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You might think of the bedroom as a room where you won’t use much energy. Nearly one-third of your life will be spent there unconscious, but you can still reduce energy use with a few small changes. Samantha KentSamantha Kent is a researcher for SleepHelp.org. Her favourite writing topic is how getting enough sleep can improve your life. Currently residing in Boise, Idaho, she sleeps in a California King bed, often with a cat on her face.

For years, I used regular tampons. It’s probably what many people reading this article are currently using. I didn’t realize that there were better options for my health, my bank account balance, and the environment. As soon as I heard about menstrual cups, it was like a light bulb went off and it was this whole new world of eco-friendly awesome to discover. I’ve never looked back! Jackie BolenJackie Bolen is a tree-hugging, friend of the Earth who can often be found drinking coffee around Vancouver, Canada. Her Hope is that a reusable period product will one day be found

Going low waste has made me excited about quite unexpected things, such as loo paper. Ever thought that the paper you wipe your bum with could actually have a positive impact on the planet and the nice folks living on it? Nah, me neither, until I came across Who Gives a Crap! MorganeMorgane is a London-based writer passionate about sustainable living, ethical fashion and social justice.

Make-up can be a tough one in terms of waste. Most of it comes in plastic packaging or simply non-recyclable packaging. No no no! Looking (a bit more) gorgeous should not cost the planet. The solution that produces the least waste is to create your own from scratch, but not everyone has enough time to spend 1 hour creating/cooking/baking one at home. I perfectly get that. Packaging and containers make up for 29.7% of trash in our landfills. — EPA What I’ve found works for me is to make my own powder foundation, as well as my own blush. But that is

Bathrooms are often one of those places that have a great trash potential: shampoo bottles, after-shampoo bottles, cotton buds, tissues, disposable razors, night-cream container, day-cream container, disposable hygiene products,… If you haven’t started “going zero waste” yet, that room of the house may seem a bit daunting, so the very first step should probably to be tolerant with yourself (and with whoever has the unique chance to live with you). Here are other steps that can help you get started with reducing waste in your bathroom. MorganeMorgane is a London-based writer passionate about sustainable living, ethical fashion and social justice.

If you use a non-stick pan in a reasonable way, you should be able to have to replace it only every 3 years. Let’s assume our “actively cooking” lifespan is approximately 60 years—we live at our parents‘ until we’re 20 and have some super-cool-zero-waste-food-delivery after 80. That would be in total 20 pans sent to landfill at the end of a lifetime. And that’s only to own one pan! I don’t know about you, but I personally don’t know anyone that uses only one pan to make everything. MorganeMorgane is a London-based writer passionate about sustainable living, ethical fashion and social justice.

Does the idea of ice cream, boiling hot tea, melted chocolate (yes, poor me) and beer (am I even real?) make you shiver? Me too. Does the concept of toothpaste wrapped in a plastic tube give you goosebumps? Well, guess what, you’re not alone. Many toothpaste tubes are impossible to wash properly, which means that they are simply most of the time not accepted in the recycling scheme — not to mention that they can even be potentially dangerous for your health, because of chemicals such as Triclosan. MorganeMorgane is a London-based writer passionate about sustainable living, ethical fashion and social

Did you know that between the age of 14 and 50 women spend on average one-fifth of their lives having their period? How can we explain that humanity has had the time to create more than 7 iPhones but that women are still using the same feminine protection that they used to decades ago? Well, that’s the thing, we don’t anymore, thanks to the holy grail of menstrual protection: please welcome the menstrual cup (applause in the audience please, that one deserves the cheering worthy of a movie star). MorganeMorgane is a London-based writer passionate about sustainable living, ethical fashion

Most body lotions come in plastic bottles, which are in the best-case scenario recyclable. But recycling is also a costly process in terms of resources such as water, electricity and raw material. But fear not, we have some alternatives to keep your skin as soft as a baby’s bum while not damaging our beautiful planet. MorganeMorgane is a London-based writer passionate about sustainable living, ethical fashion and social justice.