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1. How To: Crochet Plastic Bags Into Sleeping Mats For The Homeless
This post is great because it not only tackles the issue of the 200,000 plastic bags that end up in landfill every hour but it also helps out those who are currently sleeping rough. Gather up a group of friends, put on a pot of tea and work on your crochet skills!
Abeer Seikaly has designed multipurpose tents that collect rainwater, fold up for easy transport and harness solar energy. She developed this alternate sustainable housing with refugees in mind, people who have been displaced by global and civil war, climate change and more.
Inspired by elements of nature such as snake skin and traditional cultural aspects such as weaving, nomadic life and tent dwellings, this weather proof, strong but lightweight and mobile fabric tent gives refugees shelter but also a chance to "weave their lives back together".
3. 10 Good Food Scraps That You're Probably Throwing Away
Food waste is a huge issue. Approximately one-third of the food grown for human consumption is wasted. This could be because it doesn't meet our aesthetic standards or we just might not manage it well and it goes rotten before we get around to it. But this post is fantastic because it challenges our perceptions about which parts of our produce are edible. Potato skin chips anyone?
4. Common Questions About Menstrual Cups
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5. We Tried Period Undies. Here's The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
These two posts go hand in hand. For a very long time, women were presented with two options for dealing with menstruation. You were a pad lady or a tampon lady and that was about it. But once you begin cutting down on single-use items you'll soon find that you're looking for more sustainable options in every part of your life. Did you know that 20 billion tampons and pads are being dumped into landfill each year? Even worse is the fact that many tampons are flushed down the toilet where they clog up drains and wreak havoc in our sewage systems. So we decided to road test the alternatives!
6. 8 Single-Use Items That You Should "Quit" Right Away!
Speaking of single-use, this is a quick list of single-use items for you to ditch and replace with long lasting alternatives. Make plastic free July a year-round undertaking!
7. How To: Make Reusable Makeup Wipes
A simple DIY to get you started on your climate action journey. "Biodegradable & flushable" wipes can't actually be flushed down the toilet (just like tampons), so making your own is a great alternative!
8. How To Be A Climate Activist
A great resource for anyone that isn't sure where to start! This post is a curated list of our favourite interviews, tips and tricks for effectively talkign about issues, and how to lobby your local member!
9. This Village Produces 60% Of The World's Christmas Decorations
This article isn't just visually shocking; it's a wake-up call about the pressures that the Western World puts on the likes of China and India when we demand cheap, disposable items.
10. 6 Ways To Reuse Coffee And Tea Grounds
We're all about giving things a second (even third) life. Apart from putting them in your compost, there is a wide range of options for reusing your old coffee and tea!
Do you have a favourite blog of ours that didn't make the list? Let us know in the comments section below!
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