Reduce Your Waste Output with Low-Waste Menstrual Care

There is no one-size-fits-all solution for which products to use when you’re menstruating, but if you are looking to reduce your plastic footprint, we are lucky to live in a time when we have so many comfortable and plastic-free options.

Posted by Andrea Johanscik on behalf of Plastic-Free YYC on 6/23/2020 to Zero Waste Living

Five Ways Cloth Bowl Covers Will Make Your Life Better

Who knew that the humble, handmade cloth bowl cover could improve your life in so many ways? Here are just a few...

Posted by Lindsay on 5/14/2020 to Promotions

How to Continue Your Zero Waste Journey During Covid-19

Have you been discouraged in your zero waste efforts these past few weeks? Take heart! Here are a few simple ways that you can continue to reduce waste while staying at home.

Posted by Lindsay on 5/1/2020 to Zero Waste Living

Brewing an Ethical Cup of Coffee With Devil’s Head

Ethically sourced coffee can help you to start the day with a clear conscience… could it also taste better?

Posted by Lindsay on 2/20/2020 to Promotions

Friends, We Need to Talk About Terracycle.

Sadly, we have seen a high level of abuse of our Terracycle program. As a result, we are changing up how we run this.

Posted by Jill Hawker on 2/6/2020 to Zero Waste Living

Rosewood, White Sage, Vanilla... What You Need to Know About Over Harvesting

It’s important to remind ourselves not to disconnect these products from their plant origins so we can be sure to respect their use. Over harvesting can have devastating effects on our natural world.

Posted by Laura on 1/7/2020 to Ask Your Aromatherapist

Dreaming of a Zero Waste Christmas?

If your goal for the gift-giving season this year is to drastically cut down on the waste you cultivate — or even if you have a slight interest in reducing your holiday waste — you’d be smart to sit down and do a bit of planning right now.

Posted by Lindsay on 9/25/2019 to Zero Waste Living

The Blending Bar at The Apothecary in Inglewood

You may have heard — we sell essential oils in bulk! This means that you can save on refilling your essential oil bottles if you visit us at our store front in Inglewood. This also means that we sell essential oils by the drop, as well.

Posted by Lindsay on 8/15/2019 to Ask Your Aromatherapist

We Added a Compost Bucket in the Bathroom: Here's What Happened

We've Upped Our Bathroom Waste-Sorting Game, and We're So Glad We Did

Posted by Lindsay on 6/13/2019 to Zero Waste Living

Easy Switches for Greener Cleaning

Whether you make these changes one at a time or commit to changing your whole routine over to healthier options all at once, here are a few easy swaps that will cut down the amount of toxins in your home; drastically reduce your household waste; save you money on your power bill and even prolong the life of your clothes, and kitchen and bathroom fixtures.

Posted by Lindsay on 6/10/2019 to Zero Waste Living

What You’re Supporting When You Contribute to Our Crowdfunding Campaign

In case you missed it: we are expanding our store (to nearly triple its current size!), and to top up our funds for this expansion, we are hosting a crowdfunding campaign until June 15. You may be wondering just where the funds from this campaign will be allocated; whether we are relying on them solely to fund our expansion; and how exactly your purchase helps us when you get so much stuff for what you’re paying. In the spirit of transparency, we’d love to tell you!

Posted by Lindsay on 6/7/2019 to Events

Backcountry Camping: No Room for Fragrance, Extra Weight or Unnecessary Waste on the Trail!

Keep your time in the woods fragrance-, bulk- and waste-free with these innovative products.

Posted by Lindsay on 5/29/2019 to Products

5 Food Storage Tips We've Learned From the Abeego Blog

Ever since we started carrying beeswax wraps by Abeego, we simply can't get enough of them! Initially we thought of them as just a great alternative to plastic wrap -- which they are -- but now we know the truth: they are a crucial ingredient in the process of eliminating food waste in your home!

