Is your cleaning cupboard a wasteland of chemicals and plastic bottles? And did you know most dishwasher pods are made from petrochemicals that pollute our waterways? Would you like a sustainable alternative to single-use dryer sheets? Misleading marketing tactics and shameless greenwashing ads are designed to confuse shoppers. Brands intentionally create packaging to make their […]
Have you ever bought someone a secondhand gift? If not, ask yourself why? This Christmas I challenge you to rethink where you usually shop and normalize buying your gifts secondhand. At Christmas time the UK imports 4,000 tonnes of mass produced goods from China. The U.K alone creates approximately 125,000 tonnes of plastic packaging waste […]
Never one to let a fabulous outfit go to waste, I have no problem wearing my favourites over and over again. As we know, the most sustainable outfit is the one already in your closet. The second best is secondhand. But failing those two options? How can we buy something new without extracting from nature […]
Look at you America, just look at you all dressed up in glorious democracy. Congratulations to everyone who voted blue for humanity and our planet, I am forever grateful to each and every single person. There is no doubt that White people owe a huge debt to Black, Brown, Indigenous, Latinx and Asian people across […]
Now that the idea of a circular economy is gaining traction among economic experts it’s time for consumers to adjust their thinking on how they view the products they buy. Indeed according to a study by McKinsey 71% of customers have expressed a greater interest in circular business models Instead of looking at the linear […]
As more of us take issue with the unethical fast fashion business model, we begin to notice a pattern across all of our shopping habits. Pause – step away – question. We have a lot of questions. Questions that must be answered before we buy something. Critical environmental and social justice issues hang off the […]
PETA compiled an extensive list of vegan fashion brands that I went through with a fine-tooth comb. I discovered that some of the brands in the list have completely closed down, probably as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. While other brands have a “Back Soon” notice on their website. I removed these from my […]
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