“Siri, how was my phone made?” — don’t wait for a convincing answer to come up. Here are alternatives for better, fairer technology!
(disclaimer: this isn’t a regular iPhone. It’s a refurbished iPhone.)
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Did you know that the vast majority of the 8.3 billion metric tons of plastic ever produced — 79 %1 — has ended up in landfills or scattered all around the world?
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References
| 1. | ↑ | Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made, Roland Geyer, Jenna R. Jambeck and Kara Lavender Law, 2017 |
With climate change affecting people all over the world, you may be wondering how you can reduce your carbon footprint – your amount of carbon dioxide released by what you consume. Scientists say that reducing carbon footprints can quite literally save lives, but what’s the best way to do it in a world where you need to get around, eat food, and wear clothes? Read on to find six innovative ways you can reduce your carbon footprint daily.
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Looking for gifts that are not destructive for our planet? Here are a couple of ideas for you!
Did you know that each year, 12 500 tons of Halloween costumes get sent to landfill, in the U.K. only?
As much as we love to celebrate Halloween, nothing can quite justify such massive waste. Here are a couple of tips to make sure your Halloween celebrations aren’t as wasteful!
In this guide I’m going to cover how you can live low-waste as a student, saving the earth without breaking the bank. Zero-waste is often thought of as a pursuit reserved for the well-off. With plastic-free products coming at a premium. Im here today to tell you that doesn’t have to be the way, following these 17 simple actionable tips today could seriously reduce your waste and possibly save you some pennies too!
Let’s get started!
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Time to take your Marie Kondo-ing to the next level. The latest binge-worthy Netflix series, Tidying Up with Marie Kondo, has viewers in fits and starts of decluttering. Secondhand shops say they’re swamped with donations. I could barely get through the doors of several consignment shops in my city before being turned away, with an apologetic ‘we’re not taking anything, we have too much stuff!’
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Have you ever wondered how much waste having a pet creates? Short answer: a lot.
From the basics like poo bags and food cans to toys and all those fancy pet accessories we don’t really need, pets give us a looot of room for waste.
I’ve tried my best to collect in one article all the tips and tricks to transform your pet care into a zero waste one!
I often get asked, “What should I do with my less sustainable things? Shall I get rid of them?” And I am always startled by that question. Buying all the bamboo things and stainless steel containers can surely be the right thing to do as some point, but only when you really need it and have examined all the other options at hand. The first and eco-est/greenest thing to do before that is to make the best use of what you already have, often by repairing things.
I started a regular home yoga practice around two years ago, right after deciding that working as an Android developer wasn’t for me and that I’d be way happier working on projects that actually matter to me instead of contributing to getting the CEO of a lucrative business even richer. Yep folks, that was the year I made lots of good decisions for myself!
Anyways, I got into yoga and it was love at first sight. As I was practising almost every day, it quickly made more sense to bring my practice at home instead of losing half a day commuting to a yoga studio and back.