COP is an annual meeting of all the countries (“State Parties”) in the UN that lasts 2 weeks. The number that follows “COP” signifies the …
Conference of the Parties (COP)
General
Why is Bamboo a Better Alternative?
Bamboo is great for a lot of reasons, mostly because it’s highly renewable and durable. Like many things, though, it’s not perfect in it’s current …
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
The IPCC is basically a super official group of scientists from all around the world that’s been evaluating the current state of the climate since …
Secondhand vs. New but Sustainable
What’s better, buying secondhand or buying something new that’s more sustainable? I’ll spoil it for you – it depends!
Wish-Cycle, verb
To place items in your curbside recycling bin that you wish could be recycled, but really can’t. Wish-cycling does more harm than good and it’s …
Material Recovery Facility (MRF), noun
Pronounced “merf.” The place all your recycling goes to be sorted and packaged into basic material components, then sold to buyers for reuse. Picture extensive …
Green Premium, noun
The additional cost to buy “green” goods (aka those better for the environment) over what you pay for the “normal” version. For example, plant based …
The Basics
“Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” is cute, but honestly it’s so last decade. There are actually 7 R’s to live by – I think we can all …