Twice a day, every day, we pick up a toothbrush to clean our teeth. This daily hygiene habit is good for us, but it’s been wreaking havoc on the planet. Billions of plastic toothbrushes are sent to landfill or end up in waterways each year. That’s why we’re going over bamboo toothbrush benefits. Investing in […]
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Repurposing common household items is when you find a new use for a product at the end of its life. Repurposing is fantastic as it avoids contributing to the tons of accumulated worldwide garbage. Here are some examples of items that I have repurposed around my flat since moving back to the UK. Repurposing a
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Have you considered making the switch to paperless mail yet? There’s no need to be bombarded with junk mail that you don’t have any use for. In fact, it’s just creating more waste. Why make the switch? There are two types of mail: the kind you actually need, use, and open – and junk mail.
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One way to see an immediate result of your sustainability efforts is to go outside and pick up a piece of trash. Otherwise known as plogging, you’ll get immediate satisfaction from today’s challenge. What is plogging? Plogging originated in Sweden. The name itself is a combination of the words ‘jogging’ and ‘plocka upp’ – which
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A small, yet important swap you can make is to start using bamboo swabs instead of plastic swabs. These single use products may seem inconsequential, but their impact adds up. An unimaginable 1.5 million disposable swabs are produced every single day. When you consider all the resources that go into producing, shipping, and packaging swabs, you see
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Signing a petition on plastic pollution is a way to demonstrate that we require action now and to participate in the process of change. With each petition on plastic or any other subject, it is important to fact check, know who is behind it and read the fine print to ensure it will legitimately
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At least a million plastic bottles are used every minute. The majority of plastic bottles end up in landfills or the ocean. Plastic bottles and caps are number 3 or 4 of the most commonly collected plastic items during the Ocean Conservancy’s annual beach cleanups. Imagine how effective the positive environmental impact would be if,
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Photo of reusable masks by The Elephant Temple who donate 10% of sales to help elephants affected by the global pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic has created an environmental problem that would have seemed unlikely just a year ago–severe ocean pollution caused single-use surgical masks and gloves. According to a recent study conducted by a Hong Kong based
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Paper receipts contain nasty chemicals, classified by the EU as toxic to humans and the environment. There’s something else hidden, you guessed it, plastic. Making receipts yet another, more unknown, environmental disaster. Plastic in paper receipts Receipts cannot be recycled. In the past, I would innocently place my receipts in a scrunched-up ball in the
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*This post contains affiliate links With the New Year, often comes new fitness and health workout goals. If you find yourself needing some new clothes or equipment, it’s worth adding ethical and sustainable activewear to the criteria. Depending on your exercise of choice, you may be looking for rip-proof or sweat-wicking fabric, or a yoga
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