We are still feeling inspired by the Wearable Art Festival Competition and have been on the lookout for simple ways to cut down on waste and live more sustainably. Here are some of our favourite recommended reads from the Bunbury Libraries' collection that offer practical tips and inspiring ideas to help you reduce your environmental footprint.
Quitting Plastic : Easy and Practical Ways to Cut Down the Plastic in Your Life
by Clara Williams Roldan
Where do you start if you want to reduce the plastic in your life? Especially when most of us are wearing it, eating and drinking from it, sitting on it, walking on it, and probably even ingesting it.
No Waste Kitchen
by Giovanna Torrico
140 innovative, easy-to-follow recipes, this beautifully illustrated guide includes inspiring tips and practical tricks to make the most of every meal and let nothing go to waste. Freeze, store, save and reuse your leftovers for future meals - you'll have a budget- and environment-friendly kitchen in no time.
The Zero Waste Lifestyle : Live Well By Throwing Away Less
by Amy Korst
A practical guide to generating less waste, featuring meaningful and achievable strategies.
Zero Waste : Simple Life Hacks to Drastically Reduce Your Trash
by Shia Su
Learn how to: Build your own zero waste kit; prepare real food the lazy way; make your own DIY household cleaners and toiletries; be zero waste even in the bathroom; and more!
Be part of the solution! Implement small changes at your own pace, and restructure your life to one of sustainable living for your community, your health, and the earth that sustains you.
One Pot, Pan, Planet : A Greener Way to Cook for You, Your Family and the Planet
by Anna Jones
Award-winning cook Anna Jones blazes the trail again for how we all want to cook now: quickly, sustainably and stylishly.
Sustainable Gifting : Upscale, Hand-Make & Get Creative with Zero-Waste Presents & Packages
by Michelle Mackintosh
Sustainable Gifting will inspire everyone to think sustainably about creating zero-waste gifts with love.
The Compost Coach : Make Compost, Build Soil and Grow a Regenerative Garden - Wherever You Live!
by Kate Flood
Spin food waste and household carbon into garden gold, learn about how and why soil matters, and make climate activism an everyday mission.
No-Waste Organic Gardening : Eco-Friendly Solutions to Improve Any Garden
by Shawna Coronado
Covering dozens of ways to recycle and repurpose your way to a successful organic garden, this book shows you how to be a smart, responsible gardener.
Waste Not : Make a Big Difference by Throwing Away Less
by Erin Rhoads
We need to talk about waste. Shrink-wrapped veggies, disposable coffee cups, clothes and electronics designed to be upgraded every year: we are surrounded by stuff that we often use once and then throw away. Erin Rhoads, one of Australia’s most popular eco-bloggers, shares everything she’s learnt from her own funny, inspiring – and far-from-perfect – journey to living with less waste.
How to Repair Everything : A Green Guide to Fixing Stuff
by Nick Harper
The essential guide to repairing and recycling all the little things you're told can't be fixed, this book is full of practical solutions.
Modern Mending : Minimise Waste and Maximise Style
by Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald
Bring new life to your old clothes and fabrics with this fun, easy-to-follow guide to modern mending. In Australia, we send millions of tonnes of clothing to landfill each year. In fact, our clothing consumption is one of the highest in the world. But the good news is that mending is trending and it's never been easier to repair and reinvent your favourite clothes.
ReCraft : How to Turn Second-Hand Stuff into Beautiful Things for Your Home, Family, and Friends
by Sara Duchars and Sarah Marks
This book includes 50 projects to give old things a new lease of life and is a way of recycling things you might otherwise throw away - or things other people have given away.
The Art of Upcycling : Creative Ways to Make Something Beautiful Out of Trash, Thrifted Finds and Everyday Recyclables
by Emma Foss
Essential upcycling techniques so you can create something out of nothing. Through these creative projects, you'll develop skills in basic woodworking, reupholstery, painting, papier-mâché and so much more. Best of all, these projects use materials you're likely to already have lying around the house
The Three R's : Reuse, Reduce, Recycle
by Nuria Roca
This book describes the ways in which kids and their families can avoid waste and be environmentally conscious. It includes activities for children and tips for parents on explaining the subject in more detail.
The Brilliant Recycling Project Book
by Sara Stanford
Alternating between picture-book style stories narrated by the quirky 'made' characters and step-by-step instructions on how to create them, this book will inspire kids and parents to look twice at the humble sock and toilet roll.
Michael Recycle
by Ellie Bethel
Michael Recycle, the green-caped crusader, visits the town of Abberdoo-Rimey and proves to the residents that recycling can actually be fun.