Does the amount of plastic waste in society drive you crazy? Do you like to party and entertain, but lead a busy lifestyle and want some single-use options that aren’t going to throw your green guilt into overdrive? If that’s you, stay tuned because today I’m talking to my first real-life Eco Hero, Tina Hart from Eco Party Box.
So I brought Tina on the show as my first real life Eco Hero because she’s doing a great job at making green mainstream. Tina is a wife, mother of four and a successful ecopreneur. She created online eco biz Eco Party Box with her husband Jonathan from their home in South Australia and is a great example of someone who’s stayed true to her passions, while providing for her family.
What I love about Tina is that she is so real and she’s open and honest about the struggles she faces with living a green lifestyle. In this interview we chatted about green guilt and how Tina manages it when it hits her.
I hope you enjoy this episode and get some good takeaways.
Click here to visit Eco Party Box's website.
If your home is being overrun by your kid's toys then this episode is for YOU!
Given it’s been estimated that around $1 billion is spent in Australia annually on retail toy sales, it's not surprising that many homes (and landfills) are simply bursting at the seams with toys.
In this episode I chat about the many environmental impacts of modern toys (including the batteries they contain), eco play alternatives and even suggest some ideas for helping to stop the toy invasion from well-meaning relatives at Christmas time.
For more tips on eco-living, and to get your FREE eguide '11 Steps to Eco-fy Your Home... and Your Life!' join the conversation at lauratrotta.com
Let me just start by saying I'm a fan of Michelle Bridges.
In 2013 I completed her 12 Week Body Transformation and lost my baby weight (all 18 kg of it) over six months. Her 12wbt promoted the use of fresh, wholefood ingredients and actively teaches participants to cook from scratch using wholefoods.
Which is why, like so many Australians yesterday, I was so disappointed with the release of Michelle's new advertising campaign with Woolworths, promoting her new frozen, microwavable meals. And yes, the fact she labelled those who grow their own vegetables as 'freaks' pissed me off a little too.
So I decided to write an ode to Michelle and I decided to sing it. Because I do grow some of my own vegetables.....I even keep chickens....but I'm not a freak, or a weirdo, and I do belong here..... (ode inspired by Radiohead and music by claudiettodilusso)