| trash talkin’ on tuesday – moo | Um… These Business Cards Are Made From Cotton T-Shirt Scraps

3/19.Reading time 4 minutes.

In today’s digital world, I often question how necessary the old school practice of handing out your business card is. It seems a little archaic, and a lot like a waste of paper. And then I find myself searching through the stack of business cards that I have collected over the years, for that […]

| revolve-lution | You Can Be Part of the Fashion Revolution & Still Shop at REVOLVE – Our Top 10 Ethical Brands You Can Shop There

3/19.Reading time 13 minutes.

The words ethical and sustainable fashion have often been met with a cold shoulder (pun intended) from fashionistas near and far. And I’ll be honest, the snubs are often justified. A lot of the pioneering labels in the ethical fashion space weren’t necessarily catering to a customer that cared about aesthetics and style, but rather […]

| trash talkin’ on tuesday – riz boardshorts | A Garbage Truck Worth of Plastic Is Entering Our Ocean Every Minute, But Riz Boardshorts Wants to Turn That Plastic Pollution Into Modern Boardshorts With An Old School Feel

3/19.Reading time 5 minutes.

By now you have probably heard about about the plastic pollution that is clogging our oceans. Some estimates put plastic use at 300 million tons per year, with only 8% of it getting recycled. , Americans alone discard more than 30 million tons of plastic a year. And Greenpeace estimates that the amount of plastic […]

| trash talkin’ on tuesday – woodlike ocean | You Wouldn’t Believe How Many Tons of Fishing Gear Are Left in Our Oceans Every Year, But Woodlike Ocean is Here to Help

3/19.Reading time 6 minutes.

I may or may not have mentioned that there’s a little problem in our oceans called ghost nets before (hint: I absolutely did mention it). But for those of you who don’t know, according to World Animal Protection International, an estimated 640,000 metric tons of fishing gear — including nets, lines and traps — are […]

|singin’ in the rain | Why Our Rain Gear Is Actually Really Bad For the Environment & 8 Brands That Aren’t

3/19.Reading time 10 minutes.

The rains are back in full force here in San Francisco, which got me thinking about our rain gear. Water resistant clothing is often made using quite a few chemicals, as well as fabrics and processes that aren’t so good for ol’ Mother Earth. A ton of the waterproof clothing out there is made using […]

| think before you buy | Why Buying Less Is More Important Than Buying Ethical

3/19.Reading time 3 minutes.

This will be short and sweet, but before I go on and tell you all about the things you need to go out and buy, I wanted to take a quick second to stop and talk about the term conscious consumerism. Clearly, I’m a big advocate for buying products that are ethical and sustainable — […]

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