Category: Sustainability

Indian woman decluttering her bathroom, looks a bit guilty and is carrying a bag of toiletries to throw out
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Spring Cleaning My Conscience: Confessions of a Reforming Toiletries Hoarder

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When it comes to decluttering, toiletries are often the most guilt-inducing. While clothes and books have options for secondhand donations, expired or unused toiletries typically end up in landfill. In this post, I dive into the ways we accumulate excess beauty and hygiene products—from corporate freebies and bulk-buy sales to well-meaning gifts—and share strategies for reducing waste. … Continue readingSpring Cleaning My Conscience: Confessions of a Reforming Toiletries Hoarder

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Fighting small battles for the planet against the omnipresent cult of new consumption

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Appreciation for physical goods is engrained in our culture, perhaps in human nature itself…but you can live a rich and luxurious life in material goods with very little money and reduced additional environmental impact if you know where to look. This post asks us why are we going to Amazon first rather than thinking about whether what we want is available at Goodwill or on our local Buy Nothing group? … Continue readingFighting small battles for the planet against the omnipresent cult of new consumption