This week we share an interview with Shani Nottingham, the founder of The Breadtag Project. Shani took a simple everyday item and decided to make art with it. But in a bid to discover more, she found opportunities to do better in education, awareness building, campaigning, activism and closing the waste loop. This simple creative project has helped to implement change right across the world. Find out more about The Breadtag Project at Instagram or Facebook To donate your Breadtags, send them to:...
Aug 09, 2021•29 min
An Internationally Chartered Engineer turned commercial manager who is passionate about sustainable outcomes through carbon reduction technology, calcination technology, waste to energy projects, community energy, battery manufacturing and clean energy projects. We aren’t sure how one person has so much knowledge and passion to find ways to do things better but what we do know is that he totally inspired Jacqui and Lisa. To learn more about Michael's work, you can find him via his website, Linke...
Jun 21, 2021•41 min
Krissy Ballinger has always been passionate about health, the human body and the planet. When she learned about the crazy number of ingredients in her cleaning and body care products, she decided to use this ‘universal nudge’ to do something about it. Valuing simplicity over convenience, she created her own products using natural and simple ingredients. She started on this journey with the intention of changing her family’s lives for the better, but continues on it because she needs as many peop...
May 19, 2021•33 min
Gifting, receiving, sharing, lending and expressing gratitude are the simple things that don’t seem to happen that often anymore. In this week’s episode, Jacqui shares her experience of the Buy Nothing Project and how a hyper-local gifting group not only minimises the amount of items that could potentially end up in landfill but helps acquaint people to others living nearby. In an age where people rarely know their neighbours, a ‘buy nothing’ group is a wonderful way to connect. With over twenty...
Apr 27, 2021•16 min
When professional soccer player Jordan Wilkes was 20 years old, he asked himself if his wardrobe reflected his personal values - and his answer was a resounding ‘no’! He refers to it as “giving passive consent to the ill’s of the world through your personal consumption”. What followed is a quite remarkable story. We chat to this young and inspiring entrepreneur about his journey into ‘slow fashion’ and how he’s turned it into a budding empire. “In the long-term, I want Stride to become an Amazon...
Apr 09, 2021•23 min
Have you ever talked about climate change with someone and felt like the conversation didn’t go as well as you planned? Or have you avoided having these conversations because you don’t feel well equipped? In 2020, Climate Compass conducted research that identified seven segments in the Australian community according to attitudes and behaviours toward climate change. Although the research found 82% of Australians understand climate change is real and are worried about it - their response to messa...
Mar 16, 2021•31 min
Creating an energy-efficient home doesn’t necessarily equate to creating a healthy home. What are the principles of a healthy home? And what are some of the most common mistakes to avoid when building or renovating, to ensure the home you create is healthy for both you and the environment? Zara D’Cotta is a healthy home coach and keynote speaker on a mission to empower 1 million people to take steps towards a healthier home. Zara learned about the link between our homes and our health after goin...
Mar 01, 2021•28 min
If you are looking for a good place to start making your home a bit ‘greener’ then your laundry is an excellent place to start. Washing and drying clothes has a bigger impact on the planet than you might think - so we decided to explore the different ways we can reduce our impact by simply greening up our laundry habits without sacrificing our hygiene and appearance! Sustainable You is a proud member of the Climactive Network. For more information about the growing Climactic Collective, check ou...
Feb 14, 2021•25 min
In a world where we are losing so many natural wonders, it’s so important for communities to stand up and protect our natural environment when given the opportunity. Mandy Robertson is a member of the Spider Crab Alliance – who are fighting to protect the yearly aggregation of spider crabs in the shallows of Port Phillip Bay. This group advocates to preserve this spectacle so that people of any age and ability can come to the shores and witness such an amazing sight for years to come. Though Jac...
Jan 29, 2021•31 min
As 2020 draws to a close, once again Jacqui and Lisa take some time to chat about the year that was. They reflect on the episodes that they are most proud of, the things that they learnt and what they have achieved in a year like no other. This is the final episode of the year - but they will be back with more inspiring episodes in 2021! Thank you to everyone for your support - please get in touch if you have something to share! Sustainable You is a proud member of the Climactive Network. For mo...
