What is Low Waste Living?

What is Low Waste Living?

See these bins? My whole life revolves around putting as little as possible into them. Yep, including the recycling bin. This is known as a Low Waste Lifestyle and is based on eliminating single use packaging as much as possible. Why? Because there is no such thing as...
1. The Beginning

1. The Beginning

I can’t remember exactly when my love and passion for simple natural solutions started, but I do recall memories from the age of 12-13 of putting lemon juice in my hair after reading it can be used as a natural lightener. I loved experimenting & trying different...
2. University and Awakening

2. University and Awakening

At the same time I found out I’d been accepted into Uni, I suffered a breakdown, which put an end to the depression I’d experienced since I was 13. Finally, I sought help, got medicated for 6 months (which was enough to get my head clear again), and then I...
3. Professional Career

3. Professional Career

Halfway through my Honours, I had rewarded myself for completing my undergraduate degree by booking a tropical holiday to stay with family friends in Broome, Western Australia. It was while I was sitting on the back veranda sipping a drink I decided it would be nice...
4. Travelling and Camels

4. Travelling and Camels

There were a few other factors that played a part in me quitting my corporate job and travelling Australia to learn about camels as a sustainable form of transportation.   A few months before I quit, and probably the event that made me first start questioning my...