by Da Beattie It’s November and for many that means Christmas! While we Canadians have already had Thanksgiving, there is no reason to wait to start your Christmas cheer! Like the Halloween and pumpkin debate, there are many pros and cons to disposable versus reusable plastic Christmas trees. Although real trees are single use, trees […]
by Simran Randhawa Okay, so, somehow?? It’s November?? I swear it was like 2020 two days ago, but no, it’s November 2021. I’m shocked. Anyway, October was our thrilling spooky season, and I went trick-or-treating because I still pass for sixteen (especially when I wear a mask), but now it’s November. So, why do I […]
By Da Beattie Just like food, sustainable vegan alternatives are on the rise. While most vegan leather is petroleum based, Bolt Threads, takes a different spin. Mycelium, the root-like part of fungus is their base for Mylo. Although best known for Microsilk, a spider free silk made by geoengineering yeast genes, Mylo is the natural […]
By Amna Abu Askar We’ve heard time and time again the three famous Rs: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. We were taught to recycle and differentiate recycling items into cans, paper, and plastic as young as four-years-old. However, despite our efforts in recycling, about 9% only is recycled by the recycling industry. This is because we are […]
By Da Beattie Do you ever miss high school? If so, then young adult books are for you. Less of a genre and more of an age group, young adult books are targeted to teens and feature teens as their main characters. If you normally spend your spare time out and about, a task harder […]
By Da Beattie For our first post I thought we could start by talking about Justin Trudeau’s latest announcement to ban single use plastics. This includes straws, stir sticks, grocery bags and more. To a regular person like me this seems like a good thing. But if you have taken to social media recently or […]