5 Tips to Zero Waste with Anita Vandyke

Kira Simpson

For those not in the know, zero waste living is about not producing any unnecessary waste.

The “rules” include being able to compost and recycle but you cannot send anything to landfill.

Our day to day activities, shopping, eating, buying stuff, produces an eye-watering amount of waste, most of which ends up in landfill.

The plastic waste accounts for a staggering 1.3 million tons in Australia alone.

Somethings gotta give. 

If the thought of tackling a zero-waste lifestyle is a little daunting but it doesn’t have to be!

I’ve enlisted the help of zero waste living expert Anita Vandyke, who also happens to be a former rocket scientist, current med student.

Anita shared with us her super easy to implement tips on how to reduce your waste.

zero waste tips

Kira Simpson

Kira Simpson is an environmentalist and sustainability educator. She started The Green Hub in 2015 and has since grown to become one of Australia’s largest education platforms dedicated to helping people live a more sustainable life, talking about the big environmental issues like climate change, plastic pollution, and fast fashion – showing people how they can have an impact through their own small daily actions and how to be part of the bigger environmental movement.