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Tag: recycling newspaper versus composting newspaper

Rubbish bin

Is newspaper really a good replacement for plastic bin liners?

by Tammy (Gippsland Unwrapped)
Posted on July 3, 2018

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Knitting cotton dish cloths at footy training, as you do 😉. Normally I use cut up old cotton towels as dish cloths but lately I’ve sought the calming vibes of knitting so decided a couple of squares for the kitchen sink from my old yarn stash would be a good thing. #compostabledishcloth #zerowaste #plasticfree #homemade #frugalhedonism #slowhome #simplelife #wastenot #knitting #craftavism

Got myself some much needed winter woolies the other day. On this occasion I decided to use my dollar to support a small local business using 100% natural fibre. The women raised the alpacas, naturally dyed the wool herself and then hand knitted this scarf, beanie and fingerless gloves. #whomademyclothes #whomadeyourclothes #fashionrevolution #biodegradable #compostable #zerowaste #plasticfreefibres #plasticfree #microfibresmatter #fashionrevolutionweek2019 #supportlocal #supportlocalgippsland #supportfarmers #ethicalclothing #ecofriendlyhome #naturalfibers

I'll be at this wild food festival with a stall to talk to anyone interested in zero waste and plastic free living. 😃 Hopefully, I'll also get the chance to go to some workshops and demonstrations. Repost @loveeastgippsland ・・・ Let's eat the problem! Venison, nettles, blackberries, rabbits... Feral Forage and Feast shows the inherent deliciousness in Victoria's pest problem. Learn how to get creative with our agricultural enemies through with workshops run by local artisans, cooking competitions and presentations. Just add local music and craft beer and get ready to party the problem away. Hosted by East Gippsland Marketing in partnership with East Gippsland Food Cluster, Destination Gippsland @visitgippsland and East Gippsland Shire Council. FERAL FORAGE & FEAST - A Wild Food Festival - Bruthen Inn Hotel, Sunday, 5 May 2019 from 11:00-16:00 Free Entry. Tickets to the workshops can be purchased on the day.

Today is Earth Day 🌏 and the theme is ‘protecting our species’. It’s clear to me that the zero waste movement helps address species extinction. One of the major impacts I’ve noticed is that my package free choices usually turn out to be palm oil free choices. . While palm oil is the most efficient source of vegetable oil (the amount of oil produced per hectare per year is far greater than other vegetable oils, meaning less land is needed to grow it), the unsustainable clearing of tropical rainforests in Indonesia and Malaysia for palm oil has forced indigenous people off their land, contributed to climate change and led to loss of habitat for endangered species like orang-utans, tigers, elephants, and rhinos, driving them to the brink of extinction. . . 50% of all packaged supermarket products contain palm oil, so by avoiding packaging and supermarkets you can avoid a lot of palm oil. . Establishing whether palm oil is present is not as easy as checking the list of ingredients because it appears under 200 names including Vegetable Oil, Vegetable Fat, Palmitate, Glyceryl, and Sodium Lauryl Sulfate. If you want to make it easier to make informed choices and stop contributing to species extinction, add your name to Zoos Victoria’s call to support palm oil labelling. . . It’s also important to acknowledge that 18% of the worlds palm oil supplies have been certified sustainable which means the palm oil is fully traceable and meets the standards of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). Sustainable Palm Oil is a better option than a complete boycott of all palm oil because it creates rural employment helping to lift people out of poverty. . Now that I’ve exercised my buying power, added my name to the call for changes to legislation to identify palm oil, and written to businesses to let them know I care about the palm oil issue, I will continue to monitor products entering my home to ensure we don’t support unsustainable palm oil production and I will pursue further opportunities to make a difference.

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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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