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
Earth Month April 22, 2021, is Earth Day this year, and I am celebrating the entire month of April as Earth Month. This year’s Earth Day theme, as set by EarthDay.Org, is “restore our earth.” I believe that the most significant positive impacts we can have on the Earth come from
No-Poo Hair Care From September 27, 2020, until January 30, 2021 — for five months — I practiced the “no-poo” method of hair care. The no-poo method means not using shampoo to wash your hair. Some zero-wasters praise it as a great way to reduce waste in the bathroom and prevent
Periods About half of the population (the half with ovaries) menstruates, or “has a period,” during the “reproductive years” — between menarche and menopause. (Note: Periods do not have a gender. Many women and girls do not menstruate for several reasons. Likewise, many men, boys, or nonbinary people do have periods.
What do you think of as natural resources? The first things I often think of are oil, wood, and metals. However, water is obviously more critical to our lives than any of those things; we cannot survive without it. Because water is inexpensive and easily accessible to many people in the
If you have a recyclable object that you cannot reuse, repair, or repurpose that you need to discard, recycling is the best option. Recycling conserves resources (such as fossil fuels, minerals, water, and trees), saves energy, and prevents waste from accumulating in landfills. This makes recycling far better for the environment
When considering the eukaryote domain of life, most of us think of plants and animals. Another major kingdom is fungi. We severely underrate fungi. We would not exist without fungi, and fungi can be utilized to help save the world. This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase a product from
Many people regularly shave with a “disposable” plastic razor. If you practice a zero-waste lifestyle, you know that nothing (especially plastic) should be considered disposable. Waste from razors is a big deal. According to the U.S.A. Today, “a 1990 ‘Environmental Consumer’s Handbook’ on the EPA’s website says the U.S. produces ‘2
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,
At the very beginning of 2020, I set a goal to read 12 books. I am a slow reader, so this was a lofty, “stretch” goal. Yet, determined to reach that goal and to broaden my knowledge and expertise, I dedicated many of my evenings and weekends to reading. I read