Lifestyle 10+1 Easy Ways to be More Sustainable Spoiler: You do not have to change a lot. It’s the little things that count. 1. Buy regional & organic products. You could visit your local and farmers markets. While doing so you might also discover new places around your town. In supermarkets, it is important to check labels where your food is […] Written by Laura Anna January 17, 2021January 17, 2021
Lifestyle When You Can’t Shop Zero Waste – Choose Your Packaging Wisely With increased awareness of the environmental issues related to packaging waste has come an influx of specialty Zero Waste and Refill stores selling everything from dog treats to shampoo with little to no packaging. However, these items can come at a higher price than your run of the mill items from the grocery store and […] Written by Anna Schwanke January 17, 2021January 17, 2021
Lifestyle How I Started and Sustained a Minimal Waste Lifestyle How I was Inspired … In my third year of university, I started a challenge called, “ Who am I”. I strived to spend twenty-thirty minutes a day learning or reading about things I am passionate about, it was then up to me to figure out what I am even passionate about. On a snow […] Written by Aleina Maragos January 17, 2021January 17, 2021
Lifestyle Beginning my Journey to Zero Waste: Struggles and Learnings Confession I admit, I have definitely been (and continue to be) tempted by the aesthetic idea of having an all-new matching set of labelled mason jars, minimalistic unbleached produce bags & 100% recycled cotton tote bags for all my future low waste grocery hauls. Scrolling through Instagram & Pinterest “zero waste inspo” filled with both […] Written by Welly Woo January 17, 2021January 17, 2021
Lifestyle Sustainability Starts at Home With the fast-paced workload of online school and the amount of seemingly never-ending assignments, it can be easy to neglect your home. I moved into an apartment for this school year with 2 roommates and we were all so excited to be truly living independently and to have our own place. However, one of the […] Written by Rebecca Menezes January 17, 2021January 17, 2021
Lifestyle Sustainability in Everyday Life We are approaching the last couple of months of the year and closing off 2020. I would like to believe that this year was full of learning and realizations. Among the many things that occurred during 2020, a few key things to note include: COVID-19, #BLM, and a heightened motive to live sustainably. No one […] Written by Patrick Feng January 17, 2021January 17, 2021
Lifestyle Paper is Temporary, Plastic is Forever FACT: Canadians throw away more than three (3) million tonnes of plastic waste every year, including 15 billion plastic bags and nearly 21 billion straws every year. A mere 9% of that is recycled. Source: CTV News Growing up, I always had a drawer full of plastic bags and plastic utensils. We’d collect a whole […] Written by Patrick Feng January 17, 2021January 17, 2021
Lifestyle Fall is Upon Us The school bell rings… it’s suddenly Fall 2020 now. We’re all gearing up for what can be called the new year 2.0, but it doesn’t feel like it. This year is different. Although our school situation may be different, it does not necessarily mean it’s for the worse. The autumn has always been my personal […] Written by Patrick Feng January 17, 2021January 17, 2021
Lifestyle Keeping Fit by Just Doing It New Years’ Resolution 2.0 What seems to be a popular new year’s resolution goal every year is a fitness-related one. It keeps coming back every year, but it’s not always completed by all of those who set out to tackle their fitness goals. I, myself, certainly try to keep up with my fitness goal this […] Written by Patrick Feng January 17, 2021January 17, 2021
Lifestyle Sustainable Cooking Tips for Home Now that we have done a lot more cooking in our own homes, we have gotten a better sense of the food waste that comes from preparing meals for a family on a daily basis. Many of us believe that preparing meals may be more sustainable, and that is true. We can see most of […] Written by Patrick Feng January 17, 2021January 17, 2021