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Actions and Resources
Saturday 6 June
Sunday 7 June
Saturday 13 June
Sunday 14 June
Our mission is to inspire people to reduce their plastic consumption and waste through everyday choices and actions. Zero Waste Victoria is a not-for-profit charity seeking to address the growing issues of waste, recycling and sustainability in the community. Our Zero Waste Festival vision is to connect a community of changemakers who are inspired, passionate and empowered about a waste-free future. We generate inclusive conversations to inspire zero-waste actions.
Day 1 – Saturday 6th June
AM – Wasteless Community
Connect
- Joost Bakker
- Matt Stone
- Jo Barrett
- Kirsty Bishop-Fox – Sustainable Pathways
- Eliska Bramborova – ShareWaste
- David Paynter – Gold Coast Tool Library
- Letitia Howlett – Brunswick Tool Library
- Jo Taranto – Good for the Hood
PM – Plastic Pollution Solution
Connect
- Tangaroa Blue – Instagram – Youtube – Facebook
- Rebecca recommends https://www.instagram.com/zerowastechef/?hl=en
Read
- https://www.tangaroablue.org/resources/clean-up-data-collection/amdi-how-to-videos-manual/
- Plastic: a toxic love story https://www.textpublishing.com.au/books/plastic
- Rebecca’s book is coming out this July! https://www.newsouthbooks.com.au/books/plastic-free/
- Junk Raft by plastic pollution researcher, Dr Marcus Eriksen (an amazing story about his journey on a raft made from plastic bottles across the Pacific and more!) His website (https://www.marcuseriksen.com/) is a great resource as is his research institute website (https://www.5gyres.org/).
- www.tangaroablue.org
- https://www.plasticfreejuly.org/https://theconversation.com/how-to-break-up-with-plastics-using-behavioural-science-99741
- https://lens.monash.edu/@what-happens-next/2019/11/18/1378427/trash-talk-what-happens-next
- Teacher/Student Resources: https://www.plasticpollutionsolutions.com.au/teacher-student-resources/
Do
- Take the Plastic Free July challenge! https://www.plasticfreejuly.org/take-the-challenge/
- Plastic & Waste-wise Initiatives: https://www.plasticpollutionsolutions.com.au/parents-families/
- Download the Tangaroa Blue data collection app and watch the short video https://www.tangaroablue.org
Day 2 – Sunday 7th June
AM – Slow Fashion
Connect
- Jane Milburn, Textile Beat
- Nina Gbor, Eco Styles and Clothes Swap & Style
- Jenna Flood, Ironic Minimalist
- Tamara Russell, Karhina Textile
Read
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- Fashionoplisby Dana Thomas
- Wardrobe Crisis by Clare Press
- Rise & Resist by Clare Press
- Mending Matters by Katrina Rodabaugh
- Mend Your Clothes Creatively – The Handbook – E-book by Tamara Russell
- The Conscious Closet by Elizabeth Cline
- Folk Fashion by Amy Twigger Holroyd
- Modern Mending by Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald
- Second Skin by India Flint
- Slow Clothing by Jane Milburn
- Fibreshed by Rebecca Burgess
- How to be a Craftivist by Sarah Corbett
- Clothing Poverty by Andrew Brooks
- https://thenewdaily.com.au/finance/consumer/2020/04/10/fast-fashion-environment/
- https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/12/style/visible-mending.html
- https://www.teenvogue.com/story/fast-fashion-is-a-feminist-issue
- https://thenewdaily.com.au/finance/consumer/2020/01/05/sustainable-upcycled-fashion/
- https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jan/14/plastic-waste-crisis-recycling-consumption-environmentally-friendly
Listen
- The Wardrobe Crisis by Clare Press
- REV on air by Clare Press
- The Slow Home Podcasts by Clare Press, particularly the Katrina Rodabaugh episode
- Conscious Chatter with Kestrel Jenkins
Explore
- Eco Styles
- Eco Warrior Princess
- Ethical made Easy – articles on how to start your slow fashion journey
- Fashion Revolution: https://www.fashionrevolution.org/
- Hai clothing launch list: ly/2UNxV1g
- Facebook: Clothes Swap & Style
- Instagram: #visiblemending and #mending
Watch
Do
- Join Slow Fashion Season: https://www.collaction.org/crowdactions/slow-fashion-season-2020/174
- Post your restyled outfits, photos of your wardrobes, zero waste or mended outfits on your socials and use the hashtag #ZWVStyleMend
- Learn to mend and sew: https://threadden.com/ (where Samson learnt to sew his own shirt)
- Go to karhina.com for how to create the patches shown during the Festival and more
- Come along and take part in a workshop – see karhina.com/workshops for the latest
PM – The Arts
Connect
- Carla Scotto – @carladrawz
- Karin Ecker – Plastic Free Boy
- Khory Hancock – The Environmental Cowboy
- Charlie McGee – Formidable Vegetable
- Brenna Quinlan – @brenna_quinlan and facebook.com
Read
- Retrosuburbia by David Holmgren
- Drawdown by Paul Hawken to inspire hope in the face of climate change.
