Plastic is everywhere. From the beaches of Indonesia to the Arctic, it is silently suffocating our planet. Every year, eight million tons of plastic enters the oceans, most of which is carried by rivers and canals. Plastic contaminates soils, rivers, oceans, and enters our food chain. ...
Haiti Creates First Private Nature Reserve to Protect Endangered Species
“Haiti has less than 1% of its original primary forest”. It was in November 2018 that Professor S. Blair Hedges, director of Temple University's Centre for Biodiversity, and his team, reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that Haiti is currently going through a mass extinction of biodiversity. However, Hedges’ work on Haiti’s species and habitat ...
The toilet paper that builds toilets
It seems almost comic to think of toilets as magical creations, but that could be closer to the truth than you have ever imagined. ...
DIY Drawstring Fabric Bags
Are you still looking for a Christmas gift idea? If you prefer simple and sustainable presents and have some old t-shirts or old loose pieces of fabric hanging around, here is a simple and fun DIY tutorial for drawstring bags that will hold all kinds of Christmas goodies. Your friends and family are going to love them! ...
My zero-waste bathroom
Believe it or not, if you really put your mind and effort towards it, a zero-waste philosophy can be extended to every part of your day and life. That same theory is applicable to your home and all the rooms in it, bathroom included. ...