Back To School – The Zero Waste Generation

There is great momentum building with this generation of young adults taking an active interest in sustainability. Coming into a time when, as a society we are further recognizing the harmful effects that our previous generations have had on the environment, these wise young people are stepping up and becoming the positive change makers we so desperately need.

Students at Queen’s University are actively working to raise the accountability bar within the campus of Queen’s with their recently launched petition, ‘A Plastic-Free Queen’s Campus’  asking the university to transition into a plastic-free campus.

https://www.change.org/p/queen-s-university-a-plastic-free-queen-s-campus

For far too long we have been living as disposable generations, where single use plastics, mass packaging, and fast fashion have been so widely accepted that we haven’t collectively taken accountability for it because it’s just been considered the “norm” for decades.  YUK!

Time is up! We are waking up, speaking up, stepping up and cleaning up this terrible mess we have made of our precious natural resources. One conscious decision at a time has a mass cumulative effect in how much we contribute each year to landfills, how manufacturing impacts CO2 emissions, and how alternative power sources have the ability to adjust our overall taxation of our earth’s resources.

Take a moment to show your support and sign their petition. Share it among your peer networks, and let’s get Queen’s to lead by example and have other institutions follow suit.

For students looking to live more sustainably on campus this year, we carry a zero waste starter package called THE CAMPUS KIT. It contains eco-friendly products ( many made locally ) that cover all the basics from food storage, meals on the go, and shopping for produce and bulk foods to laundry savings, cleaning supplies, and reusable coffee and tea cups. We firmly believe that having the tools to reduce waste is a great first step towards sustainability.  Visit the online Boutique for details and to purchase a kit here:

https://www.bohoandhobo.ca/shop

We are happy to share with our readers a feature written by Megan, of Hen Family who has added BOHO & HOBO to her ‘The Best Eco-Friendly Products’ in Canada list for our signature Beeswax Wraps. Beeswax Wrap is a reusable, washable alternative to using plastic cling wrap.

HEN Family is an online resource for healthy, eco-friendly and natural living, to help families embrace a greener lifestyle. You can find everything from tips on choosing the healthiest options and products for babies and kids, to everyday sustainable living, nutritious eats, and DIY projects and crafts.

We are always very grateful when we are recognized and featured by individuals, magazines and online resources for our work towards sustainable living made easy. We truly value every referral, ‘like’ on our social media posts,  link shares, and every purchase made by customers who are working towards green living.

Check out the article here. Also, you could win everything in the picture above as she will be doing a giveaway for all the awesome goodies featured in her article.

Eco-Friendly Canadian Companies Part II

At BOHO & HOBO we are celebrating Earth Day April 22nd, 2018 with a community garbage clean up, followed by a special Earth Day community celebration celebrating Mother Earth in Kingston Ontario.

We believe that everyday is a new day to make conscious choices in how we impact the environment with our consumption of everyday goods. We want to encourage people to make the transition from single use plastics to waste free living by offering quality, eco friendly products that we love. To help motivate our customers, we are offering a one day sale of 15% off  of all of our products in our eco-boutique . Use the code EARTH15 at the checkout.

Thank you to being being a mindful consumer and helping us to reduce our carbon footprint one product at a time. Have a beautiful green day.

After far too many years fighting with annoying plastic wrap products and their equally frustrating packaging, and with our continuous transition into living a more eco-friendly and sustainable lifestyle as a family, we decided it was time for an alternative to storing and wrapping our food.

We created the Boho Beeswax Wraps to reduce our carbon footprint, and to provide others with an affordable solution for food wrap and storage. The wraps are made locally here in Kingston, Ontario out of 100% cotton and Canadian beeswax sourced out of Tweed, Ontario.

The heat from your hands will beautifully mold the wraps to your containers and hold securely. They can be reused over and over, cleaned with cool water and a mild soap, hung to dry, and you will never need to go back to plastic. Packages contains three sizes to fit various dish dimensions.

Visit our online boutique for details.

Boho & Hobo would like to thank all of our clients for their support in the first half of 2017. We are proud of the people we serve, and we strive to do our best. Good luck to everyone in their up-coming endeavours.