Eco-Conscious Instagrammers Inspiring Us To Do Better Every Day
Green living is becoming more critical these days. With a warming planet at
the forefront of our minds, it’s our responsibility to advocate for the
environment and make more sustainable lifestyle choices.
We recently added a great article to our blog that provided simple ways to live life more sustainably.
If you’re looking at ways to become even more enviro-savvy, we’ve put together
four awesome Instagram accounts of Australians that are sustainably minded and
share them on their socials. They are sure to give you all the
inspiration you need to get started.
1. Dr Anita Vandyke | @rocket_science
Anita is committed to living a zero-waste life without sacrifice or
deprivation. She’s written a book on living a zero-waste life and she’s also
super smart; qualified rocket scientist, student of Medicine, blogger and
author. Most importantly she’s a caretaker of this planet we call home.
2. Katheryn Nelson | @plasticfreemermaid
Kathryn is a water woman magical mermaid yogi goddess and has been disposable
plastic-free for ten years. (Wow, that’s impressive!) She started her journey
volunteering for Dr Andrea Neal in Santa Barbara, California at Jean Michel
Cousteau’s Ocean Futures Society. Kathryn learnt that plastic does not
biodegrade and how the ocean is full of plastic. She made the decision to quit
plastics and live her life advocating for our oceans and environment.
3. Erin Rhoads | @therogueginger
Erin is a writer, blogger and activist on a mission to live a plastic-free and
zero waste life.
Erin has two popular zero waste and plastic-free guidebooks Waste Not: Make a big difference by throwing away less and Waste Not Every Day. She was a consultant on the award-winning TV show War On
Waste and is Queen Victoria Markets first sustainability ambassador just to
name a few!
4. Hannah Klose | @nevereverpayretail
In Australia alone, more than 500,000 tonnes of textiles and leather end up in
landfill each year. Low-cost, low-quality garments mean we are buying and
disposing of more clothing than ever. Introducing thrift store queen Hannah!
Hannah lives her life illustrating why secondhand shopping is the most
eco-friendly way to curate your wardrobe. Her mission is to help us all become
part of the solution, not the pollution–and to do so with style.
Images via Instagram