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Hello there lovely, i hope all is well!

I’m here to remind you that you’re made of stardust and that you radiate love and kindness ❤️ always remember to hydrate and watch over yourself!

This is so kind and so sweet and you deserve everything! Internet positivity is one of the main things that keep me going on my sustainability journey 🥰🥰🪴

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Do you guys compost? Usually composting is best done outdoors (smells pretty bad hahah) but we need indoor receptacles as well. For a super cheap and transportable one, why not try an old Quaker Oats container? If you have any reasons why this might not work, or improvements, let me know (please!) 🥰🪴💚

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Houseplants are cool, but it’s the moss for me! Which do you prefer?

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I did a lil photo shoot of this plant I bought recently 🪴

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Cute lil quiz I made 🪴🥰🥰 you can take it here

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Y’all I made my own dish detergent the other day…. I mean 🍽✨! I highly recommend that you try it! Come back and let me know if you do 🪴🌱 (this is both money saving and earth saving, btw!)


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Read the article here!

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Current mood: tiny houses on misty hills Photo cred: @tomas_malco_malik 


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I’m Nia, and I run a blog on sustainability and finance in everyday life! Thanks for checking it out 🥰🌱🪴

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I know I’m not a popular blog or anything but… I gotta share my excitement

I just found out that Loop is now available across the United States (in addition to the UK and France)! It’s not just part of the east coast that is served anymore! For those who don’t know, Loop is a service that has partnered with some well-known household brands to package their products in a sustainable, reusable way. You order the products from Loop, they ship them to your door and when you’re done with them you just put them back in their little shipping tote and send the container back. They will wash, sanitize, and refill the containers with more product to send to the next person (and send you more, if you choose!) For the things that can’t or shouldn’t be reused (like razor blade heads/refills) can also be sent back and will be recycled properly on your behalf.

Users pay a small fee for the reusable containers that are fully refunded when the container is returned. This is basically to prevent people from either just keeping them or forgetting to return them. Since they have to make the investment in metal, glass, or 100% recycled plastic containers, this is a way for them to be able to recoup the initial investment in the containers (since as their service expands, they’ll need a lot of them). 

There are a range of products available from well-known brands including 

Love, Beauty and Planet

Crest

Seventh Generation

Pantene

The Body Shop

Tide

Gilette

Febreeze

Cascade

Clorox

Haagen Dazs

With other brands that they’re working on partnering with in the near future, including:

Dove

Colgate

Degree

Hidden Valley

And honestly? While their products are a little more expensive, in many cases, it’s not actually by that much. For example: Love, Beauty and Planet - Coconut Water & Mimosa Flower Shampoo

Walmart - 13.5oz - $6.94   [51.4c per oz.]

Amazon - 13.5 oz - $8.66 [64.0c per oz.]

Target - 13.5 fl. oz - $6.99 [51.8c per fl. oz]

Loop - 16.5 fl. oz - $8.99   [54.5c per fl. oz.]   (Not including $3.00 one-time fully refundable deposit for the container)

Clorox Disinfecting Wipes - Crisp Lemon

Walmart - 35 wipes - $2.74   [7.8c per wipe]

Amazon - 75 wipes - $7.92   [11c per wipe]

Target - 35 wipes - $2.89   [8.2c per wipe] (Fresh Scent)

Target - 75 wipes - $4.49   [5.9c per wipe] (Fresh Scent)

Loop - 60 wipes - $5.49   [10.9c per wipe]     (Not including $10.00 one-time fully refundable deposit for the container)

I know that not everyone can afford to pay a deposit on the container because they won’t get it back until later, but I did some price comparisons for stores that are widely available across the country and I hoped that I showed that the prices are comparable overall for the amount of product you get. Some products that Loop carries are definitely more niche products, but they also have stuff that is used every day. It’s a more sustainable way to shop for some household items and they ship to your door, can’t beat that kind of convenience. 

Even if you can’t afford to do this now, if you’re not quite in their service area, or if you’re not the one doing the shopping in your household, you can still:

Spread the word!

Write to your favorite companies (if they’re not partnered) and tell them that it’s important to you that they take steps to be more sustainable and look into options like Loop

Write to your favorite companies that have partnered and tell them that this is a good step on the path to sustainability

Sign up to be notified when they are completely able to serve your area

If you live outside of the USA, UK and France, write to Loop and express your interest in their future expansion to your country!

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Awesome re-usable cotton bags I found at Ikea! You can get a large + medium sized bag for only $7.

Taking the steps to living a zero waste lifestyle :)

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A lot of people forget that we also have water footprints. There’s been so much emphasis on the carbon footprint, but not the only focus we should have. Water usage is hidden in so many part of what we consume. These are just some ways that we can control our usage with habits in our own home. They’re also nice because we benefit from them by saving the planet and some money! Of course this will never compare to what industries use and waste in terms of water, but before we can change them we are most able to change our habits. 

(image credit @the.eco.warrior on Instagram)

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This post is an excerpt from my latest blog post! Have you ever tried organic painting?

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Did you know about these sustainable techno tips? Let me know if I missed any that you want to boost!


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Full article! This is my new fav color btw 🥰