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Propagating Plants
Personal
Propagating Plants
Personal

Learn how to easily make new baby plants to trade at plant swaps!

Personal
Groceries: My first big leap to Zero-Waste
12 Steps to Zero-Waste
Groceries: My first big leap to Zero-Waste
12 Steps to Zero-Waste

Learn more about reducing waste when grocery shopping!

12 Steps to Zero-Waste
First Steps to Zero Waste
12 Steps to Zero-Waste
First Steps to Zero Waste
12 Steps to Zero-Waste

Learn how to get that initial push you need to start going zero-waste!

12 Steps to Zero-Waste
Shark Week
Environmental
Shark Week
Environmental

Celebrate Shark Week by helping me save sharks!

Environmental
My Current Low Waste Journey
Lifestyle
My Current Low Waste Journey
Lifestyle

Learn about my personal low-waste journey and be inspired to reduce plastic in your own life!

Lifestyle
Composting Caffeine
Environmental
Composting Caffeine
Environmental

All you need to know about composting tea and coffee!

Environmental
Some Notes on Composting
Environmental
Some Notes on Composting
Environmental

Just a few tips and tricks to get you started with your compost bin!

Environmental
How to Compost in an Apartment
Environmental
How to Compost in an Apartment
Environmental

Are you ready to reduce your footprint on this earth? Learn how to combat food waste by starting your very own compost bin!

Environmental
The Garbage Disposal: An Exposé
Environmental
The Garbage Disposal: An Exposé
Environmental

Is your garbage disposal really eco-friendly?

Environmental
The Effects of Food Waste
Environmental
The Effects of Food Waste
Environmental

The true cost of our food before and after we see it.

Environmental

 

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In case you haven’t heard, plant swaps are my all time favorite pastime (as of a few weeks ago). I got this little cutie from my first plant swap and I just planted it! It’s clearly still getting acclimated to its new home, but how pretty does it look in this bamboo pot?? P.S. new post up on the blog all about plants!🌱
Even though I literally can’t keep any living thing - not even a cactus - alive, I still absolutely adore plants! And thus, I love going to plant swaps! If you have a dying plant, a plant you’re ready to part with, or a plant you have too many of then plant swaps are for you! They’re a great way to meet new people and take home a plant in need! If you’re interested in finding one in you’re area then search #plantswap on Instagram or Facebook for the most accurate results! But in the meantime, here’s a few upcoming ones I found: . . @modernica August 25 9:00am-12:00pm . . @thymeandplaceslc August 26 4:00pm-5:00pm . . @thegreenroom_wyong September 1 10:00am-12:00pm . . @homebyfaith September 8 2:00pm-4:00pm . . Please share any others you know of!!
Loving all my plastic free goodies from @greenup_box Are you ready to reduce waste when you shop? Check out the latest blog post for tips and tricks AND use the code 25dotblog for 25% off your first month from greenUP box, you won’t regret it! (Offer only available until Sunday so don’t miss out!)
Not ready to go zero-waste at the grocery store, but still looking to reduce your footprint? The packaging you buy things in can have a huge effect on the environment! Here’s a few tips for easy eco-friendly grocery shopping: . . . SKIP PLASTIC plastic breaks down each time it’s recycled until it eventually has to go to the landfill instead. Every piece of plastic you ever use will at some point end up in the landfill. . . . BLACK PLASTIC If you must buy something in plastic check first that it’s recyclable, a good rule of thumb is to just skip buying black plastic as it is rarely ever recycled! . . . BUY IN GLASS glass is one of the best forms of packaging you can buy! It’s strong and infinitely recyclable (it won’t break down like plastic does). And you can reuse glass jars for food storage! . . . CARDBOARD some cardboard items can be composted - but not all! Watch out for shiny, film covered cardboard! Cardboard win any sort of coating cannot be composted. . . . Overall just think a bit more before you buy! Do you really need to buy carrots in a plastic bag when there’s unpackaged ones available? Can you buy peanut butter in a glass jar instead of plastic? Can you buy in bigger packages instead of individually wrapped items? Happy shopping :)
Who else is excited to get their GreenUP box in the mail?? It’s the perfect jumpstart to your low-waste journey, complete with straws, a coffee cup, produce bags, and tote bags!😍
We currently need 1.7 earths to sustain humans for a year. But the problem is we only have one! We need to work to support the one we have, simple changes in your lifestyle can help to #movethedate of Earth Overshoot Day later and later every year!
If every person were to live like Americans live then we would need 5 planets to support all of us! We use up Earth’s resources wayyyy too fast, it’s time we do something about it and thedotblog.com is a great place to start!
Today is Earth Overshoot Day August 1st represents the day in which humanity has used up 1 years worth of natural resources, and we still have five months left of the year! Learn more about your personal Overshoot day by visiting footprintcalculator.org
Ready to take your first steps to zero waste? Head over to the blog for ways to turn your 4 pounds of trash a day into just 4 pounds a year, you owe it to yourself (and the earth) to finally make this first step
 
 
 
 
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