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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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A sturdy, reusable bag for shopping or running errands is essential to avoid single use plastic bags. Especially as five trillion plastic bags are used each year. On average, a plastic bag is used for about 12 minutes before it is discarded. Less than one
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At least a million plastic bottles are used every minute. According to Euromonitor International's global packaging trends report, the number is expected to increase to 583.3 billion this year. The majority of plastic bottles end up in landfills or the ocean. Plastic bottles and caps are
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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
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We’ve all been there: whether you’re bombarded with ads for clothing sales on social media, or you pass by a sale rack at the store, the temptation is real. It’s hard to turn away from that instant gratification - but it’s important to. According to
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