Zero Waste Living
Refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle and rot
Want to recycle more, reduce your food waste and use less plastic but not sure where to start? Be inspired by others and learn some quick tricks to reduce your own consumption.
View all available Pods using our Pod Index.
START HERE
Can you live a zero-waste lifestyle?
(1Hr 13 mins )
Kate Arnell is a TV Presenter turned Eco-blogger who has founded the 7 Rs to help you lead a less wasteful lifestyle. Whether it’s cutting down on food waste, decluttering, using fewer things, saying ‘no’ to things you really don’t need – Kate’s action-plan is accessible and, perhaps most importantly, doable. The Emma Guns Show
PlayPODCASTS
How To Cook, Clean, Shop, Live, Plastic Free with Kate Nelson
(1hour 8mins)
Kate Nelson is a self-professed ‘mermaid’ who’s on a mission to rid the world of single-use plastics and save our oceans before it’s too late. She talks to Melissa Ambrosini about removing plastic from her life and discover genius shifts that you can make today to reduce your personal waste and learn why the future of our planet relies on epic individuals like YOU.
PlayWhat’s wrong with plastic?
(14 mins )
The Zero Waste Countdown Podcast. The convenience of single-use plastics, from water bottles, take-out utensils, and straws to food wraps and grocery store containers has taken over our way of life.Studies warn us that plastics contain chemicals leaching into our food and drinks with potentially devastating consequences for our children’s health as well as our planet’s.
PlayFashion and Sustainability
(51 mins )
Interesting discussion about sustainability in fashion by using technology in new ways, looking at what we can do to change consumer and company attitudes to #fastfashion. Should we be renting our clothes instead of buying new ? Arts and Ideas Podcast BBC Radio 3
PlayA plastic-free future? How can we turn off the plastic tap.
(40 mins )
The food and drink industry is experiencing understandable pressure to ditch plastic and move to newer sustainable packaging. Sian Sutherland, Co-Founder, A Plastic Planet, discusses the scale of the problem the industry faces, the complexity involved and finds ways that companies small and large can make an impact as we look towards a plastic-free future. Table Talk Podcast
PlayUp to 25% off at Boden
Discover the new Autumn range at Boden. Beautiful new dresses, seasonal stables and knitwear essentials, they have everything to reinvigorate your style. Find our more here.
VIDEOS
Two adults, two kids, zero waste
(14 mins )
Inspiring talk by Bea Johnson. Do you have an excess of stuff? Do you take the trash out on a regular basis? Bea Johnson started a global movement advocating for a zero waste lifestyle. Here, she reveals how she and her family produce less than one quart of waste per year, and how living simply has changed her life for the better.
Watch12 Cheap & Easy Tips for Reducing Your Waste
(8 mins)
Sustainable Zero Waste Hacks. Sharing a dozen cheap and easy tips to help beginners reduce their garbage output and transition to a low waste, or zero waste lifestyle.
WatchHelloFresh meal plan offers
Eat healthy, save time and cut food waste with HelloFresh. Easy-to-follow recipes, with fresh, pre-portioned ingredients, delivered to your door. Get 60% off your first box, plus 25% off for two months. Find our more here
How to Live a Plastic-Free Life.
(18 mins)
Alexis McGivern seeks to create a zero-plastic society, whilst leaving a lasting impact on not only her local community, but also the wider international sphere.
WatchARTICLES
Why Go Zero Waste
+Simple changes can do wonders for the health of both you and the environment. Here are just a few reasons why zero waste matters, and how reducing waste can change your life in a positive way. By Monq
Read Article15 ways to reduce plastic waste
+The average family throws away about 40kg recyclable plastic every year. Here are practical ways you can reduce plastic waste. Debra Waters for GoodtoKnow.co.uk
Read ArticleThe zero-waste revolution
+How a new wave of shops could end excess packaging By Stephen Moss for The Guardian
Read Article