#Consumption
Buy. Use. Throw away. Buy more. Fast food, fast fashion, single use plastic and disposable electronics are trashing our planet. Let’s buy less, live more. Unsustainable consumption is driving a vicious cycle of environmental destruction and injustice. And it’s not making us happy. We have to work to make sure that our human economies function within nature’s limits. Let’s define ourselves, not by what we own but through our experiences and relationships. Not by what we consume but by what we contribute. By working together we can turn a vicious cycle into a sustainable one, giving the planet a chance.
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Stop Deep Sea Mining
We need Canada to stop deep sea mining before it starts. Join the campaign now.
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Tell Canada to expand the ban on single-use plastics
Canada’s single-use plastic ban only covers 3% of plastic waste. We need a ban list that matches the scale of the waste and pollution crisis!
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Help create plastic-free supermarkets
So much of the plastic packaging and waste we generate we get from our weekly visits to supermarkets. Canada’s major supermarkets aren’t taking any real action to address their massive plastic footprints.
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Low Waste Holiday Gift Guide
For those of you looking to bring some cheer to friends and family this season while reducing Holiday waste to care for the planet, here are some low-waste Holiday gift ideas to get you started.
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How to Reduce Holiday Waste: 50+ Eco-friendly Tips
The Holidays have become the most wasteful time of the year. Instead of a mounting pile of garbage and cheap things we don’t need, let’s celebrate the Holidays with our loved ones more intentionally. Explore the Low Waste Holiday guide below!
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The cost of convenience: Why ditching plastic is a justice issue
Plastic products have been marketed to us as innocuous items of convenience. Plastic bags, food containers, candy wrappers, packaging of all kinds, meant to make life easier on the go,…