HOW COVID CONTINUES TO AFFECT WASTE AROUND THE WORLD
The recent Covid-19 Pandemic has changed a lot about how we live. It has affected human behaviour directly, changing how we interact with each other, what we buy, how we shop, and what we end up discarding as a result…
PLANT BASED PACKAGING: AN ALTERNATIVE TO A WORLD OF PLASTIC
Plant-based packaging has been around longer than you may think. In fact, the first type of plastic invented to replace Ivory in the late 1800’s was a cellulose polymer, made from plant material. Somewhere along the line we went fully…
EARTH DAY: OUR POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE EARTH
Earth Day celebrated its 50th anniversary this year on April 22nd. And because of Earth Day, and the uniting of environmentally minded individuals, a lot has been accomplished in terms of environmental action in the past 50 years.
ALUMINUM, GLASS, OR PLASTIC, WHICH SHOULD YOU FAVOUR?
A jar of tomato sauce, can of tomato sauce, and plastic bottle of tomato sauce all sit on a shelf at the grocery store. There may be many aspects to consider about these different products when deciding which to purchase.…
THE INSIDE SCOOP ON PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS
At the end of January Sobey’s phased out the use of disposable plastic grocery bags from their 255 stores across Canada. Along with Sobey’s, other regions across Canada have been trying to do the same, some experiencing more pushback from…
KICKING PLASTIC IN 2020
Exactly one and a half years ago I decided to kick plastic to the curb! Ever since then I have been working towards living a zero waste lifestyle. Last year I decided to focus my New Year’s resolution on creating…
THE CHANGE IN YOUR CUP
A disposable lifestyle comes with all kinds of consequences for the beautiful places we love, polluting shorelines, taking resources, and enlarging landfills. The disposable coffee (or tea) cup is part of this larger picture of waste and litter, expanding with…
THE THIRD “R”
If you have read one of my very first articles, The First “R”, you will know that when I say third “R” I don’t mean Recycling. The third “R”, according to this blog, is Reusing, and you can find my…
IT’S MY PARTY AND I’LL CRY OVER PARTY WASTE IF I WANT TO
Today marks my 27th year around the sun! I have always enjoyed celebrating my birthday, and I’ve had many birthday parties in the past, as an adult and a child. As a child I experienced growing up with a DIY…
BEING THANKFUL FOR THE EARTH
Thanksgiving is a time known to most as “Turkey Day”, a time spent with wonderful people eating roasted carrots, mashed potatoes, stuffing, turkey (if you eat meat), and possibly a seasonal favourite… pumpkin pie! But beyond the food filled tables,…
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