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Holiday season is around the corner. More and more consumers make more sustainable choices for their holiday shopping! We've hand picked some of our most popular products for you for this holiday season! Shop via the link in our bio.
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#BlackFriday is out, Small Business Saturday is IN. Our team put together a list of some eco-friendly, inclusive local businesses to check out this weekend!

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an array of emotions

327/365 • 11232022

a lot of emotions have come up for me the past few weeks with my personal life: anxiety, grief, stress, triumph, enthusiasm, melancholy, overwhelm, inspiration, hope... this month has been so recharging despite all the flowing emotions in my body. being human is an adventure!

I'll probably share more as the weeks roll out, but what I'll say is that home is a feeling, not a place. and I'm grateful to find home in so many people in my life.

I got to interact with many loved ones and people in my community today. thank you especially to B, and Tannis and Mara from The Green Jar for brightening 327/365 for me.

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✨Our Green Holiday Gift Guide for 2022 is here✨ Find it at the link in our bio!

😄 For some, the Holidays are the most, wonderful time of the year! But it’s also a time when a lot of waste is created.

In fact, one study found that we toss away 25% more trash between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day than any other time of the year (yikes!).

Let's try to lower these stats with a few strategies for conscious gift giving this year:

🌲 Share local, healthy, consumable gifts;
🌲 Stay practical & consider eco-friendly swaps for everyday items
🌲 Consider experiences or gifts of service
🌲 Support green businesses that share your values for protecting the planet

😍 Many thanks to our tagged marvelous makers for inspiring us with offerings that are sure to bring a smile to your lucky recipients - without added harm to our planet!

#giftguide2022 #holidaygiftguide #greengifts #ecofriendlygifts #giftideas #sustainablegifts #foodgifts #giftsforfriends ...

Sustainable skincare products & practices that are safe for both your homes: your body and the planet!

-> New Blog Post at link in bio!

Did you know:
☣️ 1/8 of the 82,000 ingredients used in personal care products in the US are industrial chemicals, including carcinogens, pesticides, reproductive toxins, and hormone disruptors. (Source: David Suzuki Foundation).

😱 Can you imagine what that does to your skin and the environment?!

That’s why we’ve put together this list of sustainable skincare tools to protect both your homes: your body AND the planet!

Thanks to our Clean & Green Beauty partners:
MoorSpaNatural | McLeodsEcoWater | NaturesAid | TheGreenJarshop | The_Green_Beaver | RockwellRazors | SimplyNaturalCanada | CSNNational | TheGreenHairSpa | thetwigstore | soapandmoreab

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💫"Sevya" is a Sanskrit word that means "caring through service"; caring for humanity and for the environment we live in.
@sevyahandmade is dedicated to preserving the indigenous art forms and cultures of India by supporting the artisan communities who uphold these traditions. Sevya works directly with artisan communities throughout India to develop contemporary styles that showcase their traditional and eco-friendly methods of handcrafts.
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Sevya is proud to be a member of the Fair Trade Federation and are committed to the fair trade principles, making beautiful garments and accessories with dignity, respect, and sustainability for people and for the planet.
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Sevya is proud to be affiliated with the All India Movement for Seva, a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization. AIM for SEVA is an integrated community development program, reaching out to rural and tribal children across 16 states in India to enable life-ready childhoods through a wide range of education initiatives.
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✨There is still time to pre-order your Hanukkah Hot Chocolate Bombs!✨
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💙These beautiful creations are made by gluten-free bakery @thewildbluebakery
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Orders end November 20th.
Pickups and delivery begin the week of the 28th.
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🎄Christmas & 🕎Hanukkah
☕Hot Chocolate Bombs are HERE!!
We are so excited to partner with @thewildbluebakery , a local dedicated #glutenfree bakery.
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Mark your calendars!
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🖕Preorders end on November 20th.
👍Deliveries and pickups begin the week of November 28th.
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Very limited quantities, so don’t wait!
Christmas & Hanukkah themed boxes available in two formats:
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Each Box of 4 contains:
🔘Classic Hot Chocolate (Classic Dreidel if Hanukkah Box)
🔘Peppermint Hot Chocolate
🔘White Hot Chocolate
🔘”Naughty & Spice” Chili Hot Chocolate

