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TGoG 118 – Plastic Free Living with Lindsay Miles

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All that plastic getting you down? Want to live a plastic free lifestyle?  Well I have a treat for you!

On the show today I’m joined by Lindsay Miles who is the author of the popular blog Treading My Own Path.

Lindsay Miles - Shopping for Zero Waste Tortilla Chips

Lindsay Miles – Shopping for Zero Waste Tortilla Chips

After watching the documentary Bag It, she made a fundamental change in her life and chose to live a plastic free lifestyle, which as she describes in the episode was not a simple as it first seems.  Lindsay and her husband persevered and now manage to live a plastic free lifestyle.

We also chat about why recycling is the 3rd R and why its not all it’s made out to be, sustainable living, consumerism gone wild, and her love of food gardening.

Join us by listening to this very interesting show.

P.S. After listening to Lindsay and Erin talk about this documentary, I just ordered my own DVD copy to watch and review.

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Until next episode, keep it green!

TGoG 113 – Plastic Free July with Erin Rhoads

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Erin is the author of The Rogue Ginger a blog dedicated to sharing her plastic free and zero waste lifestyle.

During this episode and via her blog she shares plastic free alternatives to shopping, cooking, makeup, fashion, cleaning and travel while trying to create zero waste.

Plastic Free July with Erin Rhoads

The journey began June 2013 when she watched a documentary about a couple in Canada who pledged to not buy anything new for one year while trying also to produce no trash. The documentary was called the Clean Bin Project. After the credits rolled Erin looked at her own life and was shocked by the mindless waste her day-to-day actions were creating, so she decided to make some changes.

She discovered Plastic Free July and took on the challenge to quit single use plastic for one month, blogging about it along the way. Once it was over Erin decided to quit plastic for good. Basically, she began living more like her great grandparents.

She is now living a simpler, healthier and happier life. Plus the money saved from buying less stuff has been a nice reward.

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