transgressions #1

Although the title of this entry sounds like a trance compilation from the mid-nineties I am actually trying to collate the breaking of my rules every week to try and see where I am letting down my zero ambitions…

So here we go for the last week;

Monday 12th January

• International post package >> plastic
• 2 Metcards//3 tram rides >> energy from trams ( which is very bad according to this)
• Beer (six pack) >> Cascade Green, although it is zero carbon it is not organic or local

Tuesday 13th January

• 3 bread rolls >> non organic, plastic bag, non local
• Organic Bread >> organic, local but plastic packaging
• 1 Coopers Beer in a bar >> non organic, non local
• Tram ride

Wednesday 14th January

• Breakfast at Preston Market >> non organic
• Organic Pasta >> non local, plastic packaging
• 2 campari and sodas in a bar >>

Thursday 15th January

• Tram ride

Friday 16th January

• Lunch at CERES restaurant >> 80% organic sourced from the CERES vegetable garden
• Organic compost bag >> non recyclable plastic bag
• Dinner at Gopals Hare Krishna restaurant >> non organic
• Tram ride

Saturday 17th January

• 2 x tram ride
• Take away coffee >> non local, non organic, unrecyclable lid
• Breakfast plus coffee and tea at Collingwood Childrens Farm cafe >> non organic

Sunday 18th January

• zero

So, it feels like I still have a lot of work to do. The majority of my meals came from home which meant i was able to stick to the rules. And it is clear from the list that food is the main culprit. Going out for meals – I tried to take the ‘lesser of evils’ by going to Gopals, the Farm Cafe and CERES, but still none of these fit my rules.

The other main transgression was travel. It is clear to me that I need to get a bike, I did a lot of trips in the inner north, that I could have ridden to.

And finally in my travels I stumbled upon this greenhouse FAQs site which I found very useful and answered some very basic household questions.