The notion of a zero-waste lifestyle can seem very overwhelming. Making a move to zero-waste requires dedication and making numerous changes to your daily habits and lifestyle. However, you don't have to jump in with both feet straight away. Guest blog by: Ellen Klein from Sleep Junkie.
Before we dig into 5 easy tips for a zero-waste kitchen, we’d like to thank you for being environmentally conscious. We know it is not always easy combating the burden of being bombarded with a ton of single-use plastic packaging. It requires stepping out of your comfort zone and implementing...
Is there such thing as a zero-waste takeout? Takeout and deliveries have always been a popular means of food consumption in our fast and never-resting world. However, in the last year or so, when our life’s tempo slowed down significantly due to the COVID-19 pandemic, just the opposite happened to...
Finding a truly sustainable detergent can be much harder than one can imagine. Sure, we can look for catchy labels like “Environmentally Friendly”, “Natural”, “Nontoxic” or “Biodegradable”, but we should still be careful, since they can be misleading. You should verify all the ingredients before...
Local products and sustainable resources have been on the rise for the past decade or so, and gastronomy industry has been successfully adopting to new trends. The next logical step in developing eco-friendlier solutions in this field is a zero-waste restaurant. Right now, they might still seem...
Funnily enough, the concept of solving ocean pollution was developed back in the 1980s when the problem was much less severe than it is today. According to environmental institution Conservation International, every year we dump eight million metric tons of plastic into the oceans, equivalent to...
There is certainly nothing new about the concept of influencers as part of a marketing strategy. However, the steep rise of social media platforms has given more people the opportunity to become influencers, sometimes in a very niche segment with a massive online audience. Environmental awareness...
Albert Einstein, one of the smartest people who ever lived, once said: “If the bee disappeared off the surface of the Earth, then man would have only four years of life left.” He suggested that humankind will go extinct soon after the last bee disappears. “No more bees, no more pollination, no more...
Recent global events connected with the COVID-19 pandemic have really changed our lifestyle and made us rethink almost every detail of our everyday rhythm. On the positive side of this generally unpleasant experience, we discovered that many of the things we believed are fundamentally unchangeable...
A green home is a term that has been getting a lot of attention in the past few years. With a growing concern about environmental issues, people are becoming aware that sustainability is the only right step forward. We are trying to implant these values into our everyday life, including making...