Dec 21, 2020•18 min
Lottie Dalziel, the founder of Banish, has established herself as a reputable Environmental Educator. A 2018 new year’s resolution ‘to do better’ when it came to her personal environmental impact, highlighted the need to help Australians reduce their waste with the right products and even better information. Two years later, and her business banish.com.au has established itself as a one stop shop to source sustainable products as well as a wealth of information to reduce household waste. In 2020...
Dec 02, 2020•26 min
Imagine buying some land in regional Victoria, figuring out how to work with it instead of changing it, and ending up farming over 1000 chickens, maintaining sheep, a jersey cow and growing your own food supply. Not only that, but achieving carbon positivity - drawing more carbon out of the atmosphere than you produce. Our guest Phil Westwood and his wife Jill have done exactly that. We spoke to Phil about how he started, what he has learned along the way, and his thoughts on simplicity over gre...
Nov 07, 2020•26 min
We’ve all felt guilt around how much rotting fruit and veggies we throw out every week from the depths of our fridges. Recent stats actually show that the average Aussie throws out 126kgs of food each year. That’s a lot of waste! But what can we do? Where do we start? Introducing - The Swag! Our guest this week has created an innovative product that extends the life of our vegetables in the crisper. But not only that - the Swag’s founder - Peita has created a product that reflects her strong eth...
Oct 17, 2020•28 min
These days, almost everyone will have heard of Ted talks - they are short, powerful public talks, known for the communication of good ideas and feature inspiring and motivational speakers. Our guest today, Juan Beijani - has blended his skills in problem solving and mentoring with his personal focus in climate solutions and creating positive impacts to create the upcoming TedX Darlinghurst event on 15 October 2020. We chat with Juan about how he came to this place in his life and the secrets to ...
Oct 03, 2020•28 min
For more than 2 decades, Australian families watched as Sally Williams talked us through many different household products and brands. With a voice for radio and a face for TV, Sally was synonomous with the Brand Power tagline “helping you buy better”. So what made her say “no more” to promoting these brands? And who is this new character popping up on the socials these days? We chat to Sustainable Sally herself, about her decision to live and work in line with her personal values, how Covid19 h...
Sep 20, 2020•43 min
There are tons of easy swaps that we can make in our lives to be more environmentally friendly. Waste is a crucial problem for today’s environment, but there are plenty of eco-friendly substitutes for single-use products that we use every day. Lisa and Jacqui troubleshoot some ways to help you focus on reusing products again, rather than using them once and then sending them to landfill. Remember there is no such thing as throwing plastic ‘away.’ Have you got any others to add to our list? Susta...
Aug 29, 2020•31 min
How did Mike McEvoy deal with his internal panic about "the elephant in the room" that is climate change? Lisa has a chat with Climate for Change 's National Program Manager about how his journey from a child looking at a poster of a pygmy possum led him to (as an adult) putting his hand up to run for Local Council. After he was elected he realised that change needs to be social in order to create higher-level action, and he has been building the social movement through C4C's Climate Conversatio...
Jul 29, 2020•25 min•Season 2Ep. 34
How much are we all washing our hands these days?! A lot! But now, practicing good hand hygiene doesn't have to mean excessive plastic waste. Today we chat with Josh Howard, the founder of Single Use Ain't Sexy. He started the business because he loves this planet of ours and he couldn't get his head around, how many single-use plastic bottles we all use! With over 60 million single-use plastic bottles ending up in landfill everyday, he knew that he had to make some changes. So he made it his mi...
Jul 05, 2020•31 min•Season 2Ep. 13
What have you been up to during "Iso"? Jacqui and Lisa have been going through the ups and downs of home-schooling, getting out into nature, kids on devices, and honing vegetable gardening skills. Here they share some sustainable-focussed gems that they have found in recent times. Watching The Biggest Little Farm film - https://www.madmanfilms.com.au/the-biggest-little-farm/ The Story of Plastic - https://www.storyofplastic.org/ Listening Podcast - Joe Rogan’s interview with Joel Salatin ( http:...
Jun 20, 2020•30 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Today we chat with Julie - the founder of Flora & Fauna, an Australian online business who sources and sells ethical, eco-friendly and sustainable products direct to you. Having spent 20+ years working in retail, Julie wanted to create a better business. A business that was conscious of its impact on the world and one that contributes positively to society and drives change for the better. For too long we haven't known enough about how products are produced, what they're made of and who make...
