Reducing Pollution

Published on 02 July 2024

Taking small actions in our daily lives can significantly reduce our impact on the environment. Simple choices, such as reducing plastic, using eco-friendly products, recycling, and minimising waste, all play a part in protecting the environment for a clean and sustainable future. 

There’s no denying that plastic makes life much easier but the prevalence of its use comes at a cost to our environment.

The NSW Government banned the use of certain single-use plastics in 2022 and continues to work towards further bans of problematic plastics that commonly end up in our waterways. Thankfully these bans have helped many people re-think the single-use plastics in their lives.

Plastic Free July is a global movement helping people be part of the solution to our over reliance on single-use plastics.

Here’s some simple ways you can break up with plastic:

• BYO coffee cup or dine in to use their ceramics
• use netted washing bags for your fruit and veg – just wash and reuse
• keep straws and reusable cutlery handy in the car for those times you didn’t plan to eat out
• consider using reusable period products or cloth nappies. Read this handy guide that should make using cloth nappies a lot easier(PDF, 6MB).
• BYO container for your takeaway food
• refuse plastic bags from small retailers – use your hands!
• refill containers of pantry staples from bulk food stores – our closest retail store is in Lane Cove
• keep water bottles handy in the car or your bag so you don’t have to buy them
• rethink how you celebrate with reusable decorations and thoughtful party favours like seedlings, locally made jams or vouchers for local small businesses

• packing a nude food lunchbox for work or school. To help inspire you, we’ve compiled this handy guide to nude food lunches.(PDF, 7MB)