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Go Green, Financially
Do you have savings? Investments? Super? Do you know what your money is doing while it isn’t in your pocket? You might be disappointed - there is a good chance it is supporting coal. I have been doing some research that I have been putting off for a while,...
Make Your Own No-Sew, Reusable T-shirt Bag
T-shirts that are stained, have rips or holes` or are faded or misshapen cannot be donated to op-shops. Choose a t-shirt that can't be donated and turn it into a reusable shopping bag instead. Enjoy using your bag knowing that, not only are you avoiding using a bag...
How to use timers to reduce your carbon footprint
The Timers Wizards. The vast majority of the power used in Australia is used in our homes. 1,228 PJ in 2019-20 used in households according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Compared to 910 PJ used by the next largest consumer, manufacturing. Imagine if every...
Feel the Power
Simple Ways to Reduce Your Energy Consumption and Your Personal Contribution to the Climate Crisis The vast majority of the power used in Australia is used in our homes. 1,228 PJ in 2019-20 used by households according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Compared...
This is the Decade of Choice. Let’s Choose to Change.
The 2020s are where it counts, environmentally. This is the decade that decides if we thrive or if we slide deeper into the chaos. More fires, floods and droughts, hotter heat waves, rising seas, melting ice and warming oceans. Unless we choose to change. We need to...
What’s in a logo?
Reusing and repurposing is a passion here at A Single Leaf South West and even our name and logo have had a previous life. They represented a successful theatre company in the UK. But now? Now, they have been refreshed and given a second life as the sustainability...
How do we know we can keep global warming below 1.5 degrees?
Keeping global warming below 1.5 degrees…we can do it if we really want.
How do we know? Because we did it before. We did it with CFCs…
Let’s get food waste out of landfill
Don’t be a food waster! Over 20% of the total waste, created in Australia, is organic and most of it comes from our homes. It’s time to turn over a new leaf…