As you guys know, I started my own online store, The Eco Swap Shop! Here’s a video introduction to it! Check out the shop at https://ecoswap.shop!
11 Eco Swaps to Make Your Kitchen ECO
There are many aspects to reducing your environmental impact on the world. Sometimes it takes changing habits, sometimes it takes replacing environmentally UNfriendly things with eco-friendly options, and sometimes it takes both. But one thing is certain: there are many ways to make your life more eco and if you try to tackle everything at once, it can easily become […]
The Eco Swap Shop by Verdant Growth
If you’ve ever seen my Instagram, you know I’m just a guy who wants to make my life a little more environmentally friendly. I started Verdant Growth as a way of challenging myself to be better for the environment; to do things that help slow climate change, reduce pollution, and help the environment and all things living in it. I […]
YT: Are Eco Bags Really ECO?
Eco bags are gaining popularity as alternatives to plastic grocery bags. But are they really as eco as people want to believe? Let’s dive into it in the video version of Are Eco Bags Really ECO? For the blog version, you can find it at: https://verdantgrowth.blog/?p=225
YT: Are Bamboo Toothbrushes Really ECO?
I haven’t been able to make YouTube videos as fast as I’d like, but I’m working to get it up and running so I’m posting a video per week! In the meantime, if you haven’t watched the two videos I’ve already made, check them out! This is the 2nd!
YT: 6 Easy Eco Swaps You Can Make at home!
The video version of my blog post on the basics you can buy to start living ECO! Episode 1! Making videos is a lot harder than I thought. Trying to work up to making one per week!
10 Eco Swaps to Make Your Bathroom ECO
There are a lot of ways to make your home more environmentally-friendly, but one of the best places to start is in the bathroom. Most of the products we use there are continually purchased and repurchased, each time disposing of the containers and packaging that holds it: toothpaste, shampoo, liquid hand soaps, floss, and toothbrushes, just to name a few. […]
How To Make Your Own Reusable Eco Bag From An Old T-Shirt
As you may have read in my last blog post, The Case for Reusable Shopping Bags, reusable shopping bags are the newly popular alternative to plastic grocery bags you get at the supermarket. However, if not used properly, (i.e. used at least hundreds of times) they can actually be WORSE for the environment than if you just used plastic grocery […]
The Case for Reusable Shopping Bags: Are Reusable Shopping Bags REALLY Better For The Environment?
So you want to switch to eco-friendly, reusable, trendy shopping bags, eh? Click to skip to the conclusion: I hate reading. CONTENTS What makes a bag environmentally-UNfriendly?What are eco bags made out of?Official Government StudiesKey Takeaways Plastic Waste is EVERYWHERE. According to a study that was reported by The Guardian, you can now find plastic waste in EVERY environment on […]
Bamboo vs Plastic Toothbrushes: Are Bamboo Toothbrushes REALLY Environmentally-friendly?
Can you believe the hype? Are bamboo toothbrushes really as environmentally friendly as they say? Are they REALLY 100% biodegradable? Are they as effective as their plastic counterparts at cleaning your teeth? Is there an even BETTER option than bamboo?