
A Hotel Stay That Will Make (Even) a Zero-Waste Professional Happy
We all deserve a little vacation once in a while. After a year of collective trauma, job insecurity or heavy workloads, and astronomical amounts of stress, a time to unplug and unwind could do wonders…

What Does It Take to Be Green?
Earth Day is here and many of us take this opportunity to reflect: “How can I do better?”, “Is this really sustainable or is it greenwashing?”. That’s the modern dilemma in a world where 70%…

Reflections on the latest Plastic Recycling Conference
After many years without attending a plastic event, I decided to go to the latest Plastic Recycling Conference last week, in DC. Here I am with my shampoo bar in the bag, wearing comfortable Rothys…

REUSE is trending again.
Remember not too long ago, when your parents need to bring that glass bottle back to the supermarket to get back a deposit? Well, that’s been in decline for years. In 2010, only 11% of…

How do Reduce, Reuse & Recycle affect Plastic Production?
We often talk about actions around the 3 Rs – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle – but the real impact of those on plastic production, and consequent pollution, is not as well articulated. How much can we…

Natu Collective: Tossing Toxins – Key Ingredients That You Need to Ditch!
Elizabeth Boulos is an educator dedicated to truth and transparency around ingredients, toxins and products, their impact on human and environmental health, and how they are marketed to consumers. She works with businesses on product sourcing…

8 Simple Bathroom Swaps
My zero-waste journey naturally started in the kitchen (view previous post), with some bathroom swaps here and there. But the truth is that we accumulate a lot of “stuff” in the bathroom. And a lot…

How to Reduce your Waste during Halloween!
Halloween is almost here, which means it’s time to get the decorations up, pick a costume, and stock up on candy. Like most holidays, a dramatic increase in waste is expected over Halloween — waste…

Natu Collective: Let’s Rethink Capitalism and the Economy.
Vanessa McFarlane is a passionate sustainability advocate helping small organizations and non-profits advocate for environmental policies in Colorado, while helping educate the public on many climate issues. She currently works in the technology industry, but has…

Let’s Talk About Silicone!
Eco-conscious consumers are so overwhelmed and confused that literally any advertisement with a capital PLASTIC-FREE statement sounds like “yes, that’s what we need!” But is that really plastic free? And anyways, is that the most…
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