If throwing mounds of wrapping paper in the trash after your Christmas festivities make you sad, you’ll love today’s post. Today, we’ll wrap up our Year of monthly waste reduction goals challenge with some ideas on how you can eliminate wrapping paper and switch to green gift wrap options.
Count down with a low-waste advent calendar
December starts next week and the countdown to Christmas will shift into high gear. Just 30 sleeps until Christmas Day. In today’s post, I will discuss one of my favourite traditions – the advent calendar. We’ll start with a look at the history of using an advent calendar to count down to Christmas. Then, I’ve got some low-waste advent calendar ideas for you.
Disposable world – why aren’t things made to last?
In late 2020, we had a run of bad luck at our house. In a three-month period, we replaced our water heater, our stove and our washing machine. That experience made me wonder if anything is built to last in our disposable world.
What I learned from the 31-Day Declutter Challenge
If you want to declutter and need a little boost to get started, a 31-Day Declutter Challenge may be just what you need. I completed this challenge in late 2020. It helped get me serious about simplifying life and clearing the clutter. Read on to find out how the challenge works, what I hoped to accomplish, and what I learned.
How to green your cleaning routines
It’s time to dish the dirt on cleaning. Let’s face it, it’s a necessary evil that no-one really enjoys. The November goal in our Year of monthly waste reduction goals is to reduce waste in our cleaning products. Today’s post will focus on how you can green your cleaning routines and adopt sustainable methods that will reduce waste, protect your family’s health, and save you time and money.
How to enjoy takeout without destroying the planet
There’s nothing like a homemade meal but sometimes you just feel like a break from cooking. Eating out or getting takeout food is such a nice treat, especially at the end of a long week at work. My family enjoys getting takeout, but we don’t like when it comes packaged in plastic, or the dreaded Styrofoam, containers.
Eco-Friendly Blog Takeover – Week Three
Welcome to week three of the Eco-Friendly Living Blog Takeover. If you missed last week’s post, it featured four writers who shared their thoughts and tips on waste reduction and eco-friendly living.
This week, I’ve got four more great writers sharing their ideas on how a sustainable lifestyle can save money, conserve water, and even keep cats out of your garden. I’ve also got a special treat – a poem written for us by my friend Pat Keachie.
Eco-Friendly Blog Takeover – Week Two
Welcome to the second edition of my Eco-Friendly Blog Takeover. If you missed Week One, it featured submissions from three bloggers who shared their thoughts and tips on waste reduction and eco-friendly living.
This week, four more great writers share their tips. Please take some time to explore their work to see what they’ve got to offer.
Eco-Friendly Blog Takeover – Week One
Welcome to the first edition of my Blog Takeover. In this new feature, I turn my blog over to other bloggers and writers to share their thoughts and tips on waste reduction and eco-friendly living.
Today’s post features submissions from three great bloggers. I encourage you to visit their blogs to see what they’ve got to offer. I hope you enjoy their work as much as I do.
Ditch your plastic soap bottles – for good!
September is here. We still have a few more weeks of summer, but I’ve noticed a definite chill in the air on a few mornings recently. The monthly goal for September in our 2020 Waste Reduction Challenge is to get rid of plastic bottles of hand and face soap.
Because of the pandemic, 2020 has been a difficult year for waste reduction. If you’re looking for an easy way to get started with reducing waste, you’re in luck. This month’s goal is one of the simplest changes to make.