I recently posted about climate charities I think are worth donating to, but not everyone has the money to donate to charity! A lot of tips about being sustainable involves spending money like buying zero-waste products or buying sustainable fashion so it’s understandable to find yourself wondering how to be eco-friendly on a budget. A… Continue reading How To Be Eco-Friendly On A Budget: Green Things You Can Do For Free
My boyfriend and I moved out together recently so I’ve been navigating the world of eco-friendly apartment living. As exciting as it is, it definitely shook up my routine and I’ve been struggling to find ways to be as green as normal. So, I figured that other’s must be feeling lost too when it comes… Continue reading 13 Easy Tips On Eco-Friendly Apartment Living
The 1950′ were an interesting time to put it lightly. We shouldn’t live like it’s the 50s in terms of women’s rights, LGBTQ rights, racism etc. However, it was the 50s and 60s that was the pivotal time in plastic and why we’re so over reliant on it today. We need to go back to… Continue reading Going Back To The 1950s: We Lived Greener Before, We Can Do It Again
Life Is all about the little things like a nice cuppa tea or coffee, but our favourite comforting beverages can wreak havoc on the environment. Here’s how to drink tea and coffee sustainably: Why Coffee Is Bad For The Environment In 2014, over 10.5 million hectares of land was used to grow coffee, so you… Continue reading The Dark Truth Behind Our Favourite Beverages: How To Drink Tea & Coffee Sustainably
As much as I adore Halloween with every fibre of my being, it’s not an eco-friendly holiday. With so much cheap, over-processed single-use items plaguing the season, we need to think of ways to have an eco-friendly Halloween. An estimated 2000 tonnes of waste will be generated from Halloween costumes alone this year. There’s so… Continue reading How To Be Green This Halloween: Why We Need To Be Eco-Friendly
Trees are so important for our planet, from giving us the oxygen we breathe, absorbing Co2, providing food, and homes for wild life – we can’t live without them. This is why learning how to save the trees is so important. Yet, billions of trees are cut down each year to make room for agricultural… Continue reading Becoming A Tree Hugger: 10 Ways To Save Trees
This day last year I began my upcycling journey with my broken coffee cup, and the start of this series, when I planted my cactus seeds. People were actually much more interested in the idea that I initially anticipated, and some people commented saying they were considering getting their own cacti. Here’s what happened in it’s… Continue reading Becoming a Cactus Mom: One Year Later
With all the talk about the climate crisis, you might be asking “how can I live a more eco-friendly life?”. As today is World Environment Day, I’ve decided to compile a master list of eco-friendly practices to adopt. The environment is at a breaking point. If we don’t all act now and maintain a more sustainable… Continue reading The Eco-Friendly Master List: How Can I Be Green?
The news that we have 12 years (as of 2018) to make massive changes to combat climate change before we’ve done irreversible damage to the planet is absolutely terrifying. The thought if an apocalyptic like future in our lifetimes was once an unfathomable thought and now it feels like a binding death sentence. It’s more… Continue reading 6 Eco-Friendly New Years Resolutions
My beloved bamboo coffee cup broke and I was pretty upset about it. Even though it’s compostable, what’s the point of buying reusable cups if I keep breaking or losing them? I’ve already gone through 3 glass water bottles because I drop them, but I took the cover from my last one and put it… Continue reading Becoming a Cactus Mom
