Menstruation – periods, Aunt Flo, “time of the month”, or whatever other euphemism you can come up with – happens to every woman at some time in their life. Monthly bleeding is often spoken in a development, medical, or feminist context – but is it a waste issue? Picture an adult grizzly bear (female, of … Continue reading Celebrating Wombs, Periods, & Low-Waste Femcare on Mother’s Day!
Author: sunskywater
sunskywater muses about relationships between people and the environment.
We can turn the tide on microfibre pollution
Look closely at one strand of your hair. Now imagine a strand of plastic one hundred times finer than your strand of hair – that’s a microfibre. They are some of the most invisible plastic pollution in our waterways, and our synthetic clothing and textiles are to blame. Microplastic pollution is a complex issue … Continue reading We can turn the tide on microfibre pollution
3 things you can do to help with plastic pollution on International Polar Bear Day
Gill from Finding Nemo was right – all drains lead to the ocean. Once plastic gets in drains, it moves – far. A devastating image of polar bear cubs playing with plastic was published last April, proving the Arctic is not the wilderness we might imagine. While the main focus of International Polar Bear Day … Continue reading 3 things you can do to help with plastic pollution on International Polar Bear Day
