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…
It’s Waste Reduction Week in Canada and today’s theme is e-Waste, so that’s what I’m here to talk about! Waste Reduction Week: eWaste Stats The Waste Reduction Week Canada website has some great resources and facts on e-waste. First up, a definition: “Electronic waste (e-waste) includes unwanted electronic equipment, such as smart devices and used…
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…
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…
Hello readers, and welcome to another week of WINS. Yup – you heard that right. In spite of everything, I’m here to highlight three positive things to help combat eco-anxiety, something I imagine we are all feeling right now. Here in BC, it feels like the entire province is on fire. There is civil unrest…
Hi friends! It’s been a hot minute since I’ve done an “everyday life” post and I need to play some catch-up! “Need” is perhaps too strong a word. You don’t “need” to know the random details of my life. I don’t “need” to write this. So why am I? Because obviously my life is wildly…
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,…
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…
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…
If you’re a long-time Seven In the Ocean reader, you may have noticed change a’foot. If you’re a newbie – welcome! You probably don’t notice anything different because your baseline is, well, this. But, changes are indeed a’foot! (am I using a’foot correctly? I feel like maybe I’m not.) The biggest among them is that…
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…
Featuring: Katrina Kelley, Owner at Amphitrite Studio Hello readers and welcome to the second edition of Sustainability Sundays (first edition can be found here!). This week, I’m focusing on the power and tenacity of small business owners, as a planet-saving tactic. The people (behind these businesses) I have in mind are the ones conscious about…