland Unwrapped, a blog committed to the pursuit of plastic and waste free living. Based in Gippsland, Victoria Tammy combines her experience in conservation biology and community engagement with her dairy farming roots, to deliver a humble and honest approach to plastic and waste free family life. Tammy wants to prove that living sustainably results in a more meaningful life and that as consumers, our buying power can be a strong force for positive change.

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