Posts tagged 'eco'

Food, toys, poo bags, and more – the things that involve taking care of your pet can come at a cost for our planet. According to the book Time to Eat the Dog? The real Guide to Sustainable Living, by Brenda and Robert Vale, our pets can have a carbon footprint that’s double that of a sports utility vehicle.

There are a lot of views on what sustainability is and how it can be achieved, but essentially the word sustainability can be defined as the ability to maintain a healthy environment, social and economic systems indefinitely, on a local and global scale. But, the words sustainable and sustainability have slightly different meanings and can’t be interchanged.

Did you know 1 million plastic bags are used every minute? Plus, standard plastic bags remain toxic even after they’ve broken down, and can take up to 1,000 years to degrade?