Natural Shampoo in Refillable, Reusable Bottles: YES!
We go to great lengths to tote and refill our re-usable water bottles everywhere, but why don’t most of us (ahem, me) re-think how we’re using and consuming shampoo, conditioner and body washes? I was pretty alarmed to learn that 80,000 plastic shampoo bottles wind up in the ocean every year…
Jewelry Made From Crashed Cars? Talk About Recycling!
CRASH jewelry is made from Teslas, Mercedes and other damaged luxury cars.
Landfills Shouldn’t be Laundry Piles: We Are Tossing WAY Too Much Clothing
Most of the clothes that we wear—81 pounds per American citizen—end up in a landfill.
Watch: How to Wear a Men’s Shirt as a Dress (3 Ways)!
Super-duper easy reuse! Love.
Sell Your Phone on eBay and Finance Your Vacation? I Am!
In May, I’m headed to Mexico with my partner, Simon. It’s something we’ve been looking forward to/planning for over a year (we had to move cross-country first!). We are spending almost a month down South and I’m excited to improve my Spanish and eat LOTS of Mexican food. But I…
Momo Wang’s Third Hand Upcycled Collection: Inspired by Derrida
Momo Wang's brilliantly colorful example of what can be achieved with reusing found materials in fashion.
On Trend for Spring: Five Vintage Graphic Looks with Indy Flair
Guest post by Barbara at Chronologie Vintage. Sometimes it’s hard being a “green” fashionista. We love expressing ourselves with clothing, but we worry about the impact that clothes—even organic ones—have on the earth. I started Chronologie Vintage Clothes in 2011 because I wanted to share my vision with other women.…
10 Simple Ways to Reuse That Gift Wrap this Holiday!
I don’t know about you but I find much of the traditional gift wrap sold in stores to be – how to say this – tacky. But what’s even tackier is all of the waste that’s created from people opening up a gift, crumbling the paper into a ball and…
How I Wear Eco Fashion: Model Citizen Summer Rayne Oakes Rocks the Uniform Project
Over the past month I’ve been taking on the Uniform Project challenge and helping raise money for Charity: Water through the kindness of the community’s readers. It’s been exciting because we’ve already raised enough money to build 1 1/2 wells and hope that we can hit our $10K mark over…
Repurpose or Reuse Common Household Items in Your Home Decor
The following is a guest post by the contributor of DIY-Guides.com, where you can find other useful decoration tips. Photo by suzette. If you have an old household item that you just don’t use or maybe even don’t like any longer… why not give it new life and use in…