Category: Sustainability

Did you know what you eat can have an impact on the planet? Food production actually contributes to climate change: Forests are often torn down to rear cattle and grow crops for livestock while oceans are overfished and trawled.

About a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions comes from our food. Also, most food is farmed out of season, which utilizes further resources to sustain it, and then heavily packaged in plastic by the time it arrives at our door.

The ironic part is we often waste the food we have too – In the United States alone, nearly 40 percent of food is wasted. Thankfully, there are ways to change the relationship we have with food for the better. Here are 11 tips to eat more sustainably.

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Have you ever walked into a grocery store and felt overwhelmed by the plastic packaging? You’re not alone.

I’ve seen some things that have literally made me roll my eyes and shake my head: Like cucumbers individually wrapped in plastic film.

Manufacturers have a terrible habit of overdoing it when it comes to our food’s packaging – it’s like they forget it comes from the ground. It doesn’t need so much protection.

That said, I do agree certain items (like pre-chopped produce) can help make fresh foods more accessible.

I realize not everyone can peel and chop their food – but there are tons of people who can and still choose the convenience option.

I think there needs to be a balance here, and there are many areas for improvements and innovation. Thankfully, there are ways to shop plastic-free, even amidst this chaos.

Here are 11 simple tips for zero waste grocery shopping.

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Table of Contents for 21 Zero Waste Lifestyle Facts & Myths

1. Zero waste is expensive
2. You must have a trash jar to be zero waste
3. It’s only for hippies
4. It’s ultra-time consuming
5. You can’t be fashionable
6. You have to have everything on you at all times
7. You can’t wear makeup
8. You can never get takeout
9. Zero waste is regressive instead of progressive
10. Wooden Toothbrushes are both safe and hygienic
11. One person can’t make a difference
12. You’ll be healthier
13. You’ll value your possessions more
14. You’ll get creative
15. It’ll save you money
16. You’ll feel more connected
17. You’ll meet like-minded people
18. You can inspire loved ones
19. You’ll expand your knowledge
20. You’ll realize this isn’t anything new
21. You don’t have to be perfect

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For decades, economists have talked about the term Peak Oil, which is the point at which we pass the maximum production of petroleum worldwide. Given that plastic is made completely from oil, the concept of Peak Plastic is also inevitable.

A book written in 2018 by American business professor,  Jack Buffington, discusses this topic. In Peak Plastic, Buffington defines the term as the point where the marginal benefit of plastic use to society will be less than its detrimental cost to the environment. According to Buffington, we’ll hit Peak Plastic by 2030. That’s not too far off.

Investors and economists are already predicting the demise of conventional gasoline powered cars, and the inevitable takeover of electric powered vehicles. It makes sense that as society moves away from using petroleum as a fuel, we will also move away from using petroleum in the form of plastic in our products and our packaging. Continue reading 3 Reasons Why Eco-Friendly Toothbrushes are the Future