by Laura | Jan 5, 2019 | Zero Waste Home
If you’ve ever wondered what’s involved in dumpster diving for food, you’re in the right place! In this Eco Chat I’m joined by a dumpster diving friend of mine, Dushan Popovic. We’re chatting everything dumpster diving including how to get started, the best times to...
by Laura | Dec 12, 2018 | Conscious Business, Zero Waste Home
Today you’re going to be inspired by Ronni Khan from OzHarvest. OzHarvest is Australia’s leading food rescue organization. It collects quality excess food from commercial outlets and delivers it directly to more than 1,300 charities who support people who...
by Laura | Nov 21, 2018 | Zero Waste Home
What is the most sustainable Christmas Tree? A real, living Christmas Tree or a reusable plastic Christmas Tree? If you celebrate Christmas, it’s likely you follow the tradition started in Germany in the 16th century and display a decorated Christmas Tree in your...
by Laura | Nov 8, 2018 | Sustainable Eating, Zero Waste Home
Want to throw a zero waste party! Great! You’re in the right place! If you love entertaining but hate waste, this post is for you! I’m sharing five strategies to help you to host a sustainable, eco party in a world obsessed with convenience and waste. Podcast: Play In...
by Laura | Oct 1, 2018 | Zero Waste Home
Reduce paper use in and around your home with these simple tips! Throughout August in my Self Sufficiency in the Suburbs membership we shone the light on paper product usage, and we all made an effort to reduce our consumption of paper products in the home. For some,...
by Laura | Sep 11, 2018 | Zero Waste Home
If you’re finding that stuff is taking over your home or you’re weighed down by the amount of physical clutter in your life, this post is for you. I’m sharing seven signs you’re obsessed with stuff, and outlining why you need to take control of your stuff before it...
Laura Trotta is one of Australia’s leading home sustainability experts. She has a Bachelor of Environmental Engineering, a Masters of Science (in Environmental Chemistry) and spent 11 years working as an environmental professional before creating her first online eco business, Sustainababy, in 2009. She has won numerous regional and national awards for her fresh and inspiring take on living an ‘ecoceptional’ life (including most recently winning the Brand South Australia Flinders University Education Award (2015) for the north-west region in SA and silver in the Eco-friendly category of the 2015 Ausmumpreneur Awards). With a regular segment on ABC Radio and with her work featured in publications like Nurture Parenting and My Child Magazine, Laura is an eco thought leader who’s not afraid to challenge the status quo. A passionate believer in addressing the small things to achieve big change, and protecting the planet in practical ways, Laura lives with her husband and two sons in outback South Australia. 
