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Vegan Baking Hacks
How to be an Eco-friendly Student
How to be an Eco-friendly Student

Simple ways to become more green as a student!

#SaveTheBees
Environmental
#SaveTheBees
Environmental

Simple ways to save the bees (plus a bit of information about why they need saving)!

Environmental
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

 

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Did I use writing a blog post about vegan baking as an excuse to make cookies? Heck yeah I did . . . Also now you can go read said blog post and then make yourself some vegan cookies (you’re welcome)
Coffee and tea are both essentials in my life but they can create so much waste - especially when I drink multiple cups a day! But thank goodness for this beautiful bamboo mug helping me reduce my waste (and look v cute while doing it)! . . . What’s your favorite zero waste essential?
As Americans we each produce 30 pounds of trash in a single week! Imagine if we all created zero waste this week - that’s 9,240 pounds of trash that won’t be ending up in landfills this week! . . . A whole week of creating no waste?? It sounds daunting but I’m up for the challenge! (Also special thanks to greenUP box for preparing me for this week) . . . Let me know if you’re participating! I’d love for us to support each other!
102 years ago Woodrow Wilson signed the act to establish the National Park Service, “which purpose is to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.” . . . Happy birthday to @nationalparkservice thanks for all the work you do protecting our planet💚 . . . Also help keep our parks looking beautiful and check out @parksproject for some v cool national parks merch!
Absolutely loving this bag from @greenup_box I’ve been wanting one for so long and greenUP box helped me finally get one!! Also just a heads up that today is the last day you can order the Market box! So if you want a cute bag like this or some cotton produce bags or a v cute coffee cup then what are you waiting for? Only a few hours left to jumpstart your zero-waste journey!! Don’t forget to use the code 25dotblog at checkout for 25% off!! . . . If you have any questions about greenUP box or zero-waste head over to my story to ask me questions or just read some tips!!
Introducing to you The Sprout Pencil🌱 . . . A fully sustainable pencil containing non GMO seeds that you can plant when you use up the pencil! . . . This is one of my favorite eco-friendly switches I’ve made! Finding sustainable school and office supplies is actually so much easier than I ever would have thought! . . . What are your favorite eco-friendly school supplies?? Don’t have any yet? No worries, I’ll be sharing all of my favorites with you on the blog in a few days!
Anyone else getting ready for school to start back up again? Recently, I’ve noticed that I create tons of waste when I shop for school supplies. I get new supplies almost every year! But this is so unnecessary. If you know what products to buy you can seriously decrease the amount of waste you make as a student! I’ll be sharing all of my favorite eco-friendly school supplies with you on Sunday! (Plus a few other tips and tricks to decrease your footprint as a student)!
Happy National Honey bee Day!!🐝 Did you know that pollinating bees are responsible for 1/3 of all domestic crops and $15 million worth of income from crops!? Without bees the economy would take a huge hit AND we would lose a ton of our food supply! Learn more about how to #savethebees in tomorrow’s blog post!
Did you know that the fashion industry is actually very, very bad for the environment? It takes 1,800 gallons of water just to make a single pair of jeans! And the fashion industry is the second most polluting industry, right under oil. But what should we do about it? We can’t just stop wearing clothes! Well, I have three solutions for you: . . Today is #nationalthriftshopday so it’s the perfect excuse to get out there and find some cute clothes via a thrift store! Supporting thrift stores helps to keep clothes out of the landfill while also reducing the need for more clothes to be produced! . . Change up your clothes! Tired of a baggy old pair of jeans? Try cutting off the bottoms to make a frayed, raw hem. Or cut some holes in the knees to make your plain straight legged jeans look a bit more edgy! (Pinterest will be your best friend through this) . . Buy from eco-friendly, ethical clothing brands! Cotton is such a dirty industry so finding clothes made from linen, hemp, or bamboo can be so much better for the earth! But keep in mind, cotton is actually a great material if it’s bought from a sustainable, organic farm! . . I hope that helps give you a few tips for shopping in a more earth friendly way! You can follow me on Pinterest @thedotblog for more ideas on how to revamp your closet! And stay tuned for some blog posts coming in the next few months all about ethical fashion and thrift shopping!!
 
 
 
 
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