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    An average shower uses about 5 gallons of water per minute. If you shorten your shower by just 2 minutes daily, you can cut your water use by...

    We know that we should never use plastic grocery bags, but sometimes you get to the store and realize you left your reusable shopping bag at h...

    Plastic straws take over 200 years to break down into even smaller microplastics that affect our animals and humans through their seafood cons...

There can be a lot of pressure we feel when going low waste and starting to adopt a more sustainable lifestyle. While we shouldn't feel this pressure, sometimes we just can't help it. It's important to remember that while it is important to do our best it's also important to be realistic.

     Lowest priority: Buy! Some items are hard to buy second hand (ex. Electronics, appliances, undergarments etc.) When you do buy new items- try...

    Since the beginning, trees have furnished us with two of life’s essentials, food and oxygen. As we evolved, they provided additional necessiti...

    When you think of things that have a negative impact on our environment you would generally look at cars, the meat industry as well as other t...

A global pandemic has engulfed the world and we are all in a temporary state of lockdown. In times like these, it is important to understand the crucial bond between humans and the flora & fauna around us. 

Wondering where to donate clothes?  

We have some recommendations that will help you to do it easily. 

If you’re looking at something, and you’re like, ‘this really deserves to go in the trash, but I don’t want it to go into the landfill,’ instead of donating it to a nonprofit — put the burden on a corporation. Give lower-quality garments to a clothes brand like H&M, which has a buy-back program that takes all clothes of any brand or condition. 

 

      Whether you’re an avid cyclist or an occasional rider–you’re doing more than you know to help improve our environment. Let’s look at 5 of th...

    For many larger cities there are no great options for getting rid of garbage. Landfills have become massive mountains of old furniture, applia...

Trees are vital. As the biggest plants on the planet, they give us oxygen, store carbon, stabilize the soil and give life to the world's wildlife. They also provide us with the materials for tools and shelter.