by Annie | Sep 18, 2025 | Article, At home, Community, Cultural Change, Guest blogger, Industry, Office, Personal Behavior, Plastics, Stuff, System Change
By Annie Button, UK Millions of people around the world participate in Earth Hour each March, turning off their lights as a symbolic gesture of global commitment to our planet. But what if we could extend this powerful symbolic act into a lasting lifestyle...
by Jordyn Hazard | Jul 23, 2025 | Article, At home, Communication, Community, Cultural Change, Culture Change, Education, Personal Behavior, Plastics, Social
Psychological barriers to sustainable consumption play a critical role in the ongoing challenge of addressing climate change, and, when it comes to shifting consumer mindsets, they are one of the most difficult habits to change. In this article, some of what...
by Earth Hero | Apr 3, 2024 | Culture Change, Plastics, Stuff, Travel, Uncategorized
Bringing your own toiletries is not only more convenient because you know what you are getting out of your products, but it also reduces the amount of plastic you consume. I know the mini shampoos and conditioners are adorable, but try to admire rather than use them!...
by Earth Hero | Oct 4, 2023 | Displayable EH Action, Plastics, Stuff
Single-use plastics play a much more significant role than many realize. Some of us use up to half our body weight in plastic every year. Then it ends up going on to pollute our land and water for potentially 100s of years. Billions of plastic straws are used around...
by Earth Hero | Oct 4, 2023 | Displayable EH Action, Minimization/mitigation, Personal Behavior, Plastics, Stuff
Commit to avoiding single-use bottled water and bring your own water bottle with you. Single-use plastics are made from oil and will litter the land and seas for longer than your lifetime. They decompose slowly and very little of it ends up getting recycled, even if...
by Earth Hero | Oct 4, 2023 | Displayable EH Action, Minimization/mitigation, Plastics, Stuff
We go shopping for groceries at some point. Instead of buying or taking a single-use plastic bag when you go shopping simply bring your own! Plastic bags are used for an average of 12 minutes before ending up in the trash and then it takes hundreds of years to degrade...
