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An easy green lifestyle change: Ditch single-use disposables

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7 High Impact Green Lifestyle Changes That Help You and the Environment

Which green lifestyle changes have the highest environmental impact? In my opinion, they’re the ones that help shift personal habits, but are easy to accomplish. Try one or more of…

Make your summer entertaining a green one.

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Summer Entertaining That’s Green and Easy

I love summer entertaining. I try to make it a convenient, (almost!) effortless, event where I can relax with friends and family. Unfortunately, the ease and convenience of summer entertaining…

Get outdoors for a green summer lifestyle

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The 6 Best Ways to Enjoy a Green Summer Lifestyle

Summer should be a time for relaxation and hassle-free days. That said, it’s entirely possible to have a green summer lifestyle that’s blissfully carefree while still protecting the planet! Soak…

Walk to school or work to reduce your carbon footprint.

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3 Essential Ways to Reduce Carbon Footprint Outside Your Home

I recently wrote an entire post on simple ways to reduce your carbon footprint in your home, so it seems only fitting now to provide some tips on how to…

Make old jeans part of your clothes recycling pile

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Clothes Recycling: The 5 Best Ways to Do It

Recycling – clothes recycling in particular – has been on my mind recently. We’re moving out of our house of 15 years and it’s shocking to visualize the accumulated mountain…

Eco friendly sunscreens and swimshirts are an excellent way to keep your family and marine life safe.

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Eco Friendly Sunscreens: What You Need to Know

When I was a child, rarely a thought was given to sunscreen safety, let alone eco friendly sunscreen. I grew up in South East Asia; in the shimmering heat of…

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5 Common Recycling Myths and the Solutions to Recycle Right

There’s so much confusion about recycling that I thought it would be helpful to write about recycling myths and the solutions to these common misconceptions. So let’s take a look…

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7 Ways to Make it a Plastic Free July 2019!

What is Plastic Free July? Plastic Free July is a global movement that empowers people to be part of the solution to plastic pollution. The concept is simple: Participants are…

My Natur-Bags are a great compostable product

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Are Compostable Products Really Compostable? How to Tell and Which to Get

What Are Compostable Products? When it comes to compostable products, figuring out which product to purchase is confusing. In many cases, the manufacturer wants to confuse – or green-wash –…

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What is Carbon Footprint and Why Should You Care?

You’ve probably seen the call to “reduce your carbon footprint” in tackling our climate crisis. But what is carbon footprint?? And why should you care? Let’s sort it all out!…

7 High Impact Green Lifestyle Changes That Help You and the Environment

Summer Entertaining That’s Green and Easy

The 6 Best Ways to Enjoy a Green Summer Lifestyle

3 Essential Ways to Reduce Carbon Footprint Outside Your Home

Clothes Recycling: The 5 Best Ways to Do It

Eco Friendly Sunscreens: What You Need to Know

5 Common Recycling Myths and the Solutions to Recycle Right

7 Ways to Make it a Plastic Free July 2019!

Are Compostable Products Really Compostable? How to Tell and Which to Get

What is Carbon Footprint and Why Should You Care?

Does Recycling Work? How to Tell and What You Can Do About It

Why Plastic Straws Are a Problem and What You Can Do

4 Facts About Biodegradable vs Compostable Products

Plastic Bag Law Worries: Your Top 7 Questions Answered

How to Pass a Plastic Bag Ban: 8 Key Lessons