Tag: environment
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A Consumer’s Struggle: Contact Lenses and Solutions
As a contact lens wearer for over a decade, I’m looking for solutions to reduce my environmental footprint. Contact lenses are made of flexible plastics, and when improperly disposed, can end up breaking down into microplastics and ending up in our oceans! And what about the contact lens solutions? Read on to learn more.
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How to Reduce Your Footprint during the Holiday Season
This #holiday season, many of us will be looking to online retailers for our Christmas gifts, but this leaves a MASSIVE environmental footprint. Here are some ways you can reduce your footprint while keeping the holiday spirit alive!
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How You Can Reduce Food Waste this Holiday Season
Approximately 1.3 billion tons of food ($1 trillion worth) is wasted in the US per year. There is a collective effort among sectors to tackle #foodwaste, from the organizational, community, to state and country levels. What can we as individuals do to tackle food waste this holiday season? Read more to find out.
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What to Recycle in Your Blue Bin
The common rule is to #recycle glass, plastic, and metals in your blue bin, but it’s not as simple as you think. Did you know that only glass jars and bottles are accepted? Find out more on my latest post!
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How Our Elected Officials Can #RiseforClimate
On 9/8/18, the global community mobilized to #RiseforClimate. What are the next steps? I suggest some calls to action for our elected officials to consider and hope you can join me in advocating for one, some, all, or more of these suggestions to address #climatechange and protect our #environment.
A Healthy Blueprint 