Babette Porcelijn made a top 10 of the most polluting activities in her book The Hidden Impact. The number one thing is buying new stuff, it is the activity with the biggest negative impact. To reduce my negative impact and thrive towards an eco-positive lifestyle I try to buy no more new stuff. Even though buying nothing new…
Month: December 2019
Eco-positive weekly diary #117: saving Christmas food Too Good to Go
Hi there! Welcome into my personal weekly diary, great that you’re here. Merry Christmas! In this weekly diary I try to show you what an eco-positive lifestyle looks like on a daily basis. The past week I had a Christmas Ball, went thrift shopping and I saved some food from going trash via the Too…
Eco-positive weekly diary #116: Graduation in a borrowed dress
Hi there! Welcome into my personal weekly diary. Great that you’re here! In this weekly diary I try to show you what an eco-positive lifestyle looks like on a daily basis. What decisions and choices make my life eco-positive? The past week I went to my graduation ceremony in a borrowed dress, had a vegan…
Series: Bloed, Zweet en Luxeproblemen
Disclaimer: this show is in Dutch. So, if you don’t speak Dutch this might not be a very useful post for you (or you might want to learn the language haha). World problems, for most of us western people they are surreal. We see the issues in the news and in newspapers all the time….
Sustainable weekly diary #115: celebrating ‘Sinterklaas’ sustainably
Hi there, welcome back into my personal weekly diary. Great that you’re here, and let me know what you think! In this diary I try to show what an eco-positive lifestyle looks like on a daily basis. I want to make the world a better place, by limiting my negative impact on this planet and…
Ethical reasons why I don’t consume eggs
A few weeks ago, I published on here why I don’t consume dairy. No yoghurt, milk, cream or cheese, since all those things are made out of milk. Today I want to elaborate on another products I don’t consume as a vegan: eggs. Alike dairy, this is something most people don’t understand. People ask me…
Sustainable weekly diary #114: I went to see Dermot Kennedy in AFAS Live
Hi there, welcome back into my personal weekly diary. Great that you’re here! Let me know what you think. In this diary I try to show what an eco-positive lifestyle looks like on a daily basis. What choices and habits make my life eco-positive (not entirely yet, but I’m getting there)? The past week I…
How to make sustainable purchases
I’ve written guides before on this blog. Here you can read how to make sustainable food choices and I’ve also written an article on buying sustainable clothing. Yet, these are just two categories of everything you can buy. Yes, they are the most important in my life, the two things I buy the most. But…