You want to be greener, but you just can’t afford that hybrid car right now and setting up a compost heap in your studio apartment just isn’t an option. Don’t worry, we get it. Going green in 2012 can be as easy as making small lifestyle changes that will add up to a big difference for our planet. Read the full story

Creator Scott Amron has come up with an innovative solution to the little stickers on our fruit. Vanishing Fruit Wash Labels. Yep, those annoying little stickers actually might be useful for the consumer! Read the full story

Lisa Fox has a big plan: to help everyday Aussies join the collaborative consumption movement –  where the old ideas of swapping, sharing, bartering, trading and renting are given a new lease of life – by renting out their idle stuff to others in their community. Read the full story

Melbourne-based sustainable fashion collective The Clothing Exchange has a big plan; the group wants to help fashion-conscious Australians find great styles while also raising awareness of the environmental impact of the fashion  industry. With the help of the next big thing online, PlanBig.com.au, The Clothing Exchange and Australian Red Cross will be hosting a series of simultaneous swapping events across Australia on 17 October. Read the full story

According to staggering new statistics from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), roughly one-third of the food produced worldwide for human consumption is lost or wasted, amounting to some 1.3 billion tons per year. In the developing world, over 40 percent of food losses occur after harvest—while being stored or transported, and during processing and packing. In industrialized countries, more than 40 percent of losses occur as a result of retailers and consumers discarding unwanted but often perfectly edible food. Read the full story

Today we are very aware of our actions and the affect that, the things we do will have an impact on the environment. Read the full story

“An average guy makes a resolution to stop using plastic bags at the grocery store. Little does he know that this simple decision will change his life completely. He comes to the conclusion that our consumptive use of plastic has finally caught up to us, and looks at what we can do about it. Today. Right now.” Read the full story

I had to show you guys these chairs… I kind of heart them big time! (excuse my bad english there!)

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While it is better to try to cut down what we use (particularly those dreadful plastic bottles) and not add to the piles of garbage, it is heartening to know that there are a few processes to make something wanted out of our plastic bottles. Read the full story

Think about the uses of a coconut and you will regard this tree, that grows like a weed in the tropics, with awe. Read the full story

I know at times we get caught out without our reusable bottles, or you may be trying to cut back on buying bottled water altogether and just starting a plastic free journey but really we need to be more aware especially now that the Environment Working Group have released their findings about what’s in your bottled water – besides water? Read the full story

We have been fortunate enough to participate in a review for Glad Bags new eco-friendly bin liners. But before we get to that part, let’s talk about our rubbish first… Read the full story

Need some green inspiration for alternatives to real or plastic christmas trees? Then check out these Christmas Tree sculptures made from recycled materials! Pretty amazing, huh!
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Tom Szaky is a battler who started refilling recycled plastic water bottles with worm castings tea to sell as fertilizer. But then he had a huge vision. The lightbulb over his head went off when he thought about the fact that ‘No animal in nature leaves garbage. Only man leaves garbage. So let’s deal with it’ and from there he expanded his tiny home-based business to work out the technology to recycle almost every piece of rubbish to give it a second life. Read the full story

Annie Leonard and the team at Free Range Studios have released their latest video The Story of Electronics. Yep, you guessed it, it is about our electronics and the trail of waste they create. Read the full story

Have you looked at the multitude of logos and labels that come on products and food nowadays? So what do they all mean?

My Green Australia have done the leg work and found out all the labels and what they mean to make it easier for you to make choices about what you buy!

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National Recycling Week starts today! Planet Ark has set up National Recycling Week that runs from 8 – 14 November. Started back in November 1996, the program is in it’s 15th year and is a highly regarded annual education and behaviour change campaign.

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It is currently National Water Week (17-23 October) and we all know how precious our water here is in Australia. Whether you live in Far North Queensland or in Victoria, there is always more we can do to protect and save our water.

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