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5 Steps to Zero Waste Back-to-School
It’s hard to believe, but back-to-school season is here! As with any time of transition, it’s a perfect opportunity to review our usual ways of doing things and identify areas we may be able to incorporate more environmentally conscious choices. In this blog post, I’m going to explore practical steps for zero waste back-to-school preparation that will not only benefit the environment but also help guide discussions with my kids about the importance of sustainability. As a bonus, some of these actions help to keep down the costs of back-to-school, too! Before embarking on your zero waste back-to-school journey, take inventory of what you already have. Check through your previous…
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How to go Plastic Free with your Toilet Paper
Living a sustainable life means finding ways to eliminate unnecessary waste from our lives. So, speaking of waste, I decided to explore the idea of plastic free toilet paper and what that practically looks like in my life. Talking about what happens in the bathroom (and on the toilet particularly) isn’t the most comfortable thing for everyone, so plastic free toilet paper isn’t something I hear about very often. Let’s change that! And let’s talk about what it means to use environmentally friendly toilet paper. Why is toilet paper a problem for our planet? When I first started thinking about alternatives to toilet paper, it was actually because of the…
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7 ways to celebrate Mother’s Day 2023
Mother’s Day again! It’s hard to believe it but it’s already May! Not sure about you, but the year really seems to be flying by. May is a busy month for us with birthdays, anniversaries, and of course, Mother’s Day. My son just had his birthday and at the end of his “birthday week” where we’ve had many wonderful celebrations, he said that he hadn’t had enough time with me, and I felt the same. It’s so easy for occasions where we’re trying to celebrate a person or event, to be taken over by doing the stuff of the celebration. My wedding was small and wonderful, but there was still…
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4 Ways to Reduce Waste this Halloween
It’s so easy to reduce waste at Halloween, it’s scary! Though Halloween doesn’t leap to mind as the most significant target for waste reduction, there are some simple changes everyone can make to have some waste-free fun! DIY costumes Costumes can be expensive and, as with all new items, consume resources to create. And the thing about Halloween costumes is that we only wear them a few times and then they gather dust. So why spend a lot of hard-earned money and resources on them? In a past post, Alison shared 20 Easy DIY costumes to make this Halloween, check it out for some inspiration! Another great option is to…
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7 Ways to Have a Zero Waste Valentine’s Day
Zero Waste Valentine’s Day Valentine’s Day means many things to many people – my husband essentially refuses to celebrate what he calls a “Hallmark Holiday” while some people go all out Cupid! I prefer to take a moderate approach where I see Valentine’s Day as an opportunity to care for myself and those around me. Unfortunately, there is often waste that goes along with so many of our celebrations and Valentine’s Day is no exception: stuffies that will sit on a shelf, plastic-wrapped chocolate and flowers, cards made of new paper material, and wrapping paper, to name a few. In light of this, we’re sharing a few Valentine’s Day ideas…
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The Top 3 Zero-Waste Choices I Made This Year
We’ve talked about it a lot on our blog, but we truly believe that a sustainable and zero-waste lifestyle is a process. A process that needs to focus on the progress and not a goal of perfection–because nobody’s perfect especially us! Every year, I’m seeing different areas of my life where I can still be making changes and different zero-waste choices to improve my life and minimize my impact on the planet. This Year’s Top Zero-Waste Choices As the year comes to an end, I’m reflecting on some of my favourite zero-waste choices that I’ve made this year and thought I’d share them with you here. I’d love to hear…
