It’s Dang Easy Being Green

Ann outside AnniePooh on Hillside Rd

iving a healthier, better life that doesn’t cost the earth – literally – is something that pretty much all of us aspire to.

Once it isn’t really, really difficult, and it doesn’t cost us any more than we usually cough up.

Which is why we’ve asked Ann Teehan from the much-loved zero-waste eco shop on Hillside Road, AnniePooh, to offer up some simple tips on each of us turning our beautiful world that little bit greener.

Take it away, young Teehan…

Wherever you are on your journey to consuming less, don’t let the fact that you’ve might have a long way to go stress you out. We all have a long way to go, and taking small steps is the best way to get there.

And AnniePooh is here to help!

Starting with some simple changes and building new habits that will stick is the best way to go, forming new habits that fit with your life. It’s all about making easy swaps so that you can gradually reduce your waste.

We might never get to zero waste but we’ll try our best with our situation and greatly reduce our waste, without feeling guilty for what we haven’t done yet.

Choose something small to get started, one thing. Maybe the next toothbrush you buy. Choose a plastic free one. Or start meat-free Mondays, join a local beach clean, or maybe you’ve been thinking about trying shampoo or soap bars.

Choose to buy locally-made products, or refuse to buy water in a plastic bottle ever again. There’s so many simple ways you can start your journey to a more sustainable lifestyle!

And you can start with just one simple change, one thing that is an easy fit and an easy switch, and when that becomes a habit, choose another. Then another.

And so on…

If you’re finding that difficult, choose to start with one room, like the bathroom or kitchen, as they are both two places that can have a lot of single use plastics. Then pick one thing from that room to change, then another…

There are plenty of easy ways to get closer to zero waste without blood, sweat or swears, and you’re also saving money by using reusables and by refilling/reusing.

If you need help with getting started, if you’re looking for a sustainable solution for a particular item or just want a few eco tips, pop in to AnniePooh Zero Waste Shop & Refillery on Hillside Road and we can help!

Or just email Ann at [email protected] and we can work it out together.