Holiday Season is just around the corner starting with a bang each year that is Halloween, a favorite for many. It’s not just witches, ghosts, and vampires that are scary during Halloween. It’s much scarier to think about the massive amount of damage that disposable Halloween costumes, toxic makeup, and candy wrappers cause to the
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For the month of July, millions of people across 177 countries have pledged to cut down on the amount of plastic they use. That can be going without single-use plastic for one day, one week or the entire month. Plastic Free July has grown into a global movement that helps millions be part of
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Lately I have been writing a lot about how your health depends on sustainable practices and manufacturing. Today’s blog post isn’t any different. I recently invested in some top-notch non-toxic cookware. If you have been using the same pots and pans for years, you might want to consider the same.
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The most important thing I have learned on my sustainable living and conscious consumption journey is that our health heavily depends on it. The level of unregulated toxins in our ecosystems, soil, air, and water, is hard to wrap your head around. It’s scary and it doesn’t stop there.
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The biggest environmental problems we face today are a result of our consumer culture. Never in human history have there been so many people on the planet consuming this many natural resources. Around 1 billion people lived on earth in 1800, less than 2 billion in the early 20th century, 3 billion in 1960, and
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There is a well-known and accepted business concept called the 3Ps of sustainability. The Ps refer to People, Planet and Profit. Barùkas is such a business.
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If you are as late in the game for sustainable Valentine's gifts this year as we are, then this post is for you!
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Everyday sustainable living isn't easy. It can be daunting as there are hundreds of things one can adapt. Where even to begin and what environmentally sustainable products to use? One of the most important steps on your sustainable living and conscious consumption journey is reducing plastic pollution and waste.
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Sustainable furniture companies are growing in numbers in response to this sustainable living movement, producing furniture that is sustainable and eco-friendly for the environmentally-conscious consumer.
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Glyphosate is a heavily-used chemical weed killer and has been identified by the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer as a probable human carcinogen in 2015. The State of California also recognizes it as a chemical known to cause cancer. Introduced onto the market in 1974, it was sold for decades by
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