Sustainable Living

Continue monitoring with ClimateWatch at home, the botanical gardens, or with your family in your local area. Visit ClimateWatch trails page for information on the many different ClimateWatch trails across Australia, or visit our Google Maps page to view the ClimateWatch trails near you.

Use environmentally friendly personal and household cleaning products and bathroom products, for example, distilled vinegar for cleaning or ocean-safe sun-blocks. The NSW Government has put together a Green Cleaning page and PDF here.

Volunteer your time with wildlife organisations, community gardens or conservation groups like LandCare.

Walk, cycle, public transport, or car-pool. Some extra tips to minimise your car’s effect on the environment can be found here.

Hold meetings and conferences with external offices through phone or internet, rather than flying interstate or overseas for meetings.

THE 7 R’S OF RECYCLING Recycle, Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Re-gift and Recover.

Search your local council’s website to find out what can be recycled in your area. For example, soft plastics (chip packets, bread bags) can’t be recycled by many councils, but they can be dropped off for recycling at some supermarkets. Find your nearest soft plastic drop-off point.

Here’s a handy link where you can check your councils discount on compost bins, worm farms and bokashi bins. You can also donate your compost to your local community garden or connect with others via www.sharewaste.com

In Australia, livestock accounts for 10% of total greenhouse emissions. Globally meat and dairy use up to 83 percent of the world’s farmland and also uses a significant amount of land, water and food. Try opting for a diet with less meat and dairy products; you’ll be helping the environment, feeling healthier and saving an animals life.

You can reduce your carbon footprint by shopping at your local farmers market or growing your own fruit and veg. Reduce transport emissions, packaging and refrigeration, while also supporting local farmers and buying fresher produce. As of September 2018, it is now compulsory by law for food products to label where they are grown, produced, made or packed to help consumers make more informed food decisions.