Growing your own produce and flowers saves plastic packaging and other waste, but gardening can create heaps of plastic waste in the form of pots, plastic bags and bottled pest control. Here’s how to go plastic free when cultivating flowers for the bees and farming your own food.
Read MoreDreaming of a zero waste kitchen? Investing in these appliances will help you reach this goal by allowing you to make, bake, dehydrate, and aerate your own at home instead of buying plastic packaged goods coming from afar, as well as ensuring no food goes to waste.
Read MoreGoing completely plastic free in one month is not easy or at all likely but what about just switching three easy things? Sound doable? This is what eco store, Biome is suggesting this Plastic Free July.
Read MoreWe gotta fight … for our right … to reeeepair! Planned obsolescence causes so much waste. It has got to go! You can help by supporting the repair movement, using menders and repair cafes, and buying from brands that fix their product and offer lifetime warranty.
Read MoreSolid soap bars and shampoo and tooth tabs were only the tip of the solidified waste reduction solution iceberg! A whole host of cleaning and bathroom products are now available in tablet, pod or concentrate bar form to replace liquid solutions in plastic packaging and refill reused bottles.
Read MoreLooking to share or get something repaired? Our directory lists and maps waste reducing sharing economy community initiatives around the world. Discover and get involved in projects in your neighbourhood or get inspired to start one!
Read MoreWe list 16 simple sustainable ways to care for and restore your mental wellbeing that won’t cost a lot or even a thing, or cause unnecessary waste, extraction from, or harm to the Earth.
Read MoreWhich of the containers that we picked up during the pandemic at our packaging picnic are actually a plus for the planet? We rate takeaway container options from green to greenwashing to help food places and people pick the most eco-friendly packaging to reduce plastic and other environmental pollution.
Read MoreThings are a bit different this Plastic Free July (pandemic), and you may not be able to refuse plastic in ways you previously did, but there are still ways in which you can reduce your plastic usage this month. We list 10 of them.
Read MoreCOVID-19 has had many questioning whether it is safe to use reusables and has seen many cafes and restaurants only allowing single-use. We look into whether reusables can be contagious, share how to achieve contactless transfers of food and coffee, and the best way to clean your reusables.
Read MoreSupporting Black business helps fight racism because it ups BIPOC visibility while reducing challenges they face, like getting credit. We list Black-owned eco-minded businesses to support, as well as BIPOC zero wasters to follow to increase their representation in the space.
Read MoreWe share eco-minded quiet activism we can all do while staying home and avoiding crowds, from subversive acts of making and doing to having our say online, asking those in power what is being done, questioning the status quo, striking digitally, and learning about and talking about environmental issues.
Read MoreIs the expansion of the reuse systems that have remained up and running during COVID-19 and the adoption of reuse systems by businesses a better way to reuse in the future? We explore why these systems may be better, what is needed for them to be successful, the barriers and benefits of reusable packaging, and the role of legislation.
Read MoreSupport local small businesses and farmers and reduce waste by getting a box of local plastic-free groceries and refills of pantry and cleaning essentials delivered in returnable reused packaging to your door! See who delivers low-waste groceries to you…
Read MoreThere are streets, communities, and businesses doing it - they’re going zero waste and implementing workable sustainable solutions that work and can be easily replicated. We found 26 of these inspiring environmental projects and heaps of examples of them in action. Which one will you make it your mission to replicate in your community, workplace, or street?
Read MoreWhen we remove plastic and preservatives from our lives, we need to be more careful about food storage as these are no longer protecting our food from spoiling. How do you store bulk-bought dry goods and other packaging-free pantry items so that they don’t spoil and your pantry doesn’t become moth ridden?
Read MoreAmanda Kwong is on a mission to change her apartment’s waste habits! She shares her challenges and successes in reducing shared waste bin contamination and 7 tips for implementing apartment-wide eco-friendly changes.
Read MoreNot only life-changing, but Earth-changing, these books will leave you enlightened and the Earth a better place for future generations. We list books on reducing waste, climate change, systemic change, our food system, slow living, and intersectionality to read over the holidays.
Read MoreMaking up 40% of bins, food waste is a huge waste of resources, is one of the biggest emitters of greenhouse gases, and could be costing your household $3,800 a year! There are many reasons for reducing the amount of food ending up in landfill and the best way to do it is to simply do what it was made for - eat it! So, here’s 14 food waste recipes…
Read MoreDon’t have or want to spend time DIYing? The closest thing to making your Christmas gifts and decor yourself is searching Etsy for a local crafter that’ll homemake it for you! Here’s our fav low waste Xmas decorations, cards, and gifts off the platform.
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