Going Green with Kids: The Environmental Impacts of Toys
Toys seem to make parents as happy as they make kids; nothing beats the expression on your kid’s face when playtime arrives. However, the toy industry is the most plastic-intensive manufacturing sector globally, so in our journey to “going green,” it’s important that we focus on the impacts of...
What Fabrics Are Best for the Environment?
Many of us who consider ourselves environmentalists have carefully reviewed where we buy our clothes. For example, many consumers are choosing to forgo fast fashion brands in favor of something a bit more sustainable. But something many of us haven’t considered is the fabrics themselves. Choosing clothes made from...
What Does a Sustainable Kitchen Look Like?
Most of us use a kitchen at least once a day. Even if your cooking looks more like microwaving leftover takeout than whipping up a seven-course meal, we all depend on kitchens. Considering how much most of us use kitchens, it’s worth considering how environmentally friendly our kitchens really...
How important is waste separation?
Waste is something that we’re all used to dealing with in our daily lives (even if you decide to live more minimalist), but it isn’t something we enjoy dealing with. Any steps we need to take to dispose of our unused products or packaging is simply put: inconvenient. With...
Are hybrid cars better for the environment?
In most developed countries, policies have been announced to phase out gas-powered cars over the next 10 – 20 years. Most of these policies aim to ensure that zero emission cars are the only cars sold after this period. That means we’re in quite a strange period at the...
Minimalism and the Environment
The bubble effect of the internet means we’ve ran into minimalism approximately a thousand times. I’m not sure what it is. Maybe people who wanna go green are also interested in improving other parts of their lifestyle. Maybe the aesthetics just go together well. Whatever it is, they pop...