What’s going down your drain? Easy ways to reduce your stormwater pollution
Have you ever considered what happens to soap bubbles that disappear down the drain after washing your car? Or where leftover coconut oil ends up after washing pots and pans in your kitchen sink? What about dead leaves from non-native species in your garden? The answer:...
Reduce, reuse, then recycle: why order matters
There’s a memory that sticks in my mind of my mother talking to me about the recycling slogan: ‘It goes, reduce. Then reuse. Then recycle. In that order.’ I’d never thought about it this way; I knew sending waste to landfill was bad, but I...
The cons of convenience culture and 5 steps to break away
The rise of ‘convenience culture’ has seen online shopping and food delivery services thrive. Convenience culture is a result of companies making it easier and easier for us to consume whatever products and services they sell, evolving beyond fast-food drive-throughs and literal ‘convenience stores’. Technological...