May 30, 2020•29 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Where can you find ethically made and sustainable fashion items that suit your conscience and your style? Do you find it confusing and time-consuming to have to research every fashion purchase to ensure it aligns with your values? From a fast fashion hoarder to a slow fashion minimalist, eco.mono founder Samantha Leigh has been seeking out the good, the bad and the ugly when it comes to who, how and where our clothes are made. What originally started as a fashion blog designed to educate her rea...
May 16, 2020•28 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Oh no you’ve been greenwashed again! While we are thinking of ways to become more sustainable and make better environmental choices, companies are spending a lot of time and money to confuse us into thinking that their product or service is a safer, greener, better choice - but in actual fact, it isn’t. In this week's episode, Jacqui and Lisa shed some light on the term g reenwashing and discuss what it actually is, as well as highlighting some of the ways they themselves have been caught out. T...
May 05, 2020•16 min•Season 2Ep. 9
How do you take over 13 tonnes of textiles out of landfill in a 6 month period? Easy! Start with socks! Lisa and Jacqui chat with Michael from Manrags - and find out how what started as a men’s essentials subscription business turned into the world’s first circular subscription club. Manrags take responsibility for the entire life-cycle of their products while keeping them out of landfill. Along with their partner - Textile Recyclers Australia, they repurpose, repair and recycle into new threads...
Apr 18, 2020•30 min•Season 2Ep. 8
In this episode, Lisa shares information about her Primary School Fete held in mid-March. She found herself on the Fete Committee late in 2019, and decided that if she got a say on how the event was organised, she'd try and make it as sustainable as possible! And the rest of the committee were all in. They had some wins and some losses, but overall the event had way less waste than it could have. Hear how they tried to reduce waste at their event, what worked and what could have been improved fo...
Apr 06, 2020•24 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Roving Refills was created in 2019 by two sisters, who had a passion for environmental protection and a growing concern at the amount of plastic packaging in the world. They started Roving Refills to provide people with locally made, eco-friendly alternatives to highly packaged products that have traveled many miles and are not safe for waterways. Lisa and Jacqui chat with Andrea Dunkley of Roving Refills Frankston, who saw a business opportunity that would harness her passion for the environmen...
Mar 23, 2020•17 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Did you know that 40% of our household waste is made up of food scraps? Australians send 5.3 million tonnes of food waste to landfill every single year, where it produces the harmful gas methane as it breaks down. The greenhouse gases produced by the food waste in landfill is the same amount as those produced by the steel and iron ore industries combined. We need to be thinking of clever ways to reduce, and utilise the amount of food that we are bringing into our households - as well as consider...
Mar 07, 2020•17 min•Season 2Ep. 5
We are back for part two of our chat with Mark Spencer from the Climactic Podcast Network. If you missed part one, stop now and go back and have a listen! It will make more sense and give you some context. In this episode, we talk about our visions and hopes for the future and the power that podcasts like Climactic and Sustainable You have in building relationships, reaching out to others and sharing their stories, and ultimately creating community. We are excited about the future, and are grate...
Feb 22, 2020•25 min•Season 2Ep. 4
If you are into climate-related podcasts, chances are you have heard the name Climactic, or the voice of Mark Spencer. In April 2018 Mark saw a huge opportunity to connect everyday people with ideas to share about living well in the time of climate change, and Climactic was born. He will tell you that his podcast had humble beginnings, but Mark is a natural story-teller, and in a few short years, he's successfully gained interviews with politicians, sustainability experts, health professionals, ...
Feb 09, 2020•29 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Do you know a volunteer Firie? Have you wondered what happens when they go off to fight a bushfire and save our communities from destruction? Lisa's dad Mike is a long-serving member of the CFA, and has been deployed on several strike teams so far this Summer. This episode, Mike shares both his experiences of being a volunteer firefighter, and his thoughts on community, slowing down and helping one another. Mike is an avid amateur photographer who enjoys capturing people in their natural environ...
Jan 25, 2020•19 min•Season 2Ep. 2
It's Sustainable You - Season 2! Jacqui and Lisa reflect on some of the lessons learned over Christmas and the Summer break and discuss the current bushfire and climate crisis Australia is experiencing. Listen in for some positive actions that you can take straight away. If you want to encourage legislative change, it takes many people to mobilise and ask for it. You can start by downloading this template to send to your local MP: https://www.dropbox.com/s/n83tlcdjtqpmtxr/MP%20Letter%20of%20Envi...
Jan 18, 2020•28 min•Season 2Ep. 1
