Can changing your habits really help save the planet?

Australians are being challenged to reduce their environmental footprint by cutting out bottled water and single-use plastics. It comes as parts of Australia experience a recycling crisis, and after Prime Minister Scott Morrison spoke about plastic pollution at the United Nations.

Source: AAP

October is Buy Nothing New Month - it's an initiative that aims to get people thinking about where a product comes from and where the waste goes when they're finished with it.    The concept, which started in Melbourne in 2010, asks people to try to buy nothing new for the whole month, except essentials such as food, hygiene and medicines.