Has anyone else ever stood in their home, three different plastic wrappers deep into something they just bought, baffled by how wasteful it all seems? Like, I get that individual packaging for convenience is a “thing,” but all that single-use plastic is creating 350 million metric tons (!) of waste annually. We have to find…
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Best Thrift Apps To Buy And Sell Secondhand Clothes Online
Clothing holds the power of storytelling, which can be passed down from generation to generation both in its metaphorical and literal sense. Globally, 80% of abandoned textiles are either burned or end up in landfills, with only 20% recycled and reused. The garments that end up in landfills can sit there for over 200 years….
6 Safety Razors Doing Better For The Planet & Your Skin
As a product of the ’90s, my teenage years involved specifically seeking out the smallest, lightest, and least-bladed razors to help me achieve ‘peak femininity’ (and I have the scars to prove it). So when I laid eyes on my first safety razor, the environmentalist in me rejoiced, but the ’90s kid in me was…
5 Recent Stories with Good News For The Environment
I get it. When every news channel is talking about the bad news du jour it’s hard to really believe in a better tomorrow. The hard truth is that there will always be bad news one channel flip or scroll away. But that doesn’t mean that should be all you focus on in your life. As…
Where To Find Positive News About The Environment
In a time filled with eco anxiety (along with, like, regular anxiety), we have to make sure we’re taking in good news alongside the bad. Hope is what keeps us moving toward change, and we lose hope when all we do is read about how the world is literally ending while we scroll. A few…
How to Live More Sustainably in 2023 (For The Absolute Beginner)
Every year, we try to come up with fresh, easy ways to inspire people to live more sustainably. I mean, name a more important New Years resolution. And every year the stakes get higher. So much of the damage we’ve done is irreversible, and that only makes it more important to incorporate environmentally friendly habits…
