Community jar programs and why they rock my socks off
Community jar programs are the best: they save resources and are a simple example of circularity.
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Lighting up my life with a candle refill
Today, we’re talking about candle refills! Yes, you heard me right. I shall explain in due time, fear ye not. Apparently, I am on a refill bender. In my previous post, I wrote about fun, odd-ball refills that I find delightful. You heard me speak with soft hearts in my eyes about tiny jars of…
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The unexpected glee that comes from refilling odd-ball items
And the peace they bring in times of stress. When I started my refill journey back in 2011, I focused mainly on food because, well, I love food. At the time that I started along that path, I was also interning at Seventh Generation in Burlington, Vermont and got to take home some of the…
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Lip Balm Longevity: why it’s important to invest in products that last (and then, disappear)
An ode to well-made products that leave less trace.
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Cleaning up an urban stream with the GreenStep team
On a chilly fall morning, the GreenStep team got together for an urban cleanup of Mill Creek in downtown Kelowna, as part of the Adopt-a-Stream program. Here’s why everyone should clean up their ‘hood.
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The inexplicable magic of using newspapers to clean mirrors
Ever since finding a ‘hack’ for using newspapers instead of paper towels, I’ve not let anything else touch my mirrors.
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Combat Plastic Pollution with…Milk?
Long-time readers of this blog will know that I started Seven In the Ocean a decade ago while in university. At the time, the blog was my attempt at holding myself accountable while I wrote my capstone research paper on plastics recycling as a solution to the growing issue of plastic pollution in the ocean….
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Chopsticks As Art, Not Waste
Chopsticks. We’ve all used chopsticks, or struggled to comprehend how they function as a fork alternative, at some point in our existence on this planet. Chopsticks are a sliver of the massive, global waste stream and yet are an important item to talk about when we discuss single-use anything and the impact our meals have…
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Tuna Sandwiches and a Revelation
Oppor-tuna-ty In New Ideas This started out as an ode to my sandwich: a tuna-free tuna fish sandwich (say that 5 times fast!). Its final destination was set for my dusty, not-oft-updated food blog and I did end up publishing it there. As I was typing up a short blurb for Instagram though, it hit…
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5 Reasons to Make Nut Milk Right Now
At this point, nut milk has been written about on the blogosphere enough times that it’s no longer a “new” or “trendy” topic. We get it: it’s healthy, it can be a contentious topic, and yeah, it can be pretty pricey. So why am I taking up blog real estate to talk about it? Because…
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Washed Up & Adrift
No, the title of this post has nothing to do with me as a person. HA. It does, however, have everything to do with plastic. Duh. 😉 Here’s the situation: today, I decided to go for a run, along a new route with a halfway stopping point at a nearby public beach. Context: I live…
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Klosin’ Out the Year with Kimchi!
In an effort to marry my love of food with my passion for ranting about plastic, and to end 2017 on a yummy high note, I give you: Kimchi. Yes. Kimchi! Sure, you can buy it in giant plastic tubs at grocery stores the world over, and yes, it will no doubt be tasty, but…
