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Becoming Less episodes
- Change Toothpaste
One of the most common household products, toothpaste, is a large contributor to landfill waste... UNTIL NOW!! Change Toothpaste talks about how and why they chose to create a toothpaste alternative that cuts out the tube!
Donate to help reduce waste: wastefree.ca
Things we talk about include:
Farmer's Markets:
- Sherwood Park Farmer's Market - sherwoodparkfarmersmarket.ca
- St Albert Farmer's Market - stalbertfarmersmarket.com
- Southwest Farmer's Market - swefm.ca
- Downtown Farmer's Market - yegdtmarket.com
- 124 Grand Market - 124grandmarket.com
Local Businesses:
- Maker's Keep - themakerskeep.com
- Optimum Health - optimumhealthvitamins.ca
- Vitality Health - vitalityhealthfoods.ca
- Blush Lane - blushlane.com
- Re:Plenish - replenishyeg.ca
- No Planet B Refillery - noplanetbrefillery.ca
- Eco Chick Refills - ecochickrefills.com
- Arturo Denim - arturodenim.ca
ATB Boostr Campaign - atbboostr.ca
Donate to support waste reduction: wastefree.ca
Music by Vita Chino (@vitachino on Instagram, or find them on Spotify)
28 min - Casual Chat with Walter
Sometimes it's nice to just have a casual chat about waste with a friend over a warm cup of hot chocolate. That's exactly what we did!
Donate to help reduce waste: wastefree.ca
Some things we talk about:
- Cycle Logic - cycle-logic.com
- Mud, Sweat and Gears (Okay, so we don't actually talk about them, but it's where I actually wound up going) - mudsweatandgears.ca
- Kind Ice Cream - kindicecream.ca
- Blush Lane - blushlane.com
- Boocha - boocha.ca
- Reusable Tissues - Free Pattern & Templates
- Reusable Qtips - Last Swab
- The Good Neighbour App - thegoodneighbourapp.com
Music by Vita Chino (@vitachino on Instagram, or find them on Spotify)
37 min - Casual Chat with Walter
Sometimes it's nice to just have a casual chat about waste with a friend over a warm cup of hot chocolate. That's exactly what we did!
Donate to help reduce waste: wastefree.ca
Some things we talk about:
- Cycle Logic - cycle-logic.com
- Mud, Sweat and Gears (Okay, so we don't actually talk about them, but it's where I actually wound up going) - mudsweatandgears.ca
- Kind Ice Cream - kindicecream.ca
- Blush Lane - blushlane.com
- Boocha - boocha.ca
- Reusable Tissues - Free Pattern & Templates
- Reusable Qtips - Last Swab
- The Good Neighbour App - thegoodneighbourapp.com
Music by Vita Chino (@vitachino on Instagram, or find them on Spotify)
37 min - 6 Rs of Sustainability: Recycle Part 1
Recycling is not all it's cracked up to be! And definitely not something we should rely on as an answer to saving the planet. Emily is passionate about recycling and the knocks down some of the myths behind the legend.
Donate to help reduce waste: wastefree.ca
Things we talk about:
- What does the City of Edmonton accept in your blue bag?
- edmonton.ca
- What is "downcycling?"
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downcycling
- Why Plastic Identification Codes are not "Recycling symbols"
- plasticsoupfoundation.org
- Ethanol
- Where does it come from? edmonton.ca
- What is it good for? nrcan.gc.ca
- What percent of plastic gets recycled? (We got the number right, by the way!)
- oceana.ca
- What is the Waste Wise App
- Google Play
- Apple
- Why doesn't China want our garbage?
- globalnews.ca
- What does the Sims have to do with an eco-friendly lifestyle?
- terrainforma.ca/189
- Why you should write to Bulk Barn (or other bulk store).
- Ask Bulk Barn to bring back reusables! bulkbarn.ca/en/Contact-Us
Music by Vita Chino (@vitachino on Instagram, or find them on Spotify)
42 min - 6 Rs of Sustainability: Recycle Part 1
Recycling is not all it's cracked up to be! And definitely not something we should rely on as an answer to saving the planet. Emily is passionate about recycling and the knocks down some of the myths behind the legend.
Donate to help reduce waste: wastefree.ca
Things we talk about:
- What does the City of Edmonton accept in your blue bag?
- edmonton.ca
- What is "downcycling?"
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downcycling
- Why Plastic Identification Codes are not "Recycling symbols"
- plasticsoupfoundation.org
- Ethanol
- Where does it come from? edmonton.ca
- What is it good for? nrcan.gc.ca
- What percent of plastic gets recycled? (We got the number right, by the way!)
- oceana.ca
- What is the Waste Wise App
- Google Play
- Apple
- Why doesn't China want our garbage?
