You’ve probably heard of BYOB, but what about BYOC? If you’re not familiar with the term, BYOC stands for Bring Your Own Container, meaning you fill your own containers when shopping instead of buying items in throwaway packaging. What better way to reduce waste!
A year of monthly waste reduction goals
For many people, the new year is a time to set goals and make plans. Truthfully, there’s nothing magical about turning the calendar page to January 1, but it does give us an opportunity to reflect and think about the path we’re on. If you’ve set a goal to reduce waste and live a greener life, my list of 12 easy monthly waste reduction goals is a great place to start.
Buying spices in bulk – save money and reduce waste
Spices are an excellent way to add variety and flavour to your recipes. But those individual bottles, cans and packages of spices are expensive. Did you ever stop to think about what you’re paying for? Today’s post looks at the advantages of buying spices in bulk.
Helpful tips for sustainable and low-waste grocery shopping
Food shopping is an area where we have a big opportunity to reduce our environmental impact. Have you ever done a serious audit of the bags you bring home from the supermarket? Chances are you’ll find a lot of unnecessary single-use packaging.
Today’s post has tips for sustainable and low-waste grocery shopping. As an added bonus, some of these changes might save you a little money.
Happiness is … candy with no plastic wrapping
Do you love candy? I do. I love all kinds of candy! Chocolate is one of my favourite simple pleasures. I find it very frustrating that most candy comes in non-recyclable plastic packaging. Today’s post has 8 candy options with no plastic wrapping to satisfy your sweet tooth while caring for the planet.
Sustainable items for your college packing list
At this time of year, many young people are getting ready to move away to college or university—an exciting time for students and their parents. Reducing waste when you’re living in a college dorm is no easy task. Today’s post has 10 sustainable items to put on your college packing list.
Green travel tips to reduce your carbon footprint
With pandemic restrictions easing, you may be starting to make travel plans. While it’s exciting to discover faraway places, the environmental impact of travel is something to be concerned about. Today’s post has green travel tips to keep in mind when planning your next getaway, and a checklist of items to pack to reduce waste and lessen your impact during your trip.
12 practical ways you can cut food waste
It’s Stop Food Waste Day – a day to bring awareness to a problem that contributes to many of the world’s challenges.
Today, I’ll share some alarming stats on food waste and why it’s something we all need to be concerned about. Then, I’ve got 12 easy and practical ways you can cut food waste.
Simple and easy tips to ‘go green’ in your everyday life (Collab post)
Today, I’m teamed up with Jan over at Jan On The Blog to bring you 12 easy ways to go green in your everyday life.
Plastic Free July Wrap-Up – 10 things I learned
To take the next step in my waste reduction journey, this year I decided to participate in the Plastic Free July Challenge. It was an eye-opening exercise – definitely a lot more difficult than I anticipated.
In this wrap-up post, I reflect on my observations and learnings from the month.