Category: Going Plastic-Free
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How to make your packaging more eco friendly
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As I was contemplating this month’s plastic-free challenge, I came across my office supplies. The packing tape and labels in particular called out to me to find a more eco friendly alternative. Once I started to look into it, I realized there’s quite a bit to know when it comes…
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Shop from the bulk food bins for plastic free snacks
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With Earth Day coming up, this week’s strategy is a great place to start for eco friendly habits! This month we are figuring out our options for plastic free snacks. One option is to buy snacks that don’t have plastic packaging, the other is to make and store snacks without…
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Where to Find Earth Day Activities and Events This Year
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Every year I tell myself I want to do something special for Earth Day. Then suddenly Earth Day comes and goes and I didn’t actually do anything. This is because I never seem to get past the idea phase. Or worse, I find out about local Earth Day activities after…
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Make Your Own Eco Friendly Dish Scrubber With This Yarn
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Hi all! This month’s plastic-free challenge is to find or make plastic-free milk(s). Along with a monthly plastic-free challenge, I wanted to do an eco-friendly craft. So, this month’s eco-friendly craft is going to be the dish scrubber pad! I already did an article on how to knit your own…
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Want to Live Plastic-free? Here’s How to Shop Differently
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I mentioned in one of my previous articles how my shopping habits changed when I started to live plastic-free. These changes revolved around where and how I buy my necessities now. So I just wanted to give a heads up to anyone wanting to cut down on plastic that it…
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Going plastic-free? Here are some of the next steps
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Previously, we talked about the beginning steps on how to live plastic-free. For a lot of people who are going plastic-free, these beginning steps tend to be product swaps and reusable items. By that I mean swapping out products for their plastic-free alternatives and using reusable items like water bottles…
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How To Live Plastic-Free: Where To Begin?
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My personal plastic-free journey First, I’ll start with how I personally became interested in the plastic-free journey. To be honest, I didn’t start with any real eco friendly goals in mind or even by contemplating how to live plastic-free. It began from learning about alternatives to single-use plastics. At the…
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Reflecting on the Plastic-Free Challenges We Tried Last Year
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August of this year was when we officially started doing the monthly plastic-free challenges. We are now entering the 6th month of challenges and I thought this would be a good time to reflect on what we’ve learned so far, and how to move forward with our plastic-free goals. The…
