[006] – PLASTIC FREE LIVING WITH THE ZERO WASTE CHEF

In this episode I'm SO excited to be chatting to Anne Marie Bonneau, aka the Zero Waste Chef.Anne Marie shares the story of how she got started on her Zero Waste journey, and her top tips for cutting out single use plastic.

Useful links

Anne Marie's blog - Zero Waste Chef

Anne Marie on Instagram

Anne Marie on Facebook

Anne Marie on Twitter

Beth Terry's blog - My Plastic Free Life

The Plastiki

How to make your own cloth produce bags - Anne Marie's guest post for me!

Homemade deodorant (that works!)

Popcorn

Roasted chickpeas (this sound gooooood!)

Meetup.com- to organise your own Zero Waste Meet Ups..!

Rainbow Grocery in San Francisco

Plastic Free Pantry

Homemade vanilla extract

Earth Food Love- the Zero Waste shop in Totnes

My Sustainable Life FB community(do come and join us!)

Some of Anne-Marie's Top Tips

• Check out your local farmers market for packaging free produce
• Make/take your own produce bags when you go shopping
• Make your own deodorant
• check Cook from scratch more - cook in bulk, freeze, plan ahead
• check Pick ONE thing to change at a time

ACTION YOU CAN TAKE AFTER LISTENINGBABY STEPS

• Find your nearest farmers market, when it's on and then make a date to try it out
• Take your re-usable bags with you when you go shopping - including for loose fruit and veg
• Experiment with making your own popcorn as a snack

BIGGER STEPS

• Find your nearest farmers market, when it's on and then make a date to try it out
• Take your re-usable bags with you when you go shopping - including for loose fruit and veg
• Experiment with making your own popcorn as a snack

GREAT STRIDES

• Organise your own Zero Waste Meet Up locally