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Non-toxic Shower tile cleaning tip

Non-toxic Shower tile cleaning tip

By Jackie Game

So my latest - and most effective move - is to make a paste using baking soda, dish soap and a touch of peroxide.  I made...

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3 Reasons Bio-plastics Won't Solve Our Plastic Problem ...

3 Reasons Bio-plastics Won't Solve Our Plastic Problem ...

By Jackie Game

When I encountered my first 'compostable' plastic fork (at my favourite Poutinery no less) I was stoked.  Yay! I thought.  I'll just take that fork...

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My Solution to Garbage Bags....

My Solution to Garbage Bags....

By IT Admin

is not about developing a bio-based or recycled plastic bag. My solution is to stop using big garbage bags and just put it into a garbage bin....

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Are Electric Composters a solution or waste of time?

Are Electric Composters a solution or waste of time?

By Jackie Game

3 years ago we moved out of Toronto, to 'the country', and in addition to leaving my favourite Empanadas behind, I was also forced to...

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Get the Juices Flowing... It's BIG Ideas Time

Get the Juices Flowing... It's BIG Ideas Time

By IT Admin

Okay everyone, it's time to let your imagination run FREE like a pile of smarties in a thunderstorm. Have a cool product idea?  Think we should eliminate...

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How to Eliminate 14 single use plastics from your bathroom + 2 Essential Tools (You've probably never seen)

How to Eliminate 14 single use plastics from your bathroom + 2 Essential Tools (You've probably never seen)

By IT Admin

We do a lot of stuff in our bathrooms, and we use a LOT of stuff there. Here are 14 things I've changed that have eliminated single...

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Should We Use Compostable Stickers?

Should We Use Compostable Stickers?

By Steve Reble

Thanks for your input.  So here are the questions I was hoping you could answer in the comments below.   If you removed a lip balm...

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The ocean killer lurking in your sunscreen

The ocean killer lurking in your sunscreen

By Jackie Game

As the temperatures drop here in the Northern Hemisphere and people start hitting up Expedia looking for warm sandy beaches… We thought we’d talk sunscreen...

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How Hot wheels and Barbies are made- Children's dreams, workers nightmares...

How Hot wheels and Barbies are made- Children's dreams, workers nightmares...

By Jackie Game

Can headlines change habits? In 2016 China Labour Watch - an NGO established to create "meaningful change for workers’ rights" - showed us what it's like...

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