Lifestyle Science The Importance of Water and Water Sustainability Written by Ezgi March 3, 2021March 3, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked WATER & SUSTAINABILITY Water is one of the most essential natural resources for life yet, it is becoming scarce due to increasing consumption and continuous pollution. While new technologies for water reuse are being implemented to existing ones, change in our perception towards water is a key concept for a better, sustainable future. The word […] Lifestyle I Haven’t Had To Empty My Trash For 8 Months. Here’s How. Written by Sasha Cooke February 26, 2021February 26, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Synopsis: This article shares three easy steps to reduce plastic waste and tells readers how to recycle soft plastics and “Other Flexible Plastic Packaging” in British Columbia. This post is for my fellow British Columbians. If you don’t live in BC don’t worry, I like you too, I just can’t promise that what I’m about […] Lifestyle Capsule Closets and How to Build your Own Written by Vania Chow February 16, 2021February 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked What is a Capsule Closet? A capsule closet is a closet that has a limited number of items; these pieces are typically the most essential or influential compared to the others. This practice is used in the fashion industry to show off the best pieces of a collection. However, this practice can be adapted into […] Lifestyle Managing Our Fears About the Climate Crisis | Environmental Psychology Written by Cheryl Rosebush February 14, 2021February 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked We’re scared about the climate crisis. Now what? In this article I explore environmental psychology and ways in which we can begin to move past our anxieties about climate change. Headline after headline, study after study, heat wave after oppressive heat wave… is it any wonder more and more people around the world are developing […] Lifestyle Ten Easy Ways to Reduce Food Waste Written by Karen Shim February 12, 2021February 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Synopsis: This article offers 10 practical tips on curbing food waste. These include shopping and storage; cooking and upcycling kitchen scraps; sharing extra food; and disposing food responsibly. Source: Unsplash Every year, more than half of Canada’s food supply is wasted. It’s estimated that nearly $50 billion of that wasted food (2.2 million tonnes) could […] Lifestyle 9 Items to Start Your Sustainable Kitchen Written by Laura Anna February 10, 2021February 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked The turn of the year is always a good reason to set new resolutions. I personally love to set resolutions and goals. But keeping them is always a bit more difficult. In addition, with sustainable issues most people think they do not affect them anyway and one person alone cannot do anything. But in my […] Science Why ‘Blame’ Won’t Fix the Climate Crisis Written by Cheryl Rosebush February 8, 2021February 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked As a communicator on climate change, I pay close attention to the starting points people use to talk about our climate crisis. There are a few problematic ones I see on a regular basis, but the one I want to discuss in this blog is the starting point of “blame and shame”. On an interpersonal […] Science Innovative Products Written by Christine Wincentaylo January 17, 2021February 16, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Climate change is real and we are the generation that needs to help slow down the process. Both directly and indirectly through education, research, and activism. Canadians specifically are generating approximately 31 million tonnes of garbage a year. Only 30 percent of that is recycled. (Waste) Greenhouse gases are the leading cause of global warming and […] Lifestyle 10+1 Easy Ways to be More Sustainable Written by Laura Anna January 17, 2021January 17, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked 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 […] Lifestyle When You Can’t Shop Zero Waste – Choose Your Packaging Wisely Written by Anna Schwanke January 17, 2021January 17, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked 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 […] Lifestyle How I Started and Sustained a Minimal Waste Lifestyle Written by Aleina Maragos January 17, 2021January 17, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked 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 […] News What is Happening Right Now? Written by Jason Song January 17, 2021January 17, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked With everything happening in the world, from the pandemic to the presidential debates, it can easily make us forget some obvious problems, one of which is waste. Since the breakout of COVID-19, hundreds of thousands of families have chosen to be in the safety of their own homes. 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Lifestyle Science The Importance of Water and Water Sustainability Written by Ezgi March 3, 2021March 3, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked WATER & SUSTAINABILITY Water is one of the most essential natural resources for life yet, it is becoming scarce due to increasing consumption and continuous pollution. While new technologies for water reuse are being implemented to existing ones, change in our perception towards water is a key concept for a better, sustainable future. The word […]
Lifestyle I Haven’t Had To Empty My Trash For 8 Months. Here’s How. Written by Sasha Cooke February 26, 2021February 26, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Synopsis: This article shares three easy steps to reduce plastic waste and tells readers how to recycle soft plastics and “Other Flexible Plastic Packaging” in British Columbia. This post is for my fellow British Columbians. If you don’t live in BC don’t worry, I like you too, I just can’t promise that what I’m about […]
Lifestyle Capsule Closets and How to Build your Own Written by Vania Chow February 16, 2021February 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked What is a Capsule Closet? A capsule closet is a closet that has a limited number of items; these pieces are typically the most essential or influential compared to the others. This practice is used in the fashion industry to show off the best pieces of a collection. However, this practice can be adapted into […]
Lifestyle Managing Our Fears About the Climate Crisis | Environmental Psychology Written by Cheryl Rosebush February 14, 2021February 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked We’re scared about the climate crisis. Now what? In this article I explore environmental psychology and ways in which we can begin to move past our anxieties about climate change. Headline after headline, study after study, heat wave after oppressive heat wave… is it any wonder more and more people around the world are developing […]
Lifestyle Ten Easy Ways to Reduce Food Waste Written by Karen Shim February 12, 2021February 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Synopsis: This article offers 10 practical tips on curbing food waste. These include shopping and storage; cooking and upcycling kitchen scraps; sharing extra food; and disposing food responsibly. Source: Unsplash Every year, more than half of Canada’s food supply is wasted. It’s estimated that nearly $50 billion of that wasted food (2.2 million tonnes) could […]
Lifestyle 9 Items to Start Your Sustainable Kitchen Written by Laura Anna February 10, 2021February 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked The turn of the year is always a good reason to set new resolutions. I personally love to set resolutions and goals. But keeping them is always a bit more difficult. In addition, with sustainable issues most people think they do not affect them anyway and one person alone cannot do anything. But in my […]
Science Why ‘Blame’ Won’t Fix the Climate Crisis Written by Cheryl Rosebush February 8, 2021February 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked As a communicator on climate change, I pay close attention to the starting points people use to talk about our climate crisis. There are a few problematic ones I see on a regular basis, but the one I want to discuss in this blog is the starting point of “blame and shame”. On an interpersonal […]
Science Innovative Products Written by Christine Wincentaylo January 17, 2021February 16, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Climate change is real and we are the generation that needs to help slow down the process. Both directly and indirectly through education, research, and activism. Canadians specifically are generating approximately 31 million tonnes of garbage a year. Only 30 percent of that is recycled. (Waste) Greenhouse gases are the leading cause of global warming and […]
Lifestyle 10+1 Easy Ways to be More Sustainable Written by Laura Anna January 17, 2021January 17, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked 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 […]
Lifestyle When You Can’t Shop Zero Waste – Choose Your Packaging Wisely Written by Anna Schwanke January 17, 2021January 17, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked 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 […]
Lifestyle How I Started and Sustained a Minimal Waste Lifestyle Written by Aleina Maragos January 17, 2021January 17, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked 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 […]
News What is Happening Right Now? Written by Jason Song January 17, 2021January 17, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked With everything happening in the world, from the pandemic to the presidential debates, it can easily make us forget some obvious problems, one of which is waste. Since the breakout of COVID-19, hundreds of thousands of families have chosen to be in the safety of their own homes. But this also means that they need […]
