Instead of explaining the campaign myself, I will leave you with a short explanatory and motivational video by the campaign itself: https://youtu.be/ByayHG5CscE Source: https://www.plasticfreejuly.org/ In my posts from past July's, you can find several sources of inspiration for what you could do this month. In line with single use plastics and other packaging being banned …
Continue reading It’s the time of the year again – It’s Plastic Free July
I personally hate it when I have to throw food away. I usually pay very close attention to eating things on time, before they expire or mildew. Sometimes items go bad directly after purchase. Then it's not really my fault, but it's still sad. Globally, there is so much food wasted that it would be …
It is known that what we eat is strongly linked to our health (in psychological and physical terms). Our food is related to our circumstances in life, to our habits and values/morale. In German we thus have the saying: "Du bist was du isst" (you are what you eat). Most (if not all) people have …
As we are close to finishing our plastic free July (how have you been doing?), I want to share with you a fascinating project. Photographer Gregg Segal has told people in his surroundings to collect their waste for a week and then he photographed them lying in their waste. Have a look at his art …
Continue reading Waste, chemicals, climate change – all belong together
Unfortunately, Corona is threatening the Zero Waste movement which had been on the rise before (https://www.treehugger.com/coronavirus-threatening-zero-waste-movement-4847418). Not only single-use masks, which unfortunately many people use and even "dispose" in nature, lead to additional amounts of waste (https://www.wiwo.de/erfolg/beruf/hygieneregeln-virenangst-schlaegt-klimaschutz/25912174.html). For sake of "hygiene" many shops started to sell more disposable items again and some even banned reusable …
Do you know the feeling when you are mad about people? I don't mean being mad about a specific person, but people in general. I got mad during my morning running round today. But let's start a bit earlier... We had three free days in Berlin in a row, as we had a special holiday …
Lately, I had some discussions with people about big companies and their sustainability efforts. After listening to the audio book to the book 'Die Diktatur der Konzerne' ('The dictatorship of the corporations') by Thilo Bode, I am even more skeptical about the balance between good and bad impacts of big companies. An example from the …
This is the first anniversary of this blog - thanks to all readers! I won't start to repeat everything you have already read during the last year, but I want to start with the same topic again. The blog started with reducing waste, especially plastics, motivated by the campaign of 'Plastic free July'. Last year, …
Of course, it is best to produce as little waste as possible. This has lots of advantages, not only for the environment but also for your purse, health, conscience, etc. Listen to Lauren Singer explaining her Zero Waste Lifestyle and how everyone can reduce his/her waste and which benefits that has: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF72px2R3Hg But as long …
This week I will provide you with short news from the world of Circular Economy and sustainability. First: Big consumer good companies together with logistics and other partners are going to launch the 'Loop' programme in Paris and New York to reduce packaging waste. The companies (such as Procter & Gamble, Nestlé, PepsiCo, Unilever, Mars, …
Catha goes sustainable 