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Erin Rhoads

Erin Rhoads is a sustainability expert, writer, speaker, and campaigner dedicated to showing that everyday actions, scaled through community, can change the world. Since founding her blog The Rogue Ginger in 2013, she has built a global platform reaching over 35 million visitors. She is the author of Waste Not and Waste Not Everyday (Hardie Grant), co-founder of the grassroots campaign Plastic Bag Free Victoria — which led to a statewide plastic bag ban in 2019 — and a contributor to Party Kit Network and BYO Containers. Erin has delivered over 450 talks globally and appeared as an expert voice with the BBC, CNN, ABC, and The Guardian.
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Plastic Free Living Tested 12 Zero Waste Products

I bought all twelve at once. That was the mistake. I'd decided, somewhat dramatically, that the kitchen was getting a full plastic-free overhaul in a single weekend, and by...
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Zero Plastic Waste or Plastic Free: Which Fits Your Home?

Zero Plastic Waste or Plastic Free: Which Fits Your Home? Every couple of weeks someone messages me asking why I use "zero waste" and "plastic free" almost interchangeably in one...
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Zero Plastic Waste for 30 Days: What I Tracked

Zero Plastic Waste for 30 Days: What I Tracked I kept every piece of plastic I couldn't avoid in a shoebox by the back door for a month. Not the...
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Zero Plastic Waste Claims: Why Compostable Rarely Composts

Three years ago I put a "certified compostable" coffee cup lid in my backyard bin, marked the date on a scrap of paper, and forgot about it. Eight months...
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Zero Plastic Waste Products Not Worth the Price Tag

The first zero waste purchase I ever made was a $38 stainless steel straw set with a canvas carry pouch and a tiny brush shaped like a bottle cleaner....
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Zero Plastic Waste Lessons Coral Reefs Teach Better Than Cities

Zero Plastic Waste Lessons Coral Reefs Teach Better Than Cities The first time I surfaced from a dive with a plastic bottle cap wedged in my glove, I wasn't thinking...
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