The first time I thought about my impact on the planet in a real way was in college. What I mean by "real way" is this wasn't just an "I'm in first grade, its Earth Day and we're talking about extinct animals" moment. It was a "this is a truly serious pr ...
Fall into an Eco-Friendly Autumn With These 9 Sustainable Lifestyle Tips
As the leaves make their yearly transition to reds and yellows, it's important to still keep green on your mind. I find that it becomes harder to keep up with sustainable lifestyle habits as you enter the final few months of the year. Come October, w ...
How to Participate in Plastic Free July Without Actually Being Plastic Free
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 ...
10 Common Recycling Myths That Need to be Talked About
Raise your hand if you were today years old when you realized how complicated recycling is. When I was growing up we had two bins in our garage—one for paper and one for plastic. In them I'd toss newspapers, boxes, and all my single-use plastics, blissfu ...
9 Sustainable Living Tips That’ll Make Your Life Easier
When I ask people what their biggest struggle is with sustainable living, the response I most commonly hear is "convenience." Convenience is king, and many eco-friendly living tips can have the tendency to require a bit more effort. It's not always condu ...
A Guide to Greenwashing: What it is and How You Can Spot it
According to the Webster Dictionary, Greenwashing is "expressions of environmentalist concerns especially as a cover for products, policies, or activities." In other words, it's a deceptive marketing practice that companies use to make you think you're b ...
Black Friday is Coming Up—Here’s How You Can Participate Sustainably
The most infamous shopping day of the year—Black Friday. Retailers train all year for it, and some consumers too. In fact, consumers shelled out $14.13 billion over Black Friday weekend in 2020, and that's expected to increase to at least $17 billion in ...
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? ...