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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 Home, Room by Room

Plastic Free Home, Room by Room The first room I ever tackled was the bathroom, and I got it completely wrong. I swapped my shampoo bottle for a bar, felt...
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Is Silicone Really Plastic Free, or Clever Marketing?

Is Silicone Really Plastic Free, or Clever Marketing? Every time we open a "plastic-free" subscription box, there's a silicone lid in there somewhere. Or a set of silicone baking cups....
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Plastic Free Storage Containers That Actually Last Years

Plastic Free Storage Containers That Actually Last Years A friend messaged me last month asking if the stainless steel containers she'd bought were "a scam." One lid had warped after...
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Plastic Free Living Tested These Kitchen Swaps First

The first plastic-free swap I ever made was also the dumbest one. I bought a full set of bamboo utensils, a bamboo dish brush, and a bamboo soap dish,...
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Plastic Free Bathroom: Where Microplastics Hide

Plastic Free Bathroom: Where Microplastics Hide We swabbed a bathroom cabinet for this piece. Not a lab test, nothing scientific, just an honest inventory of everything sitting on the shelf...
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Plastic Free Beeswax Wraps: Why They Stop Working Fast

Plastic Free Beeswax Wraps: Why They Stop Working Fast The first time a beeswax wrap went stiff and cracked on me, I figured I'd just bought a bad one. Three...
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