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It must have been around 1992 when we proudly introduced the first-ever plastic soap dispenser to our bathroom sinks. I remember it so clearly, my Mum even commented on the new gadget when she brought it home with her from the supermarket. It felt like we had upgraded our life to sophisticated and clean and splendidly hygienic. So, we replaced all soap bars with plastic soap dispensers. It was just the thing to do. A few years later one could even buy a soap dispenser that fluffed up soap foam, especially fun for kids.  Then, for a time we would refill the soap dispenser with liquid soap which we bought in…

Dear Airlines Executives, In celebration of Earth Day 2019, I would like to bring a few questions to your attention. As air travel is for many people the easiest way to get from A to B and you cater to millions of passengers every year,  I wonder, have you thought about solving your waste problem? In particular, I wish to address the issue of single-use plastic which is a large part of the meal and snack service offered during most flights. How many passengers do you cater to on a daily, monthly, yearly basis? Have you counted the plastic cups, containers, wrappers, stirrers, and cutlery you hand out?  As you…

In an interview with Rolling Stone Magazine on March 6th, 2019,  Greta Thunberg mentions the first woman to impact her was Rosa Parks. The example of one person taking action and changing the course of history inspired her to do the same. And so sixteen-year-old Greta Thunberg from Sweden began to strike school on Fridays, painted a protest sign and sat in front of her local city hall. The first time she went on the school strike was on August 20th, 2018 asking “Why should I be studying for a future, that will soon be no more. Why would I be learning facts, when the facts given by scientists, are…

According to the European Commission, the following items account for 43% of total marine litter. For this reason, all these single-use plastic products will be banned across the European Union by 2025. This is such a wonderful development. Even so, I suggest we speed up this process by starting today, in order to give the ocean and its wildlife more time to recover from the impact of single-use plastic. It’s not just the ocean’s brilliant yet fragile ecosystem and its wildlife that’s at stake here. As fish eat plastic that has been placed in their natural surroundings, plastic particles ultimately and provenly so end up in the food chain causing humans…

A Quick Look At Life Before Plastic I remember my Grandpa telling me how back in the day he would collect the week’s trash to compost and burn it in his backyard. From a bird’s eye view looking down onto his mid 20th century New Zealand suburb, you could probably see trash-burning smoke rising up from each backyard in the neighborhood on any given Saturday morning. Food was wrapped in butchers paper, medicine bottles were made of tinted glass. My grandmother, a seamstress, sewed clothes with natural fabrics such as linen and cotton. Leather or canvas shoes and bags were easily repaired when torn and most families grew their own…

ishopnsavetheplanet.com is a place where you can easily find products that are great for you and our planet. My purpose is to support consumers to save the planet, one purchase at a time. I know people are busy, have a lot going on and simply don’t have the time to research the environmentally sustainable and healthier alternative. Especially, as many times these are not so easy to find online or in local stores. I take care of this for you and, at a glance, provide you with easy access to eco-friendly options. Your desired products are just a few clicks away. About Rosemarie I love trees, the ocean, fresh food,…