There was a plastics initiative on the California ballot for the November 2020 election ballot. It urged for the reduction of styrofoam usage in take-out containers, a manufacturing fee for plastic products, and a promotion of reusable products. This SF Chronicle article highlighted the facts and details of the costs and statistics from a legal […]
Sustainable Clothing Petitions If you want to get more involved in ethical and sustainable clothing choices, another step you can take is to sign petitions to gain more rights for garment workers and hold large companies accountable for their actions. There is currently legislation and petitions that target the fashion industry for making more conscious […]
Organizations that Promote Sustainable Fashion in Silicon Valley Below, I’ve presented three organizations in Santa Clara county that are working to solve the issue of fast fashion and work towards more sustainable clothing choices. https://www.sustainablesv.org/sustainable-life/ https://www.scu.edu/sustainability/events/ecofashion/ https://goodwillsv.org First is “Sustainable Silicon Valley”, an organization focused on sustainable living around the area. In addition to […]
Green America https://www.greenamerica.org/eat-less-meat-cool-planet This organization focuses on raising awareness and money to combat red meat consumption which is a leader in greenhouse gas emissions and in turn climate change. They do a multitude of campaigns, one being the vote with your dollar one. This campaign focuses on studying how the problem can be addressed as […]
Families waste an expected 76 billion pounds of produce every year, and a huge source comes from “blemishes.” Stores reject foods grown from the ground that are unique in size, shape or color to satisfy purchasers’ need for flawlessness. Imperfect Foods steps in and saves the produce, assisting with lessening food waste. Their main goal […]
Sustainable shopping! Did you know that our shopping habits also contribute to water waste? Seems impossible since buying clothes and consuming water couldn’t possibly be related. However, buying new clothes actually require about 7 thousand to 29 thousand liters of water to be produced! Additionally, about 8 thousand synthesis chemicals are used to turn raw […]
As I have touched on in previous blog posts, meal-prepping is my main strategy nowadays of mitigating food waste. By making dishes of exact, and limited proportions, I often finish meals with zero waste while also saving money and eating healthier. In this post, I am sharing a few tips that I have used to […]
FLOW: For the Love Of Water An award winning documentary by Irene Salina documents arguably the most pressing crisis of the 21st century, the “world water crisis”. Through interviews with various activists and scientists, Salina accurately depicts the crisis that has been caused by many political, economic, and environmental factors. She rightfully calls out systems, […]
Binghamton Food Rescue Binghamton Food Rescue collects and redistributes perishable food waste by repackaging it as meals and groceries to food insecure neighborhoods in New York. SInce inception, they have rescued more than 47,000 pounds of food! BFR encourages communities to report food waste for pickup, too, and delivers the waste to more than 100 […]