SAVVY yourself to BULLSHI!T GREENWASHING WORDS…
Use ‘regenerative’ instead of ‘sustainable’. Why? Sustainable practices, by definition, seek to maintain the same, whereas regenerative practices recognise that natural systems are currently impacted and it applies management techniques to restore the system to improved productivity. Is what we have right now working for humans and the planet? Is it worth sustaining? NO. So we need to redesign systems to be regenerative…
Read MoreHow strange when people talk about ‘the environment.’ How odd that something we are so inextricably connected with can be discussed as separate from us. As if we do not breathe the atmosphere. Inhale and exhale like all the plants and the trees and the animals and insects. As if we do not require sunshine. As if the water we drink daily does not fall from the sky or well up from the earth. We speak of the environment as ‘an issue’ to debate, prioritising extraction and turning eyes off pollution...
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Read MoreIngested microplastic particles can physically damage organs and leach hazardous chemicals. Plastics are a trifecta of toxic when it comes to leaching. They are made up of base ingredients, such as the infamous hormone-disrupting bisphenol A (BPA). Then there are the chemicals that are added to the base plastic during production to give it various characteristics (hard, soft, malleable, translucent,etc)…
Read MoreIn 2021 you will not be able to buy sunscreen on Hawaii made with oxybenzone. The toxic chemicals that harm our bodies and are killing the coral reef.
Read MoreGooey Vegan Gluten-free Plastic-free Caramel Swirl Brownies
And the secret ingredients are roasted pumpkin and bananas!
Read MoreThe lack of transparency in the global recycling market is staggering.
Exporters often do not know the real fate of the materials they ship or have information on the environmental or social performance of reprocessing facilities. Many times what’s sent is not even recyclable and ends up in landfills and incinerators. Despite this, many global north countries still count exports towards recycling targets. Do you need to read that again?
Read MoreIf you needed another reason to quit plastics, look no further. This is review of Dr. Anthony Jay’s Top 10 Ill Reproductive System Estrogenic Chemicals that our bodies are subjected to every day. Two of the ten are plastics. The health impacts are drastic, devastating, and long-lasting. Read sitting down, you may never be the same.
Read MoreToday we celebrate these majestic gentle giants of the deep. Let’s ban together to ensure that Whale Sharks have a future in our seas.
Read MoreYour go-to beauty kit! Filled with all the essentials from body oil to sunscreen recipes.
Read MoreShampoo and Conditioner Solutions. From homemade recipes to favorite plastic free-products.
Read MoreCheck out the "Shruder;" a plastic shredder and extruder. The Shruder is invented by the very innovative Louise Hardman, CEO of Plastic Collective.
Read MoreIs recycling an accurate term? No.
Is better to think of it as down-cycling? Yep. People don't want to face the fact. We all feel good about the word recycling, but even it is greenwashing. Use the words down-cycling.
Read MoreI like to keep bentonite clay handy. Whenever you are feeling the need to pull the toxins from your body, or treat yourself to a facial. Here’s a quick DIY mask reciepe
Read MoreEnjoy this divine Banoffee Pie recipe guilt free! All ingredients combine together to make this vegan, raw delicious goodness!
Read MoreSuper Easy & Quick Exfoliating Scrub DIY Recipe. Leave your skin feeling refreshed and renewed.
Read MoreWanting to go vegan, but can’t live without CHEESE!
Enjoy this delicious cashew cheese recipe and help save the planet.
Read MoreA mug library is a stash of mugs at the cafe, which customers can access as an alternative to plastic-lined takeaway coffee cups and plastic lids. Neither of which get recycled. All of which are single-use. Thus, hugely wasteful and fortunately, completely avoidable!
Read MoreYou can be the change you wish to see in the world by creating change in your day to day routine.
Ignite your inner activist and go do some guerrilla solo campaigning.
Read MorePlastic Free July may be over, but we hope that you are feeling inspired to continue your plastic free journey! Make sure you take time to have fun whilst going plastic free.
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