Treading Lightly

Single-use Packaging : An email story.

From: Peter’s of Kensington Sent: Tuesday, 21 January 2020 5:41 pmTo: meSubject: A reminder to review your products from www.petersofkensington.com.au . A…
SHOWING UP AS A ZERO WASTE GRANNY IN 2020

“Zero Waste is such a special doorway”, I explained to anyone who engaged me in conversation…
Laos: Land of a Million Elephants

May 31st 2019 I’m awake with the dawn at the Elephant Conservation Centre in north-west Laos.…
NO BUTTS ABOUT IT

Cigarettes were part of my family’s history. My great-grandfather began a small cigarette company in England.…
LETS NOT TALK ABOUT ‘THEM’

We’ve fallen into reliance on ‘them’, government and business, but as my previous blog outlined, we householders…
A FAR NORTH FLOURISHING?

Its 2019 and time for new vision! Last year, though it felt odd being at university…
IS WASTE REALLY INEVITABLE?

Is it time to consider how we, the citizens of New Zealand have ended up with…
NO MAYORAL RESOLUTION, NOT EVEN A RESPONSE!

February 14th 2018 “Dear JohnI have a need to know that I am looking after the…
BOTTLE DEPOSITS – WILL OUR LOCAL MP TAKE UP THE CAUSE?

I love the way that here in NZ we have true local area representation in parliament.…
IS PICKING UP LITTER TOO SMALL A DROP IN AN OCEAN OF RUBBISH?

“We used to pick up litter ourselves until they took away most of the bins”, says…