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FOR 2021 UPDATE SCROLL DOWN People say it's hard to get rid of plastic. Tell me about it! Hi, I am Sabrina Auclair, the ower of Unpacked Living and this is my plastic-free journey. When I decided to cut plastic out of my life, I knew it was going to be a long process and I had very realistic goals about it. I knew it wasn't going to happen over night, I knew I needed to know exactly how much plastic I had to begin with, and I knew I was not going to buy any new plastic unless absolutely...

UPDATE: This blog has been edited to fit the current COVID situation we are experiencing so basically all outdoor activities, concerts, and experiences had been changed.     Sometimes buying presents feel like a burden and you find yourself going around malls, searching online for hours and still have no idea what to give to someone either for graduation, kids' birthday parties, baby showers, and most importantly, the holidays.   Everyone loves presents. I know I love to give presents to my family and friends but most of the time we don't have in mind the "waste factor" of a...

UPDATE 09/17/2020 MDF Italia, another brand we work with, just shared this amazing change they decided to do in their own offices. So MDF Italia has chosen to show its green side and give employees and collaborators a sustainable bottle branded 24Bottle, with the aim of reducing the environmental impact of each individual. Over 30,000 plastic bottles were purchased by employees within a year: the company thus decided to replace bottles with a water dispenser, providing each person with an Urban Bottle, in steel and extraordinarily light, thus reducing the amount of CO2 released into the atmosphere. Some of you...

There’s only one thing we’re more passionate about than our business… the planet! This is why we’re making an effort to use sustainable practices in every part of our business. We’ve teamed up with CarbonClick, a New Zealand company making it easy for people and businesses to help fight climate change. CarbonClick looks like a green button at checkout. When you click it, a small contribution is added to your basket which purchases carbon offsets. These offsets reduce the environmental impact of the carbon emissions related to the purchase. CarbonClick's offsets fund forest restoration, tree planting, and renewable energy projects around...

From disposable cameras to disposable diapers, few products marketed to consumers are made to last. We live in an age where everything gets thrown away and technology is obsolete after a few months, but what many consumers don't realize is that this throw-away lifestyle comes with a high cost not only to our finances but to the planet. Not only is your wallet continuously emptied as your limited supply of dollars chases an endless supply of new and updated products, but there is also an environmental price to pay for consumerism. Constant manufacturing of new and unnecessary products uses up virgin...