Christmas is just around the corner. While it's the most wonderful time of the year, it is definitely not the most sustainable one. To make it a little greener this year, I want to share with you my tips for a sustainable holiday season:⠀ 1. Buy less. Choose one big qualitative present. Try to avoid… Continue reading Tips For a Sustainable Christmas
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Zustainabox Products Review
The ZustainaBox is a bi-monthly subscription box full of sustainable alternatives for your current products. The box contains between 7 and 8 items and gets delivered every 8 weeks. The products are all vegan, cruelty-free, help you towards a plastic-free life and are made with a low environmental impact. When you subscribe as a member,… Continue reading Zustainabox Products Review
Reusable Bamboo Cutlery Set
Some plastic items are more dangerous for sea animals than others. The Ocean Conservancy ranks plastic cutlery as the second most dangerous plastic trash, right after fishing nets. Animals in the ocean often mistake plastic trash for food, which leads to a painful death. To help the animals and the environment, the best thing to… Continue reading Reusable Bamboo Cutlery Set
Pencils That Blooms Into Flowers
Have you ever use a pencil until the end? I don't know about you, but I don't remember ever finishing a pencil. The brand Bloom Your Message had the same problem and came to a solution: Growing Pencils. Growing pencils are like regular pencils. But instead of having an eraser at the end, these pencils… Continue reading Pencils That Blooms Into Flowers
No More Lonely Socks With QNOOP
Have you ever found yourself missing a sock after putting a pair in the laundry? This is very common. Researchers determined that the average person loses 1.3 socks each month and more than 15 per year. And with the average person living to 81 years of age, that adds up to a whopping 1,264 socks… Continue reading No More Lonely Socks With QNOOP
Cards That Turn Into Flowers
Dutch people are known for their windmills, colorful bulb fields, wooden shoes, etc. But something that I have discovered that is very common in the Dutch culture, is to send cards. For birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, when you are sick, when you move into a new house, when you graduate, when a kid is born... Dutchies… Continue reading Cards That Turn Into Flowers
Washable And Reusable Products: ImseVimse
ImseVimse is a Swedish brand of reusable textile products. It started as a cloth diaper brand but it has expanded and now they make washable products for women as well. In order to protect the environment, for all of their products ImseVimse uses cotton that is organically cultivated. Like this, they can be certain to… Continue reading Washable And Reusable Products: ImseVimse
Favorite Eco-Products From May
Since I started to care more about the products I use, I have been collecting different eco-brands and trying them out. Every month on this new blog series, I will show you my favorite products. It’s time to promote the best eco-friendly products which are encouraging us to think a little greener about our consumption… Continue reading Favorite Eco-Products From May
Another Dutchie Thing: Geboortekaartjes
Geboortekaartjes. A Dutch tradition of which I thought it was weird and unnecessary. A waste of paper. I even made fun of it on this blog post, I’m sorry. I could never understand or care about this 'sending cards'. I didn't grow up with that. Even when I was pregnant in The Netherlands and I actually had… Continue reading Another Dutchie Thing: Geboortekaartjes
FAVORITE ECO PRODUCTS FROM FEBRUARY
Since I started to invest more in eco-products, I have been collecting different brands and trying them out. Every month on this new blog series, I will show you my favorite products. It’s time to promote the best eco-friendly products which are encouraging us to think a little greener about our consumption and to protect… Continue reading FAVORITE ECO PRODUCTS FROM FEBRUARY