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Plastic-Free July Recap: It’s more than just plastic

Plastic-Free July Recap: It’s more than just plastic

Hi friends! Well, somehow it’s August. Did your Plastic-Free July fly by? Are you wondering what Plastic-Free July even is? Or is every day Plastic-Free July for you? Plastic-Free July is a global movement to reduce single-use disposable plastics from our individual lives. It’s all about grassroots, everyday changes, and collective action. It asks nothing…

Tackling Climate Change One Win At a Time

Tackling Climate Change One Win At a Time

Hello friends, and welcome to another edition of Wednesday Wins! What a wild last few weeks it’s been. Why wild? Well, in the waste/plastics/climate change spheres, this is a busy time: Waste Reduction Week in Canada happened Oct 18 – 24 Halloween – pumpkins and candy wrappers, need I say more? COP26 – a global…

Food, Flip-Flops, Refills, Oh My! – Five Hopeful Wins For the Planet (On Wednesday)

Food, Flip-Flops, Refills, Oh My! – Five Hopeful Wins For the Planet (On Wednesday)

Who else blinked and experienced autumn, all of a sudden? *waves hand wildly* I can’t say I mind: here in BC, we were the unfortunate recipients of a record-breaking heatwave, severe wildfires, and some crispy drought conditions for most of the summer. Only in September did things start to calm down again, and we were…

What Is Eco-Anxiety? Plus Three More Strategies For Success

What Is Eco-Anxiety? Plus Three More Strategies For Success

Wow! Friends! Two weeks ago I wrote about eco-anxiety and it seemed to strike a chord with you. Turns out, we’re probably all suffering some form of the latest and greatest mental health challenge. Other terms I heard bandied around: climate stress and eco-grief. I also heard from some of you about how you’re working…