Lifestyle Science The Importance of Water and Water Sustainability 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 […] Written by Ezgi March 3, 2021March 3, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Lifestyle I Haven’t Had To Empty My Trash For 8 Months. Here’s How. 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 […] Written by Sasha Cooke February 26, 2021February 26, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Lifestyle Capsule Closets and How to Build your Own 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 […] Written by Vania Chow February 16, 2021February 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Lifestyle Managing Our Fears About the Climate Crisis | Environmental Psychology 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 […] Written by Cheryl Rosebush February 14, 2021February 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Lifestyle Ten Easy Ways to Reduce Food Waste 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 […] Written by Karen Shim February 12, 2021February 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Lifestyle 9 Items to Start Your Sustainable Kitchen 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 […] Written by Laura Anna February 10, 2021February 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Science Why ‘Blame’ Won’t Fix the Climate Crisis 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 […] Written by Cheryl Rosebush February 8, 2021February 8, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Science Innovative Products 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 […] Written by Christine Wincentaylo January 17, 2021February 16, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
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 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
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 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
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 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
News What is Happening Right Now? 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 […] Written by Jason Song January 17, 2021January 17, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
