Introduction Between 2001 and 2015, the number of online purchases worldwide increased by an enormous 125% (Al-Mulali et al., 2015). Part one of this series demonstrated how the purchasing of everything from groceries to clothing, toys and shoes online has been tied to a range of both positive and negative environmental impacts. And when it …
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Online shopping I: packaging, planning and pollution
Introduction This post is the first of two looking at different aspects of online shopping. E-commerce has grown hugely over recent years with improvements in access to technology, Internet speed, online payment security and delivery (Zhang et al., 2016), meaning it is rapidly becoming the most popular way to shop. Online shopping frees time, reduces …
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How does stress affect how you eat?
This post is going to cover some of the research on how stress affects eating patterns and the types of food of which people love to stress eat. I am not a dietician or an expert in this field so please do not take my word for it – read the research yourself if it …
Stress Relief through Yoga
I’ve decided to refocus the topics covered on this blog to encompass more health/nutrition/lifestyle aspects, which of course will be just as backed by research as my other posts. Let me know if there’s anything you would like to know more about in future posts! Yoga is an ancient Indian discipline which encompasses physical postures …
Smart Shorts III: Foraging Frenzy
Foraging describes the harvest of non-cultivated “wild” goods, also known as non-timber forest products (NTFPs). Such goods may contain wild animals, fish and wild plants such as stinging nettles, wild garlic and wild mustard – the focus of this essay is on the latter. The practice, at least in people, is as old as the …
Smart Shorts II: Combating fast fashion
Good afternoon! Today I am bringing to you another “smart short” – this one is covering the sorts of things you can get involved in to combat fast fashion. I hope you like it! A person’s wardrobe is for many the basis of their creativity (Bang, 2019). The fast fashion industry has exacerbated this belief, …
Smart Shorts I: Freeganism and dumpster diving
Hello and welcome to my first “smart short” – I intend on writing more concise overviews of topics which might go alongside some of the lengthier stuff I address in other posts. In this case, I am planning a couple of “shorts” which go alongside the current series on sustainable consumerism. Let me know if …
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Sustainable Consumerism II: Minimalism
Hello again lovely people! This blog post is the second of a series on sustainable consumerism, focusing mainly on the environmental benefits and limitations of different purchasing patterns. Today I will introduce minimalism as a concept, why people do it, and what these environmental impacts might be. This topic is very broad and covers a …
Sustainable Consumerism I: the Sharing Economy
Hi folks! I’m taking a new direction again today and focusing on sustainable consumerism, starting with the idea of the sharing economy, what it is, how it works and why it might be considered sustainable. This article is the first of a couple (plus some short ones) on the topic – feel free to comment …
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Positive news amid a pandemic
Today’s post is a little different. Through the bombardment of news updates, rules, regulations and scaremongering around the current Covid-19 pandemic, it is easy to feel overwhelmed and hopeless. As such, this article will look at some of the positive aspects of the global situation: firstly in terms of the potential environmental benefits, then in …
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