ANALYSIS: Want to live life with less plastic? You're not alone and we need to make it easier
We conducted a series of innovative household experiments with 19 Melbourne-based participants.
A mother of two students wanted to be 100 per cent waste free for six weeks, while another mother focused on zero-plastic cooking. For some, the experience provided an incentive to try something different, such as walking the extra distance to the bulk food store rather than taking the easy option of the supermarket.Changes didn't always stick. A transition to shampoo and conditioner bars required extensive research and was too hard for one: "Just that one switch was so intense … it was expensive as well."
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