Resources & Links: Blogs, Books and Videos

We've put together a list of our favourite blogs, reusables, books and videos that explore plastic-free living  a little further.

Purchasing reusables
>Onya Life - We’ve recently teamed up with with Onya Life; a local brand we’ve been using for years. They create all sorts of reusable alternatives to single-use plastic using recycled materials wherever possible – including coffee cups, sandwich wraps, and bags for shopping, produce, bread, bulk food and more. Buy one of their products through our unique URL and a percentage of sales will go to the Plastic Free July Foundation, to help us continue to make a global impact. 

Plastic-Free Blogs in Australia
> Gippsland Unwrapped - Tammy Logan writes about plastic-free living, zero waste and no palm oil, and lives in Gippsland, rural Victoria with her family of 4.
> The Rogue Ginger - Erin Rhoads, the  lady behind this blog, is based in Melbourne and believes in plastic-free, zero-waste sustainable living. Erin first took part in Plastic Free July in 2013.
> Treading My Own Path - Lindsay Miles in Perth writes this plastic-free, zero waste and minimalism blog which she began after taking part in Plastic Free July in 2012.
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Plastic-Free Blogs Outside Australia
> My Plastic Free Life - A comprehensive look at the life of Beth Terry from California,  USA, who has tried to live plastic free since 2007.
> Plastic Free Tuesday - run by Annemieke and her team in the Netherlands, Plastic Free Tuesday is a blog for people who want to start using less plastics to come, share and get inspiration.
> Plastic Free UK - a blog and directory of UK based individuals and organisations tackling problem plastic.

Recommended Reads

Coming Home to Eat: Wholefood for the Family

Author: Jude Blereau
Jude Blereau's mission is to get us all eating wholesome, high-nutrition, home-cooked food at every meal. That's a big ask, given Australians seem to be happy to waddle in ever greater numbers along the road to obesity and its related health woes. The recipes attempt plastic free cooking.

How to Shop, Store & Cook Without Plastic

Author: Jude Blereau
Jude is a natural foods chef, author, food coach cooking teacher and real food activist who has been involved with the organic and wholefoods industry for 18 years. She shares tips on shopping, storing and cooking plastic free.

Plastic Free: How I Kicked the Habit and How You Can Too

Author: Beth Terry
Beth Terry, creator of plastic-free living website My Plastic Free Life, shares the story of her path to a life filled with less plastic and more harmony. Anyone who reads this book will certainly be motivated to follow her lead.

Plastic: A Toxic Love Story

Author: Susan Freinkel 
Plastic built the modern world. Where would we be without bike helmets, baggies, toothbrushes, and pacemakers? But a century into our love affair with plastic, we’re starting to realize it’s not such a healthy relationship. Journalist Susan Freinkel points out in this engaging and eye-opening book, we’re nearing a crisis point. We’ve produced as much plastic in the past decade as we did in the entire twentieth century. We’re drowning in the stuff, and we need to start making some hard choices. 

That’s a Wrap: Practical Tips, Tricks and Inspiration for Living Plastic-Free

Author: Lindsay Miles
“That’s a Wrap” is an eGuide divided into 8 chapters written by Lindsay Miles, one of the original participants of Plastic Free July and author of blog Treading My Own Path. It's packed full of practical tips, tricks and inspiration for living with a lot less (or even a little less!) plastic. Fun to read, easy to understand and beautiful to look at, this isn’t a guide of what to buy, or where to shop. It’s all about HOW.

Zero Waste Home

Author: Bea Johnson
Bea shares the story of how she simplified her life by reducing her waste. This book shares essential how-to advice, secrets, and insights based on Bea’s experience. She demystifies the process of going Zero Waste with hundreds of easy tips for sustainable living that even the busiest people can integrate: from making your own mustard, to packing kids’ lunches without plastic, to canceling your junk mail, to enjoying the holidays without the guilt associated with over consumption.

Inspiring Short Videos

Beth Terry Tedx Talk (12 mins) Living Plastic-Free. Beth Terry, the founder of My Plastic Free Life, shares her story of plastic free living. In it she explains the moment that made her stop and change direction, her experience so far and her tips and tricks on reducing her plastic consumption...view

Jeff Kirschner Ted Talk (6 mins) The App That Makes It Fun to Pick Up Litter. The earth is a big place to keep clean. With Litterati - an app for users to identify, collect and geotag the world's litter - TED Resident Jeff Kirschner has created a community that's crowdsource-cleaning the planet. After tracking trash in more than 100 countries, Kirschner hopes to use the data he's collected to work with brands and organizations to stop litter before it reaches the ground....view

Lindsay Miles Tedx Talk (12 mins) The Non-Disposable Life. How many things you throw away are designed to be used only once? Could you live well without using any disposable items? Lindsay Miles, founder of Treading My Own Path,  put it to the test....view
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Plastic Oceans (Catalyst) (12 mins) May make you feel sick to the stomach but if you care about your own health and you like the odd bit of seafood this is essential viewing...view

Story of Stuff (Bottled Water) (8 mins) The Story of Bottled Water, employs the Story of Stuff style to tell the story of manufactured demand — how you get Americans to buy more than half a billion bottles of water every week when it already flows from the tap. Over five minutes, the film explores the bottled water industrys attacks on tap water and its use of seductive, environmental-themed advertising to cover up the mountains of plastic waste it produces...view

 Story of Stuff (Microfibres)  (3 mins) Most of us wear synthetic fabrics like polyester every day. Our dress shirts, yoga pants, fleeces, and even underwear are all increasingly made of synthetic materials -- plastic, in fact. But these synthetic fabrics, from which 60% of all clothing on earth is made, have a big hidden problem: when they’re washed, they release tiny plastic bits -- called microfibers -- that flow down our drains, through water treatment plants, and out into our rivers, lakes and oceans by the billions....view