So you've heard about Plastic Free July and you want to take part, but your stomach is sinking as you realize how many things you use on the reg that are in fact, plastic. First, take a deep breath. You can participate in Plastic Free July and still ...
6 Tips for Developing (and Maintaining) Eco-Friendly Habits
How many times have you tried to form (or break) a habit and failed? I'll wait while you count. If you're like me, you've determined that number is much larger than what you can add up on your fingers and toes. Because forming new habits, even eco-fr ...
All The Tips You Need to Have a More Sustainable Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving—it's a holiday I (and probably many of you) associate more with food comas than sustainability. After all, each kilo of turkey consumed contributes 10.9 kilos of greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere. So the consumption of 45 million ...
10 Easy Sustainable Swaps For a Greener Life
Low waste living can seem intimdating to a beginner - you have to start thinking about your carbon footprint, where your clothes are made, what they're made of, plastic free packaging, food waste, greenhouse gases, water waste (is your head spinning yet? ...
7 Eco-Friendly Cleaning Products for a Cleaner (and Greener) Home
Have you ever finished an epic cleaning spree only to be left with a trash can full of paper towels, dirty sponges, and plastic containers? Doesn't feel very "clean" does it? Especially when 8 million metric tons of plastic end up in the ocean each year. ...
How to Sustainably Declutter Your Home: A Room-By-Room Guide
There’s something about living in a clean, calm space, that is so satisfying. However, getting to that space often involves a lot of waste. Some clothes deemed "unwearable" may end up in the trash, while piles of unused but "in good condition" items will ...