Author: Sandra Maki

Climate Change 101

February 19, 2023 Off

I have started to talk about climate change.  A lot.  Too much, say my husband and daughter.   I am doing a training session at work and I have recently started speaking at schools.  What amazes the most is that there are people that still know so little about climate change or even worse, deny…

By Sandra Maki

Update on 2021 Low Buy Year

January 24, 2022 Off

Happy New Year everyone!  I thought I would start the year off with an update on my 2021 low buy year experiment.   I planned on purchasing the following items in 2021: Cross country skis:  I really wanted to ski last winter and I realize how much it is something that I like to do.  With…

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Crisis? What Crisis?

August 27, 2021 Off

No, I am not referring to the 1975 album by the English rock band Supertramp but rather the climate crisis.   It sums up how I believe many people in the Western world are reacting to the climate crisis. With nonchalance, a touch of surprise and denial.  Or am I wrong on this?  Is it…

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Update on Zero Waste Dental Care

April 4, 2021 Off

Your average commercial toothpaste has a few issues.  One, it is filled if a plastic tube made with  multiple layers of different plastics, making it impossible to recycle it.  Second, even though toothpaste is rinse only, commercial toothpastes often contain a range of chemicals such as fluoride, triclosan, carrageenan, sodium lauryl sulphate that are not…

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Sustainable Socks

March 1, 2021 Off

In 2020, some of my socks and tights actually had so many holes that they could no longer be repaired.  While I always go for second hand items when I can, socks and underwear are more of a challenge. Therefore, where to find socks, or more specifically, sustainable socks?  And what does sustainable actually mean for…

By Sandra Maki