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14 sustainable resolution ideas for the New Year
The time is upon us. Time to reflect on the previous year and prepare goals and intentions for the coming year. If you participate in this process every year, you’re probably used to coming up with goals in all of the standard categories – fitness, finances, accomplishments at work, starting a new hobby, etc. For… Continue reading
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Make homemade vegetable broth out of leftover veggie scraps
Is it just me or is soup season the greatest time of year? And with any great soup recipe usually comes the need for broth and/or stock. In the last year, I have transitioned from buying vegetable broth in plastic-coated cartons to buying it in aluminum cans instead since metal has a much better track… Continue reading
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8 plastic-free swaps to make your bathroom more eco-friendly
If the kitchen is the room in our home where we use the most plastic, the bathroom is definitely second. I’m talking shampoos, lotions, toothpaste, galore. The most common way all of these items are packaged is in plastic. So what can we do about it? Well, here’s a list of 8 substitutions we can… Continue reading
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How to maintain a low-waste mindset during the holidays
We are in the midst of one of the most joyful times of the year. Thanksgiving and Christmas can be so magical and wonderful excuses to spend much-needed time with loved ones. The societal expectations for these holidays, however, can also make this month of the year one of the most wasteful. By letting go… Continue reading
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Non-toxic and eco-friendly ways to keep your home clean
I recently watched a video online where someone polled random strangers to ask what kinds of cleaning products they use. Almost every single one said some variation of disinfecting wipes or a chemical spray with paper towels. Somehow along the way, companies who create these kinds of cleaning products convinced us that we needed these… Continue reading
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Plastic-free is the way to be
There are so many reasons to try to reduce the amount of waste we generate, but, if you focus only on one thing, it should be plastic. Plastic is in the clothes we wear, the carpets we walk on, and encases the food we eat. It is, quite literally, everywhere, even though it has only… Continue reading
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