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Five Positive Environmental Stories From 2020
While 2020 saw Covid-19 ravage human populations and communities around the world, there were many positives throughout the year for our local, regional and global environments. Air pollution improved in many cities in China, Europe and the US, water quality also...
How to Become a Carbon Neutral Certified Business
If your business, company or organisation wishes to become carbon neutral to reduce their environmental impact and demonstrate a strong commitment to sustainability, this episode is for you. I’m joined by Polly Hemming from Climate Active to discuss the steps business...
How To Grow A Green Business
Recently I presented at the online Ecopreneur Summit, sharing tips and strategies for how to grow an eco business online and specifically, how to package your knowledge into a leveraged offer. The second presentation I gave in the summit covered the specifics of how...
My Favourite Zero Waste Products
This year I was invited to join the judging panel for the Australian Non Toxic Awards, a role that involved testing and critiquing a large range of zero waste products for the home. I love testing new eco products at the best of times and enjoyed this task of choosing...
Toxins in Non-Stick Cookware
If you're keen to reduce your toxin load AND you love cooking. Or if you use non-stick pans and your lining is damaged or you've accidentally overheated your pan and created fumes, this Eco Chat episode is for you. I'm discussing toxins you need to be aware of in...
How To Offset Carbon Emissions
If you’ve changed some of your habits and have embraced a sustainable lifestyle, but you want to go one step further by offsetting your carbon emissions this podcast episode is for you. I’m joined by Louise Tarrier, CEO of Carbon Positive Australia. Louise will share...
Pros and Cons of Electric Vehicles
Are you interested in investing in your very own electric vehicle? In this Eco Chat episode, Dan Deleur joins us to discuss the pros and cons of electric vehicles. As Vice Chair of the Australian Electric Vehicles Association South Australian Branch (AEVA SA), Dan...
Six Simple Ways To Clean With Lemons
Fresh lemons are a natural, safe and economical way to clean your home (especially if you have your own lemon tree!). By replacing several common commercial cleaning products with fresh lemons you’ll reduce waste, save money and improve your health. In this episode...
Three Household Cleaning Uses for Pure Soap Flakes
Pure soap is the original general purpose cleaner. In its purest form, natural soap contains no extra additives such as colours and fragrances and biodegrades completely. In this article I’ll share the benefits of using pure soap for household cleaning tasks and my...
Is Your Sunscreen Reef Safe? Did you know that one of the growing threats to our coral reefs lives in your beach bag? Sunscreen, or more specifically the chemicals found in many sunscreens, are contributing to coral bleaching and the subsequent death of our beautiful...
Celebrating 150 Episodes Of Eco Chat
Eco Chat has reached 150 episodes and I think this calls for a celebration of sorts! When I launched my Eco Chat podcast almost five years ago, in October 2015 I’ll be honest and say I didn’t really have a big plan for it. My intention was to get started and see how...
4 Alternatives To Single Use Bin Liners
Many households who are making an effort to reduce the volume of single-use plastics they consume have trouble replacing one item…..finding a suitable sustainable alternative for their rubbish bin liner. In fact, it was only a few short years ago when the Eastern...
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