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• Genevieve St-Amour

Soda crystals: a household essential

Do you know soda crystals ? Not to be confused with baking soda and even less so with caustic soda, used to make bar soap! Soda crystals are ultra versatile....

• Genevieve St-Amour

Dryer lint as a fire starter: a bad idea!

  We take a few minutes to deny something that is happily circulating on social networks and even on several ecological and zero waste sites. But what is it ?...

• Genevieve St-Amour

Everything you need to know: washable toilet paper

Consumption of disposable toilet paper It was mainly around the 1950s that single-use toilet paper seemed to have become democratized and become an “essential” everyday object. The Planetoscope paints an...

• Genevieve St-Amour

Fresco: the vegetable storage bag

  Food is worth gold. We don't always realize it because we may take it for granted here, but that's not the case. You might as well take good care...

• Genevieve St-Amour

Washable sanitary products: motivation and subsidies

    Nothing new under the sun, feminine hygiene products are clearly very polluting when they are single-use! Personally, I have been using the menstrual cup and washable sanitary napkins...

• Genevieve St-Amour

Marseille soap: a must!

As seen in a previous article warning about household products , there are a multitude of this type of product on the market. With the aim of reducing our consumption...

• Genevieve St-Amour

Household products alert

  In a family and daily approach which aims to reduce waste and the ecological footprint, there is no other choice than to consider household products. Not only today is...

• Genevieve St-Amour

How can we reduce the release of plastic microparticles from synthetic garments?

  It is increasingly documented: clothing, not only through its design but also through its maintenance, has a major impact on the environment. We can refer to water, energy and...

• Genevieve St-Amour

Zero waste: 6 simple, simple, simple steps to get there

Like Obelix, I became more aware of my waste management when my first child arrived. I was already a fervent defender of the environment at the time, the notion of...

• Genevieve St-Amour

Being eco-responsible also means avoiding food waste: tips and tricks

  As we saw in the previous article on food waste , the figures are staggering. A third of global food production, or 41,200 kilos of food per second, is...

• Genevieve St-Amour

Food losses: staggering figures, disproportionate impact

Some theorists such as Malthus have stated the probability that planet Earth will no longer be able to support population growth in terms of feeding the human species. At the...

• Genevieve St-Amour

The basic ecological package for sustainable shopping

  What could be better than reducing our waste by organizing ourselves to do our shopping in a sustainable way? Here is a quick zoom on the ecological essentials you...

• Genevieve St-Amour

Silicone household items: practical and reusable

  Repeatedly we hear a misunderstanding of what silicone actually is. There is often confusion between plastic (made from petroleum) and silicone (made from silicon). We take stock here! The...

• Genevieve St-Amour

How much does a garment really cost?

    Many people will think that paying less is more economical. It will depend on how we perceive the value of what we buy. It is true that buying...

• Genevieve St-Amour

Sustainable development: what will our children think?

  Often when I think of my children, our children and our children's children, I wonder what the future holds for them. Of course, we don't have control over everything....

• Genevieve St-Amour

A Christmas thought for the year 2000? Let's go green!

We are in the 2000s, traditions and knowledge are slowly evolving towards something more current. During the year that is coming to an end, we have heard so much information...