Live Sustainably

Your typical wrapping paper and a lot of tissue paper usually can’t be recycled because it’s often dyed, laminated or may contain gold/silver designs or glitter, all of which are not recyclable.  Plastic ribbons and bows? Not recyclable.  The tape normally used to wrap gifts is also not recyclable. I’m sure there are many people out there who don’t bother removing the tape so that the paper can be recycled.  Since these items can’t be recycled, they may be doomed for the landfill, which isn’t ideal if you’re starting to go zero-waste.

Instead, you can be greener when deciding on gift-wrapping methods, especially during a holiday that’s filled with presents like Christmas.  Use these sustainable gift wrapping ideas for birthdays, Christmas, Valentine’s day – anything!

With all the fun and festive decorations, delicious cocktails, and endless holiday-themed appetizers and desserts it is one of the best times of year to bring friends and family together and just enjoy the season of giving. 

Unfortunately, the holidays can also come with some not so eco-friendly practices, and can create a lot of waste that can really add up by the end of the holiday season. So this year why not make your holiday party a little more special by taking a sustainable approach to planning (and throwing) the ultimate holiday party your friends and family will be sure never to forget. 

Biodiversity is not a limited concern. This is a topic that affects all living things, whether they are plants, organisms or animals. Protecting biodiversity is all about finding real ways to coexist without harming one another. It also involves committing to practices that consider diverse ecosystems and habitats around the world. We can participate in the protection of biodiversity by becoming knowledgeable about the things we buy, consume and use. How we treat the environment is also how we treat biodiversity.

It happens to many—you’ve reached the bottom of a chip bag and it’s time to toss it. But where does it go? The trash can or the recycling bin? Thinking it’s the sustainable, eco-conscious thing to do, in the recycling bin it goes with the hopes it will be recycled.

Tera is a community that enables people to be more sustainable through lifestyle changes, shopping green and taking action. Their motto is “growing a sustainable world together”.

We were able to ask Tera’s founder Bernard Louvat a few questions about this great company. Check out the interview below.

Saving energy is always a good idea. In some ways, it’s part of being a good neighbor. Reducing your household’s energy consumption reduces the strain on your city’s electrical grid

What comes to mind when you hear the word recycling? Is it some variation of the usual suspects of paper, plastic, and cans? What if you were told that there is an entirely different segment of products that we are mostly overlooking? Due to shorter product life-cycles and growing consumer demand, electronic waste, or "e-waste", is becoming a larger issue every year, and it is one society hasn't quite figured out how to deal with yet.

When I first started getting interested in everything that has to do with natural and eco-friendly living, it was hard for me to find websites that offer such content. They seemed to be buried under all of the mainstream content.

Now that I have been in this environment for a while, I have come to learn about many websites and blogs that offer amazing tips, news, and information. So, I’d like to share them with you.  Check them out! Follow them and take in their many amazing recommendations and ideas for a better, more natural life.

We take more steps on foot, are more mindful of the things we buy and have the time and space for activities with a light footprint. So if you’re staying close to home, use this opportunity to be positive, get creative, and learn something new together as a family with these great green activities you can do at home.

Minimalism is all about living with less. This includes less financial burdens such as debt and unnecessary expenses. But is it really as easy as just getting rid of your stuff? We discuss.

It’s clear from the science that the acquisition of bigger and better things doesn’t result in a happy life. So what will?

Living the simple life

Millennials, who prefer to spend their money on experiences, might be getting something right when it comes to their spending habits.

“Not what we have but what we enjoy constitutes our abundance.” ~John Petit-Senn

Watch the video for more about what Marie Kondo's home really looks like!

The Japanese organizer may be the star of the moment, but others have equally appealing theories and strategies for decluttering your home.

Living below your means does not mean you can’t spend money on the things you love in order to enjoy your life.

The Most Important Step to Debt Freedom

Your typical wrapping paper and a lot of tissue paper usually can’t be recycled because it’s often dyed, laminated or may contain gold/silver designs or glitter, all of which are not recyclable.  Plastic ribbons and bows? Not recyclable.  The tape normally used to wrap gifts is also not recyclable. I’m sure there are many people out there who don’t bother removing the tape so that the paper can be recycled.  Since these items can’t be recycled, they may be doomed for the landfill, which isn’t ideal if you’re starting to go zero-waste.

Instead, you can be greener when deciding on gift-wrapping methods, especially during a holiday that’s filled with presents like Christmas.  Use these sustainable gift wrapping ideas for birthdays, Christmas, Valentine’s day – anything!

With all the fun and festive decorations, delicious cocktails, and endless holiday-themed appetizers and desserts it is one of the best times of year to bring friends and family together and just enjoy the season of giving. 

Unfortunately, the holidays can also come with some not so eco-friendly practices, and can create a lot of waste that can really add up by the end of the holiday season. So this year why not make your holiday party a little more special by taking a sustainable approach to planning (and throwing) the ultimate holiday party your friends and family will be sure never to forget. 

When it comes to choosing beauty products, what's most important to you? How it looks, what it does or what its ingredients are? Sometimes beauty industry jargon can be confusing, masking a product's true ingredients and effectiveness.

We tend to think that fast fashion only relates to clothes. However, the amount of waste that comes from the eye glasses industry is actually quite staggering.  Plastic frames, plastic lens and glass lens are all materials that do not decompose. As a result, the waste piles up.

There are some fantastic eco-friendly baby toys out there.  However, with the amount of ‘stuff’ out there, finding great brands and toys can be pretty overwhelming.  Our team has complied the following list of some of the best eco-friendly baby toys.  We hope you enjoy it!

To be a green-savvy shopper you need to be informed.

41% of women hide purchases from their partners. Conscious shopping is done with an attitude of transparency and honesty.

Yeah, good luck with that.

‘Sustainable’, ‘eco-friendly’ and indeed ‘green’ are all loaded words within modern marketing aimed at a captive audience who, paradoxically, are more aware of humans’ damage to the environment than ever before, whilst simultaneously producing waste and pollution at an ever-increasing rate.