July 28th is World Nature Conservation Day – are you ready to celebrate? A handful of global holidays highlight the importance of caring for our environment, so it’s important to participate in each one. Of course, we should treat every day like World Nature Conservation Day – this is the only planet we have! What […]
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A letter to the local politician template can make standing up for what you believe in painless. While avoiding single-use plastic in our daily lives is great, reaching out to our local representatives is even better! These people depend on your vote to keep their jobs – so make them work for it! Letting your
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If you’ve tried to throw any kind of celebration on your eco-friendly journey, you’ve likely come across balloon alternatives. Balloons are infamously bad for the environment, yet they’re synonymous with celebrations. Like many other eco-friendly alternatives to party decorations (read my blog on eco glitter here,) you should do your research on balloon alternatives before buying
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Have you ever considered the effects of turtle plastics? It was an image of a turtle with a plastic straw stuck in its nose that, while painful to look at, spurred global discussion and change overnight. World Sea Turtle Day is June 16th, but we should be thinking about these gentle giants and all other
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If you’ve ever worn synthetic clothing or cleaned with a textured detail rag, you’ve come into contact with microfibers. But what is microfiber made of and why does it matter? What is microfiber made out of? Microfiber refers to a couple of different things: first, microfiber material, which is commonly used to make detail rags
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We’re ingesting plastics daily. In fact, around a credit card size per week. The effects plastic can have on humans are still not 100% clear, but there’s enough to be worried about from recent studies. So, it’s no secret to most of us looking to lead a healthier lifestyle that ridding our life of plastics
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Microplastics – you might recognize the word from the news, but what exactly are microplastics and how can you prevent microplastic pollution? By this point, we all know plastic pollution is wreaking havoc on our environment and the animals who inhabit it. Microplastics are a direct result of that pollution. What are microplastics? Microplastics are tiny
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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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