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10 Sustainable Game-day Swaps

By incorporating these sustainable Super Bowl Sunday swaps, you can enjoy the game while minimizing your environmental impact and promoting eco-fri...

Consumerism

Six Tips for a Sustainable Halloween Costume

Halloween is coming up, which means the time to buy a costume is now! It can be difficult to, or even feel overwhelming to find a costume that does...

Low Waste

15 Ways to Practice Sustainability During the Coronavirus Outbreak

It's been almost one month since the United States has started to feel the impact of the Coronavirus. Prior to all of the work from home policies, ...

Low Waste

Food Waste: Roughly A Third Of The World's Food Is Never Eaten

It wasn’t until last year that I understood the negative impact food waste has on our environment. According to Project Drawdown, the food waste is...

Consumerism

Clean & Low Waste Beauty

It has been a few years since I started becoming more conscious about the beauty products I incorporate into my daily routine. I can remember going...

Consumerism

Staycation: St. Louis, Missouri

I will tell anyone who asks, St. Louis is truly a hidden gem. There are so many free and/or relatively cheap activities to do AND the food scene is...

Consumerism

How to Have a Low Waste Wedding

For most folks, a 100% eco-friendly, totally sustainable wedding may seem overwhelming and somewhat out of reach when factors such as geography, bu...

Consumerism

A Sustainable Alternative to Synthetic Loofah

The term synthetic is defined as a product created through chemical synthesis designed to imitate a natural product. Synthetic poufs are made of pl...

Education

Sustainability At Work

Co-workers tend to be naturally curious — why are you drinking out of a mason jar? Oh, you have your own silverware? Why did you order your food fo...

Low Waste

The Bidet & Every Reason You Should Have One

A bidet, Kohl bought us a bidet. Well, a non-electric bidet attachment for a very reasonable $30. At first I laughed, and then as I always do, I Go...

Consumerism

No Pot, No Problem

Over the weekend, I purchased a few plants from a local garden shop, Maypop. With Plastic Free July in full swing, I was SO excited to see that May...

Consumerism

Bar Soap & Why I Made The Switch

I have explored many DIY beauty and body products, but soap was new to me. So, when I went to make my own bar soap last weekend, I realized I knew ...