2019 is shaping up to be the year for sustainable sneakers. There’s something of an arms race going on between brands, big and small, to develop the world’s most sustainable sneaker, and we’re behind this all the way. Take a look at these four brands pushing the boundaries of how sustainable a sneaker can be.
Aerosols used to have chemicals called chlorofluorocarbons, which was destroying the ozone layer. These were banned in the 70’s and luckily theozone started healing. That said, most all aerosols are terrible for the environment.
Did you know there are entire industries built around copying a dress an Instagram model wore once, with the turnaround between seeing an Instagram post to dress on the shelves being only about a month? That is insane, and obviously extremely unhealthy for the planet and your wallets.
Hitting up the local farmers market should be a must for your memorial day grilling even if you aren’t interested in the environment just because the food is so much better. But remember that food isn’t the only way of going local.
And on her blog you’ll find not only blogposts but toolkits and exercises to help you transform your closet into something more sustainable. On her Instagram you can also find gorgeous minimal-feeling style pictures, reading suggestion, travel photos, interior design ideas, and the occasional fur baby.
DO NOT USE PESTICIDES. It’s not only the large agribusinesses use of pesticides that are killing the bees, even small amounts of your over the counter pest killers can be horrible for the local bee population
Washing your clothes in a good machine uses 15-25 gallons of water per wash, and older less efficient machines use up to 45 gallons per wash. If we’re just throwing clean clothes in there time after time, that is a massive waste of water.
"2019 is experiencing something people are calling the Attenborough Effect, where people are becoming much more conscious about their disposables use after watching Blue Planet II. So why not try it yourself?"
Did you know New Yorkers throw away so many umbrellas that an artist managed to build a gigantic 24ft diameter floating dome made entirely from thrown away umbrellas to raise awareness of the pollution problem in NYC’s waterways? Yeah, disposable umbrellas are a problem.
If you have a day where you’re going to break out the sewing needles and patch up everything you own, you’re going to keep pushing that day farther and farther back. But if it becomes your Sunday morning or Thursday night ritual to repair one piece, you’ll find you run out of close to repair rather quickly
Any serious look at building sustainable initiatives needs to look at balancing gender roles in leadership, empowering women at all levels of society, and fighting for women’s rights and education.
When told by adults that she should be studying in school to learn about climate change and find solutions, she reminds them that we have all the solutions already and no one is listening to the science. When told by adults, even powerful politicians like British Prime Minister Theresa May, that student strikers are wasting valuable school time, Greta reminds them that they’ve wasted thirty years of valuable time ignoring climate change.