Each Box of 2 contains:
🔘Classic Hot Chocolate (Classic Dreidel if Hanukkah Box)
🔘Peppermint Hot Chocolate

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It's NO-vember. A time to set limits, create boundaries and practice saying "no" when necessary. We love this idea and, of course, had to make it GREEN. 😁🌍

To make changes, you need to have a goal in mind. For NO-vember, that can be choosing to not participate in things that feel harmful or are not aligned with the kind of life we want to live.

🌍 This isn't about shaming bad behaviour- but taking notice of those unwanted elements and making changes or adaptations that bring us closer to our goals.

This will vary greatly from person to person and your capacity may even vary from moment to moment. These things can be internal or external. Big or small - we embrace it all here at Random Acts of Green.

❤ We've added a blank graphic at the end you can use to set your own goals. Share the image into your stories and fill it in with your own intentions. You can screenshot and keep it to yourself or share it with others and start a conversation for change.

Need help making those advanced eco-edition changes?
Our members have you covered! Check the tagged accounts and make a plan to get equpied for change when you are ready! ...

Did you know the average person throws away 37 kilograms of textiles each year, and 95 per cent of those clothes could be reused or recycled?

Globally, textiles waste has increased dramatically due to the rise in clothing consumption and production. 

Textiles Tuesday raises awareness on the environmental consequences of clothing and textiles consumption, and provides information on how you can extend the life of your clothing. 
Facts and Stats

* A circular economy for textiles has many benefits: environmental (use less resources, reduce waste); economic (drive down cost of recycling by increasing demand to save along value chain) paired or transformed.); and social (living wages in manufacturing companies).

* Currently the textiles production system operates in a linear fashion: largely non-renewable resources are extracted to produce clothes that are often used for only a short time, after which the materials are mostly sent to landfill or incinerated.

* Increasing the average number of times clothes are worn is the most direct lever to capture value and design out waste and pollution in the textiles system.

* If we increase demand for recycled materials through clear commitments to using more recycled input we can accelerate the uptake of clothing recycling.

* Plastics and textiles go hand-in-hand: every time we synthetic materials like polyester and nylon, tiny plastic fibres break off and up to 40% of these microfibres end of as ocean plastics. By only washing what really needs to be washed we can decrease the amount of microfibres entering our waterways and materials will last longer.

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Access over ownership and the sharing economy are important pillars that contribute to a circular economy.

By shifting to access over ownership, the responsibility falls to manufacturers to make longer lasting and more efficient products that are designed with repair and reuse as primary considerations.

Millions of Canadians engage in the sharing economy everyday - through ride sharing apps, libraries, rental services, online music/video streaming and more - often not realizing their contribution to the circular economy. 

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Take the pledge and commit to making choices that will keep your food from becoming waste.

You can take the pledge as an individual, school, business/organization, household, or community.

When you take the Food Waste Pledge, you'll commit to:

* Learn about food waste in Canada 
* Take action to reduce your food waste by:
* Planning meals and making a grocery list
* Storing fruits and vegetables properly so they last longer
* Getting creative with leftovers
* Thinking about expiry dates
* Compost leftover organics
* Share your food waste reduction tips and encourage others to take the pledge on social media using the hashtag #WasteReductionWeek

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Since the 1950s 8.3 billion tons of plastic has been generated around the world and only 23 per cent of those plastics have been recovered or recycled.

It is estimated that an additional 12 billion tonnes of plastic will be lost to disposal by 2050. 

Plastics Thursday highlights how the circular economy can improve plastic management along the value chain and reduce its waste, preventing it from entering the environment; motivate improved recyclability of plastic goods; and increase the value of recycled plastic by improving product design, use, and end of life management.

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