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

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...

Education

Unused Beauty Products: What Can You Do With Them?

As it turns out, the average woman owns 40 cosmetic products at any given time, yet only uses five. I am not saying this made me feel better, becau...

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...

Sustainability

Travel Guide: A Weekend in Austin, Texas

Although Austin wasn’t our first choice, I am so glad we went. It was so clear the city and people of Austin are taking steps to drive sustainabili...

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 ...

Education

Defining Sustainability

It’s not uncommon to associate the term sustainability solely with environmental issues. If someone had asked me to define sustainability a few yea...