Sustainaroo Travels Podcast

In part 3 of our interview with Marion Vigot, we dive into her work with Responsible Cafes and the growing sustainable cafes movement reshaping cafe culture across Australia. As the organisation’s General Manager, Marion is helping cafes, communities, and everyday coffee lovers rethink single use waste and embrace sustainable habits. In this part of our conversation, she shares why it matters, how Responsible Cafes as a website and an organisation is creating impact. Responsible Cafes is an Australian not-for-profit initiative helping cafes reduce waste and embrace more sustainable practices, and a hub for helping people find sustainable cafes and see what cafes are doing to promote sustainability. The idea is to “connect eco conscious Aussies with sustainable cafes”.

In Part 2 of our conversation with sustainability trailblazer Marion Vigot, we dive deeper into what drives her mission. She shares why impact entrepreneurship is at the heart of her work, her passion for developing compostable packaging, and why she believes composting is one of the most important pillars of sustainability.Marion and her partner Alexis are “Regentrepreneurs on the road leading the Compost Revolution”. Regentrepreneurs are entrepreneurs that care about regenerative development and regenerative sustainability, also known as impact entrepreneurs. They are travelling Australia in a converted bus, meeting with cafes and sharing their story, their certified home compostable packaging solutions, and advocating for reuse via Responsible Cafes. Marion’s dedication shines through as she explains how small changes, like rethinking packaging and embracing composting, can make a big difference for the planet.

We spoke to composting goddess Marion Vigot, as part of our series about sustainable businesses - and we talked about all things composting. Marion runs two sustainable businesses, Compostable Alternatives and Responsible Cafes. She also travels Australia in a converted van, spreading her message as a real life sustainability superhero, with her partner Alexis Branlard.Marion is the co-founder and CEO of Compostable Alternatives, and together with her partner and co-founder Alexis, has made a brand that is 100% Australian owned, certified home compostable, and a certified social enterprise - and it’s all about home compostable packaging solutions.Compostable Alternatives is a regenerative packaging brand specialising in certified home compostable packaging for cafes. And when they say regenerative, they mean it - their vision is to turn packaging (usually seen as something single use that becomes waste) into compost, and then it will regenerate the earth, instead of polluting it. “If it’s not good for the worms, it’s not good enough.” is their motto for their packaging products.Webiste: https://www.compostablealternatives.com.au/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/compostablealt

We spoke to the gorgeous Carolyn Cardinet, a visual artist who works with waste. She makes stunning installations, wearables, necklaces, earrings and sculpture made of single waste plastics she sources. She has dedicated her whole artistic career to sustainability and sustainable art, and we at Sustainaroo Travels are blown away by her creativity and unbelievable things she can do with the single use plastics she finds on the road. This journey has led her to become an artivist, an accidental activist using art to create awareness. The impact of art on society is such that it creates a visual so that we can understand ideas easier. 🌐 ⁠⁠Full Show Notes⁠⁠ with detailed resources and further recommendations: https://sustainarootravels.com.au/art... 👥 Follow and check out her latest work: https://www.carolyncardinet.com/ Instagram:   / carolyncardinet_art   Interview Index: 00:00- Chapter 1: Preview 00:48- Chapter 2: Intro 01:00- Chapter 3: Introducing Carolyn Cardinet 08:41- Chapter 4: Carolyn's Sustainability Journey 11:14- Chapter 5: Working with Bailey Arts 13:14- Chapter 7: Showing Waste She Has Collected & Uses 16:28- Chapter 8: The Plastic Problem 26:21- Chapter 9: Movie Recommendations 28:18- Chapter 10: The Problem with Fast Fashion | Finding Solutions 30:34- Chapter 11: War on Plastic & the History 31:57- Chapter 12: Recycling Plastic & Recycling in Australia 34:46- Chapter 13: What Can We Do? 39:38- Chapter 14: Finding Sustainable Art Wherever you are 41:26- Chapter 15: Buying Artwork Made from Plastic 42:14- Chapter 16: Outro

In this episode we spoke to Deb, the owner and creator behind L’ada Soaps and Scents. It is a family business, Deb runs it with her husband Andrew and their two sons, Liam and Adam, also help out. All of their products are home made locally and are natural and sustainable. Deb told us about how they make a range of luxury artisan soaps for your body, hair and home. They also make skincare products  – a face oil and a scar serum. Together these products make a range of non toxic skincare that replaces many conventional products that are not as good for your skin and the environment. L’ada Soaps and Scents also makes a range of sustainable cleaning products, that are also better for your skin and the environment. Talk about sustainable swaps!  🌐 ⁠⁠Full Show Notes⁠⁠ with detailed resources and further recommendations: https://sustainarootravels.com.au/lada-soaps-and-scents/ 👥 Follow and support L'ada Soaps & Scents: https://ladasoapsandscents.com.au/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ladasoapsandscents/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ladasoapsandscents/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ladasoapsandscents Interview Index: 00:00- Chapter 1: Preview 00:26- Chapter 2: Intro 00:38- Chapter 3: About L'ada Soaps 04:24- Chapter 4: The Soap Making Process 07:07- Chapter 5: Using Shampoo & Conditioner Bars 08:53- Chapter 6: Using Shaving Bars 09:37 - Chapter 7: Using the Laundry Soap / Stain Remover 10:25- Chapter 8: Using Dish Soap for Washing Dishes 10:54- Chapter 9: Switching to Soap Bars & Making them Last 12:01- Chapter 10: Washing Powder 12:50- Chapter 11: Skin Therapy 15:57- Chapter 12: Sustainability in L'ada' Soaps 18:03- Chapter 13: Travelling with Soap Bars 16:45- Chapter 14: Where to Find L'ada Soaps & Scents & Outro