Our society generally operates in a take-make-break-toss model. We take a resource, wood from a tree or metal from the ground for example, make it into something that we need (or often that we don’t need!), and when it breaks, we throw it out. We do this repetitively without thought for the resources and energyContinueContinue reading “Repair in Action – Spotlight on the Tuggeranong Repair Café”
Category Archives: Repurposing
Waste Not Want Not – How to Become a Repair Champion!
It is always disappointing when a favourite pair of jeans gets a hole in it, your kid’s toy stops working, or in a more alarming situation, your washing machine stops spinning leading to dreaded handwashing! Should this nightmare scenario eventuate, what can you do? In general, our society is organised around a throw-away culture. WeContinueContinue reading “Waste Not Want Not – How to Become a Repair Champion!”
Sustainable Clothing
I have discovered many techniques to improve the sustainability of my clothing purchases over the past few years. Clothing and textiles are a massive contributor to environmental issues. According to the United Nations, the fashion industry generates ‘8-10% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions’! [1] The fashion industry uses copious amounts of water, and manyContinueContinue reading “Sustainable Clothing”
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Eight Ways to Reuse Paper Shopping Bags
If you are like my family and have your groceries delivered, you are likely to have a mountainous pile of reusable shopping bags at home! We always request paper shopping bags to cut down on our plastic use, but the sheer number of paper bags that we acquire is a little scary from a sustainabilityContinueContinue reading “Eight Ways to Reuse Paper Shopping Bags”
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Local Impact Sustainability 