A Zero Waste Family: In Thirty Days

Publisher details

Author
Anita Vandyke
Publisher
Penguin
Genre
Non Fiction
Released
01 December, 2020
ISBN
9780143796817

A Zero Waste Family: In Thirty Days

Synopsis

Reduce your family's waste by 80%.

Trying to live a zero waste life while simultaneously raising a family can feel almost impossible at times, but Anita Vandyke, bestselling author of A Zero Waste Life, is here to help.

A Zero Waste Family is a gentle thirty-day guide highlighting the lessons Anita learned during her first year navigating motherhood, while also studying medicine and still trying to reduce her waste. Here she shares innovative ideas about how families can work together to decrease their household waste and make their lives easier, richer and more purposeful, and less full of clutter and distractions.

As parents we are constantly juggling the needs of children, work, chores and money. This book is not designed to add to the guilt that we already feel. It’s about showing how, by applying zero waste and minimalist principles, being an eco-parent doesn’t have to be difficult, and that by making small changes as a family we can make a big difference to our world for our children and future generations.

The audiobook of A Zero Waste Family is published by Bolinda Audio.
Anita Vandyke
About the author

Anita Vandyke

Anita Vandyke is a qualified rocket scientist and medical doctor (Bachelor of Engineering – Aeronautical Space and Doctor of Medicine) and, most importantly, mother to Vivian. She was born in Guangzhou, China, raised in Australia, and currently splits her time between Sydney and San Francisco. Her first book, A Zero Waste Life: In thirty days, won Gold at the Nautilus Book Awards in 2019 and has been translated to seven languages. Anita writes about motherhood, zero waste living and minimalism on Instagram, at @rocket_science, or at anitavandyke.com.

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