- globalnews.ca
- What does the Sims have to do with an eco-friendly lifestyle?
- terrainforma.ca/189
- Why you should write to Bulk Barn (or other bulk store).
- Ask Bulk Barn to bring back reusables! bulkbarn.ca/en/Contact-Us
Music by Vita Chino (@vitachino on Instagram, or find them on Spotify)
42 min - EcoChick Refills (AKA Rosanna)
Stuck at home? Who isn't these days?! Let Rosanna come to YOU to refill your regular household goods such as shampoo and conditioner, dish soap, tooth paste tabs, etc..
Find The Refill Chick at:
Facebook: facebook.com/ecochickrefillsedmonton/
Website: www.ecochickrefills.com
Email: [email protected]
Call/Text: 780-271-4992
Donate to support waste reduction efforts: wastefree.ca
Music by Vita Chino (@vitachino on Instagram, or find them on Spotify)
22 min - EcoChick Refills (AKA Rosanna)
Stuck at home? Who isn't these days?! Let Rosanna come to YOU to refill your regular household goods such as shampoo and conditioner, dish soap, tooth paste tabs, etc..
Find The Refill Chick at:
Facebook: facebook.com/ecochickrefillsedmonton/
Website: www.ecochickrefills.com
Email: [email protected]
Call/Text: 780-271-4992
Donate to support waste reduction efforts: wastefree.ca
Music by Vita Chino (@vitachino on Instagram, or find them on Spotify)
22 min - 6Rs of Sustainability: Repair
Repairing is a great way to prolong the life of our possessions for as long as possible! We chat about different things we have repaired as well as things we maybe aren't so good at repairing ourselves and suggestions for where to take those things.
Donate to support waste reduction: wastefree.ca
Thing we talk about:
- 8:38 - Sashiko
- 9:00 - Boro Stitching
- 9:35 - Hand Embroidered Bee (As learned from Sue Spargo)
- 11:08 - Planned obsolescence (In economics and industrial design, planned obsolescence (also called built-in obsolescence or premature obsolescence) is a policy of planning or designing a product with an artificially limited useful life, so that it becomes obsolete (i.e., unfashionable, or no longer functional) after a certain period of time. - Wikipedia)
- 18:00 - Yeti Mug
- 21:37 - Keep Cup
- 22:14 - Modular (Constructed with standardized units or dimensions for flexibility and variety in use. - Meriam Dictionary)
- 29:38 - Repairathon (on Facebook.com/YEGrepairathon/ and Instagram @yegrepairathon)
- 33:36 - Singer Patcher
- 35:10 - Indigo Proof (Denim repair @indigo_proof)
- 35:47 - Shoe Goo
Music by Vita Chino (@vitachino on Instagram, or find them on Spotify)
42 min - 6Rs of Sustainability: Repair
Repairing is a great way to prolong the life of our possessions for as long as possible! We chat about different things we have repaired as well as things we maybe aren't so good at repairing ourselves and suggestions for where to take those things.
Donate to support waste reduction: wastefree.ca
Thing we talk about:
- 8:38 - Sashiko
- 9:00 - Boro Stitching
- 9:35 - Hand Embroidered Bee (As learned from Sue Spargo)
- 11:08 - Planned obsolescence (In economics and industrial design, planned obsolescence (also called built-in obsolescence or premature obsolescence) is a policy of planning or designing a product with an artificially limited useful life, so that it becomes obsolete (i.e., unfashionable, or no longer functional) after a certain period of time. - Wikipedia)
- 18:00 - Yeti Mug
- 21:37 - Keep Cup
- 22:14 - Modular (Constructed with standardized units or dimensions for flexibility and variety in use. - Meriam Dictionary)
- 29:38 - Repairathon (on Facebook.com/YEGrepairathon/ and Instagram @yegrepairathon)
- 33:36 - Singer Patcher
- 35:10 - Indigo Proof (Denim repair @indigo_proof)
- 35:47 - Shoe Goo
Music by Vita Chino (@vitachino on Instagram, or find them on Spotify)
42 min - The Village Toy Share
Brittany tells us all about The Village Toy Exchange: a subscription program for toys so that your kid (or maybe you adults, if you're into Lego or board games) gets new toys each month without causing more manufacturing of toys, especially those made of plastic.
Contact Brittany and The Village Toy Share at:
Website: www.thevillagetoyshare.ca
Instagram: @thevillagetoyshare
Email: [email protected]
Call/text: 587-545-4273
Donate to support waste reduction: wastefree.ca
Music by Vita Chino (@vitachino on Instagram, or find them on Spotify)
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About Becoming Less
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An Edmontonian journey to less waste, less impact, less consumption and less clutter.