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  • Plastic Free July: Best Posts
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    Plastic Free July: 5 Best Posts from the Month

    July 27, 2021 /

    What a month! Plastic Free July is always a great time of reflection on our personal plastic use and a time to gain more awareness of plastic’s impact on the environment. We’ve been reading a lot of great posts and articles online this month and have some of our favourites here to share with you. Plastic Free July Recap Last year for Plastic Free July, we walked through different rooms in our homes to find out where we were using plastic. It was an eye opening experience because plastic is everywhere! This year, we looked at some more niche areas of our lives to see how we could swap out…

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  • Plastic Free July: Clothing
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    Plastic Free July: Plastic In Our Clothing

    July 20, 2021 /

    Take a peek into your closet – have you ever stopped to think about the plastic that might be hiding in your wardrobe? What are most of your clothes made of — are they synthetic or natural fibers? Do they have an elastic waistband or stretch material? Do they have plastic snaps, buttons, or zippers? It turns out there is a surprising amount of plastic in our clothes and it has a potentially larger impact on the environment than even straws or other single use plastics! Types of Fabric How often do you look at the fibre content in the label on your clothes? I grew up buying fabric and…

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    How Good are Cork Yoga Mats? A Scoria World Review

    July 13, 2021 /

    Today on the blog we’re talking about cork yoga mats and my experience with this plastic free yoga mat option. If you’ve been looking for some alternatives to the traditional foamy yoga mat or have been curious to know about cork yoga mats, read on! A Yoga Mat Alternative After a year of pandemic eating in 2020, I started to work out at home a lot more this year. I was on such a roll that I actually wore out my yoga mat! It was an old thing I’d had around for years and, honestly, I hadn’t thought much about replacing it until it started to shed. I began finding…

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    Plastic Free July: Personal Care Products

    July 6, 2021 /

    So many of the personal care products we use are wrapped in plastic, stored in plastic, and even contain chemicals toxic to ourselves and our environment. However many of these products – such as foundation, eyeshadow, eyeliner, lipstick – are wrapped up in our identities. They help us to look how we want to look and we have long associations with brands, colours, and scents that make us feel ourselves. I (Krista) don’t wear a lot of makeup, but still have had a difficult time getting around transitioning from traditional eyeliner and mascara. However, as noted above, there are compelling reasons to consider alternatives that are better for us and…

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    Getting Prepped and Ready for Plastic Free July

    June 29, 2021 /

    It’s hard to believe July is upon us again and that it is time for Plastic Free July! It feels like just yesterday we were sharing our 50 thoughts on plastic to start off last year’s Plastic Free July. We are excited to jump into our second ever Plastic Free July this year! What is Plastic Free July? Plastic Free July is a month long event that encourages people to examine their plastic use and to minimize plastic in everyday life. Plastic Free July started with a small group of people in Western Australia and has since become a part of the Plastic Free Foundation. Events are held worldwide with…

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