foundation

6 - 21 february 2010 | melbourne australia

Main Event | Federation Square, Melbourne

Sun 21st February 2.00 pm - 2.50 pm

venue

Feast Tent

hosted by

The Ethical Consumer Group

Living Zero Waste – Beyond A Disposable World

In our present culture, waste is part of our everyday, but it doesn't have to be that way. In nature all waste is food for the next part of the cycle, and in reality, there is no such place as 'away'. In August 2009 a group of 8 households in Melbourne took on the Zero Waste week challenge – attempting to reduce household rubbish to zero for seven days. Is it possible to actually go 'zero' and take responsibility for the waste we produce? We think the answer is yes. Presenters

Nick Ray believes it's a big world out there and it's easy to get lost in it unless we cultivate a sense of home, a connectedness to places and to those we share it with. Nick is passionate about giving people simple everyday tools to help in living more lightly. He loves his bike, chickens, wife and kids (not necessarily in that order). Nick also co-ordinates the Sustainable Living Foundation’s Directory platform and works at Green Collect, an inner city social firm that run a recycling collection service in Melbourne's CBD.

Neesh Wray enjoys sharing the abundance that nature provides. You'll find her facilitating the monthly gathering of the Western Urban Harvest Swap Meet, gleaming from the local fruit trees and with Shaun, her buddy in environmental and social justice activism, transforming their garden into a fruit and vegetable forest. She's also involved in Westside CRAG, studies Social work and works as a part-time instrumental music teacher at Northcote High School.

The Ethical Consumer Group

The Ethical Consumer Group is a community-based network exploring what it means to live sustainably within a consumer culture. They produce an annual ethical buying guide - 'The Guide to Ethical Supermarket Shopping', run ‘Shopping with a Conscience’ workshops and supermarket tours, and hold monthly 'Meal & Movie' nights.

http://www.ethical.org.au/