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The Environmental Impact of Shampoo

While the big shampoo companies have sat back and continued to pollute the earth, small businesses built from the ground up on sustainability carry the torch in bringing change to an unchanged indu...

Shave Club or Zero Waste Shave Subscriptions?

We are developing a framework for Canadians to make easy zero-waste decisions. Let's start with shaving.When you pick your method of shaving, there are several criteria to consider; feel, ease, cos...

How-To Talk Eco-Friendly Alternatives With Neighbours

This post was inspired by a new initiative Life UNpacked is undertaking in Vancouver, B.C, Canada… We are going door-to-door to learn & listen to our community about how we can provide more zer...

How To Be Green In Quarantine

With this pandemic requiring many of us to stay at home, it’s not uncommon to feel like we don’t have much in the way of control.But spending more time at home gives us the opportunity to be more i...

How To Be Eco-Friendly With Your Spring Cleaning

Spring is the season of renewal, and with it comes the time where everyone cleans a little more than usual. With most of us at home these days, now is a great opportunity to make some easy changes ...

The Truth Behind Landfills

The average American throws out 4.4 pounds of garbage each day. While this might not seem like much, when multiplied across the country's population, that works out to be 63,000 garbage trucks wort...

Being An Eco-Conscious Traveller

Our ability to hop on a train or plane and turn up in a different country in a matter of hours is becoming increasingly easier. This can make it feel a bit like the world is becoming smaller by the...

Making Your Eco-Friendly New Year's Resolutions Stick

With the start of a new year comes new traditions, new resolutions, and often, the struggle to maintain these well-intentioned lifestyle changes. What role do habits play in becoming more eco-frien...

How To Give More Sustainably This Holiday Season

You know being sustainable is important and you’ve started making changes in your day to day life. You use reusable bags when you shop and feel like you’ve made progress with remembering a travel m...