Listen
- Charlie and Brenna’s call to action as we come out of lockdown https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWAZcDyzrkg
- Podcast: The Sustainability Agenda
- Khory podcast https://play.acast.com/s/ocean-protect
Watch
- Melliodora featured on Gardening Australia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Njucn01wv10&t=3s
- Happen Films documentary on Melliodora too https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss1BjW2kSNs
- Formidable Vegetables – No such thing as waste https://youtu.be/DBgYfkuydaI
- Environmental Film Festival’s Top 5 Waste Related Films To Inspire Change http://www.effa.org.au/blog/2020/6/4/top-5-waste-related-films-to-inspire-change The Environmental Film Festival Australia, is an annual festival of groundbreaking films, traversing the relationship between humans and their environments, challenging the way people think about the natural world and inspiring them to discuss, explore and act on important environmental issues. Celebrating its 10th year this year, EFFA is working on bringing you an exciting program of films, panels and events. To be the first to hear about events, subscribe to our newsletter, and get along to the festival.
Do
- Charlie and Brenna have a deck of Permaculture Action Cards which can be bought through his bandcamp https://music.formidablevegetable.com.au/. We’ve been using these to teach adults and kids permaculture and sustainability, and a lot of parents, teachers and home schoolers have found them really useful.
- Look into Permaculture Design Courses in your area, or consider the Milkwood Permaculture Living Course, which is an online version at Milkwood.net
Day 3 – Saturday 13th June
AM – All The R’s and DIY
Connect
- Rebecca Gleghorn – REDcycle
- Rose McIvar – Recycling made easy
- Karen and Danny Ellis – Mend It, Australia
- Elana – Cloth Nappy Workshops Melbourne
PM – Focus on Food
Connect
- Mark Rathborne – Save our soil
- Hiro Okada – Sibling and Kinfolk
- Alice Zaskavsky, – Phenomenom
- Simon Toohey – Sustainable Earth Network
- Kirsteen MacLeod – The Compost Depot
Read
- Biodynamic farmers https://www.biosoil.net.au/
Watch
- Sustainable Earth Network videos https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI-ERWDOo97gPuxFGe6H0JA
- How bio-dynamic soil conversion is done – https://youtu.be/_blFW5BKfDc
- Save Our Soil farming method – http://demeterbiodynamic.com.au/video-library/
Do
- Go and support farmers market – https://mfm.com.au/ and https://vegoutfarmersmarket.org.au/
- Check what’s in season and more on Sustainable Table https://sustainabletable.org.au/all-things-ethical-eating/seasonal-produce-guide/
- Look for products with Demeter Biodynamic certification – http://www.demeter.org.au/demeter.php
- Get your staples, treats and donate food to those in need – https://www.siblingbykinfolk.org.au/shop
Day 4 – Sunday 14th June
AM – First Nations, Local and Global Community
Connect
- Neil Morris – Culture Is Life
- Te Kawa Robb – Para Kore
- Liam and Hannah – The Rubbish Trip
- Chloe Lines – The Clean Lines Co.
- Caitlyn Socwell – @thewastenotspot
- Carina Turner – Women Against Waste
- Tammy Logan – Gippsland Unwrapped
- Laura Châtel – Zero Waste France
- Ana Le Rocha – Nipe Fagio
PM – DIY
Connect
- Shane Gunston – Zero Waste Victoria Facebook group
- Lily – Mademoiselle Organic
PM – Zero waste: flattening the curve of growth economics
Connect
- Meg Ulman and Patrick Jones – @artistasfamily
- Amy Wilkinson – My Work Life Design
- Oberon Carter – Zero Waste Families and @spiralgarden
Explore
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You can view our past festivals
Zero Waste Festival 2018
Zero Waste Festival 2019