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with Amy French
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Find simple and practical ways to reduce waste and live a more sustainable, eco-friendly lifestyle.
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Amy French
5 min read
Are You Wish-Cycling? (or Recycling?)
Do you put items into recycling bins in the hopes it can actually be recycled?
Or maybe just items you're a little unsure of, but decid

Amy French
8 min read
How To Recycle Better, No Matter Where You Live
Knowing what you can recycle and how is going to make a big difference to your landfill and trash. Some materials are commonly accepted by k

Amy French
3 min read
How To Recycle Coffee Cups in Australia
Think you can't recycle coffee cups? Then think again, Coffee Cup recycling stations are popping up around Australia so if you find your

Amy French
8 min read
How To Recycle and Donate Old Shoes
Here are the best options for recycling shoes or donating shoes to keep them out of landfill. You'll find plenty of options for recyclin

Amy French
3 min read
How Clean Does My Recycling Need To Be?
Do you need to wash or rinse recyclables? How clean does it need to be? Are you wasting your time?
These are really common questions peop

Amy French
2 min read
How to Recycle Medicine Blister Packs
Medicine packaging is notoriously difficult to recycle. Here's how you can recycle blister packs for less landfill rubbish in your zero

Amy French
3 min read
9 Things You Are Recycling WRONG
Are you making these common recycling mistakes? Here are 9 things that are often recycled wrongly, adding costs to processing and contaminat

Amy French
4 min read
How Recyclable is UberEats packaging? Beware!
Check your UberEats packaging before recycling or composting in Australia!! Some eco-packaging can only go in landfill which is...

Amy French
3 min read
How To Repurpose Old Leggings
Old, worn out leggings, gym pants and yoga pants usually end up in landfill, but here's a simple method to repurpose them into 3 useful

Amy French
8 min read
What You Can Do About China's Recycling Ban
With the current recycling crisis due to China's ban on recyclables, Australia is underprepared, but we can take action at an individual

Amy French
5 min read
10 Essential Bin Labels for Your Home Recycling, Composting and more
You can print out these free bin labels at home to make sorting and separating your rubbish so much easier (and reduce your landfill). These

Amy French
5 min read
How To Do A Waste Audit at Home
Doing a simple waste audit and tracking your weekly trash at home can help reduce your landfill and recycling.
Here's a simple templat

Amy French
4 min read
Guide to Waste & Recycling Australia
Knowing what and how to recycle in Australia will reduce what you send to landfill each week and may even get you started on a zero waste li
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