The sights and succulents of San Pedro (and points beyond)
I always forget to share my photos. Here is me, not forgetting! Check out what I found interesting while in San Pedro, CA.
plastic pollution
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‘Wednesday’ Woes:’ is plastic bottle product placement still a thing?
‘Wednesday,’ a modern take on the Addams Family classic, delivers beautiful cinematography, epic soundtracks, and stunning scenery. But it falls flat in one area: plastic bottle product placement from Canada Dry and Fiji Water.
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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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Update to the update to the Brita story
The original Brita story, where we asked about what happens to Brita filters that Terracycle collects, has another update!
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Update to the Brita story
In BC, Brita filters can be returned to TerraCycle for recycling through a program at the retail outlet London Drugs. But how does this work, exactly? We reached out to TerraCycle to learn more and they responded!
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Four Planet-Saving Wins on the High-Seas and Your Plate
This week on Wednesday Wins, four planet-saving stories from the high seas, in the fields, in your fridge and on your plate!
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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…
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Stories of Hope: The Downfall of Disposable Plastics
Hello readers and welcome back to Wake-Up Wednesday Wins, this time featuring more weekend! This week, all our stories relate to the demise of single-use plastics. Something that this blogger is quite giddy about! (Yes, that’s right – you’re reading about the wins not on a Wednesday, but on the cusp of a weekend. And,…
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Recycling will never be a good solution…as long as we have 10-cent bottle returns!
I was reminded today of the fallacy of recycling. (So dramatic, I know…stay with me – this one’s a thinker. 😇 ) One of my favourite refilleries in town posted a fun video to social media they made of their staff running away from plastic packaging as it chased them around the store. It made…
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In Conversation with The High-End Hippie Wellness Company (or, How to Create Accidental Environmentalists with a Shampoo Bar)
What started out as a post to talk about how much plastic I’ve saved by switching to a shampoo bar quickly morphed into a meditation on the far-reaching positive impacts of supporting local businesses and why this particular shampoo bar goes beyond the fight against plastic pollution. Happy Sustainability Sunday, readers! Today, I’d like you…
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Ocean Wins: Small Biz Love, Art-ivism, and More
Hi there, readers, and welcome to another edition of Wednesday Wins! This week’s wins are all are ocean wins (to me)! We’ve got some small businesses tackling waste through their products, stories of art-meets-activism, and projects combatting marine pollution. Why the Focus on Ocean Wins? Well, if it hasn’t become abundantly clear, I have two…
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Marching Into the Week with Planet-Saving Awesomeness
Hello friends! Welcome to another edition of Wake-Up Wednesday Wins…remember those? (hears an echo across the Internet…) The theme? Planet-saving awesomeness (what else?)! I’m not quite sure where February went, but here we are: three days into March. It’s a fresh month with a whole lotta opportunity for winnin’. So, let’s get down to it!…