Even better, they have a super informative blog that teaches all sorts of handy food storage tips. Here are some of our favourites.

Posted by Lindsay on 5/22/2019 to Products

Zero Waste Beverages

We’re lucky to live in a time when there are many great zero waste options for delicious drinks. Let’s look at some here.

Posted by Lindsay on 5/15/2019 to Events

8 Unexpected Benefits of Clothing Swaps

As it turns out, some of the things I love most about clothing swaps were completely unexpected benefits!

Posted by Lindsay on 4/15/2019 to Zero Waste Living

A Zero Waste Travel Hygiene Kit

With just a tiny bit of forethought, you can take a body care routine that you love on the road and pass up all the tiny single-use offerings along the way!

Posted by Lindsay on 4/2/2019 to Zero Waste Living

Four Single Use Plastic Products to Cut From Your Life This Year

Single use plastics have their place, but when more functional, easier-to-use and/or more affordable reusable options exist, why stick with single use? This year, resolve to trade out these single use plastic products for their reusable, sustainable alternatives.

Posted by Lindsay on 1/14/2019 to Zero Waste Living

11 Rewarding Ways to Observe Buy Nothing Day

To many, it's known as Black Friday, but the Friday after US Thanksgiving has another name and meaning for others: Buy Nothing Day.

Posted by Lindsay on 11/20/2018 to Events

15 Surprising Uses for Washing Soda

Along with borax, baking soda, vinegar and castile soap, washing soda is a wonderful basic ingredient to have around the house for effective, DIY cleaning.

Posted by Lindsay on 11/19/2018 to Ingredients

10 Simple Ways You Can Reduce Waste Today

The little things that we develop into habits do make an impact over time, both through their literal effect on the supply and waste stream and through the influence they have on the people around us.

Posted by Lindsay on 11/1/2018 to Zero Waste Living

Sustainable Essential Oils

Given that we now focus so heavily on zero waste products, we get a lot of questions about how to decrease waste when working with essential oils. You also ask us how much of an impact essential oil production has on the earth and how we can be mindful of that.

Posted by Katherine on 10/11/2018 to Ask Your Aromatherapist

12 Reasons We're Excited to Bring Bea Johnson to Calgary

On October 27th, we are bringing world-renowned Zero Waste advocate and author Bea Johnson to the Inglewood Community Association in Calgary. We are thrilled to welcome this author of Zero Waste Home and hear what she has to say about living waste-free without sacrificing -- style, money, time or quality of life. Reviews of her speaking engagements label her as inspiring, non-intimidating, accessible and highly informative. Here, learn the top 12 reasons we are so excited for the event.

Posted by Lindsay on 10/4/2018 to Events

Eight Easy Ways to Reduce Kitchen Waste

Do you ever feel alarmed by how fast the garbage or recycling bin in your kitchen overflows? Let's look at some ways to keep those bins empty (or at least have them fill a lot less often).

Posted by Lindsay on 9/24/2018 to Zero Waste Living

5 Ways You Can Cut Single Use Plastic This Week

Is the daily act of throwing plastics in the garbage (or recycling whenever possible!) making you feel a bit ill? Would you like to cut down on your contributions to the waste stream? Plastic, with its known inability to biodegrade, is a great place to start!

Posted by Lindsay on 9/13/2018 to Zero Waste Living

Confessional: We Use Wash Cloths Instead of Toilet Paper

I’ve noticed that as I scour the internet looking for the latest news and best tips on zero waste living, there is one glaring omission from the offerings: an alternative to toilet paper. That’s not to say it’s never addressed. I’ve seen the question asked by #zerowaste hopefuls, and I’ve seen the gurus suggest “lower impact” alternatives such as recycled toilet paper or toilet paper made of materials other than wood pulp.

To be quite frank, I’m totally perplexed. The experts are missing an obvious, wonderful and totally zero waste alternative to toilet paper. It’s called Family Cloth.

Posted by Lindsay on 7/9/2018 to Zero Waste Living

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