Why Does Plastic Have a Bad Reputation? Fossil Fuels Manufacturers make plastic from petroleum–a harmful, non-renewable fossil fuel contributing to the climate crisis. Beyond its role in the climate crisis, plastic is a major source of pollution. Plastic Pollution Lifespan Plastic–although sometimes designed for only moments of use–lasts forever. Plastic objects
When we plug a power or charging cord into an electrical outlet, it uses energy — whether we are using the cord’s device or appliance or not! This wasted, leached energy is called phantom or vampire energy. Remember, we still power a lot of our electrical grid with non-renewable fossil fuels. Fossil
In 2021, my guiding word is regenerate or regeneration. For many people, January means that it’s time to make resolutions for the new year. Typical New Year’s resolutions include In my recovery from overexercising and restrictive anorexia nervosa, I realized that I needed to abandon traditional new year resolutions. In 2019,
I love learning. When I am not working or reading a book, I am listening to a podcast. In 2020, I learned so much from listening to podcasts. In fact, I subscribe to over 50 podcasts and now regularly listen to most of them. I have listened to some of them
The 2020 United States General Election is on November 3rd. It will be an incredibly consequential election for the future of our planet and its people. It is a fundamental right and duty to vote. Donald During his four years as president, Donald Trump’s administration has harmed our environment in countless
I have been a strict vegetarian since 1st grade — and I am thirty now. (Where did the past 24 years go?) I decided to become a vegetarian because I loved (and continue to love) animals. At the beginning of the year (2021), I decided to make the transition to veganism,
The environmental movement employs many often-misused environmental terms, with which you may or may not be familiar. Below is a glossary of these terms and how I will use them. In fact, unless there is an asterisk (*) before the word, they are definitions straight from Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary, to which I
About the Creator Behind Wild Sustainability Wild Sustainability is currently a one-person team — me — the founder and content creator for Wild Sustainability. My name is Jacey Bonavia, and I am 32. I am a Midwestern girl — born and raised in a suburb of Milwaukee. Despite being Midwestern, my