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8 Environmentally Destructive Beauty Ingredients [Visual]

January 27January 26Posted in Health, Sustainable GuideTagged beauty, ecogreenlove, environmental, fragrance, Health, infographic, ingredients, microbeads, microplastics, natural ingredients, palm oil, plastic packaging, silicone, sunscreen, swaps6 Comments

There are tons of ingredients in the beauty products we use today, some good, some not so good. The beauty industry has made leaps and bounds when it comes to both personally safe and environmentally safe ingredients and packaging.

However, there are still a few that should be avoided when possible. Some of these are very destructive, like plastics, and a couple that are destructive only under certain circumstances (like sunscreen). Either way, education is key so that you can make an informed decision when purchasing products for your home.

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Beauty & Hygiene Plastic-Free Swaps [Visual]

January 19January 18Posted in Sustainable Guide, zero wasteTagged beauty, disposable, ecogreenlove, green living, hygiene, less waste, low waste, plastic free, plastic packaging, plastic waste, single use plastic, swaps, zero waste1 Comment

Maybe eliminating single-use plastic entirely feels daunting, but by shopping mindfully, you can make a difference without sacrificing your creature comforts.

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How much of the Plastic is actually Recycled? [Infographic]

April 6March 15Posted in Sustainable Guide, zero wasteTagged facts, How much of the Plastic is recycled?, infographic, ocean pollution, plastic packaging, plastic pollution, recyclable packaging, recyclable plastics, Recycling, which plastics are not recycled, zero waste8 Comments

On February 2017, The Guardian published an article about how much of the plastics are recycled in the world. Everytime we go to the supermarket we see shelves full of food in plastic packagings or in boxes made of mixed materials and we simply take them without thinking where do they go after we throw them into the “Recycling” bin. We take for granted they will be recycled because they have the triangle with the arrows little symbol, right? Unfortunately… is not the case.

Below, we present a simple visual with the shocking numbers based on this publication. And even though there are companies trying to make biodegradable plastic, the problem is still there. See below some of the many reasons to give up on plastic and go zero waste.

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