Heather Seely

Oct 9, 2024 | sustainablejungle.com | Amber McDaniel |Heather Seely

Say you scored some legit-retro finds through a second hand store and now you want to date your new-to-you vintage piece? How do you know if they’re actually vintage or if the seller is pulling the vintage wool jumper over your eyes? Our vintage fashion guide is here to help you with the lost art of reading vintage clothing tags.

Oct 8, 2024 | sustainablejungle.com | Joy Mcconnochie |Heather Seely

We’re all about supporting beauty brands (or rather, ALL brands) that take meaningful action to improve the impact of their products on people and planet, which requires us to ask (and answer): what is sustainable beauty? When it comes to beauty products, we want to make sure that we’re voting with our wallets for products that are a better choice for the planet and the beings that inhabit it—and that includes ourselves who are actually using the products.

Oct 5, 2024 | sustainablejungle.com | Amber McDaniel |Heather Seely

Help keep PDX wonderfully weird and our planet habitable by paying a visit to the best thrift stores Portland has to offer. This city no doubt has a penchant for the unconventional, unique, and eco-friendly, making it easily one of the most opportunistic locations in the US for thrifting. There’s an innate emphasis on supporting local, small-scale businesses, which is why these stores are one-of-a-kind—with items just as unique.

Oct 5, 2024 | sustainablejungle.com | Lyall Mabin |Heather Seely

Sit back, relax, and enjoy an afternoon marathon of zero waste documentaries that are as informative, as they are inspiring. And, dare we say, fun too. And if you’re one of many people wondering “what is zero waste”, spending a few hours with these talented filmmakers is one of the best ways to dive into the movement. They cover everything from what it means to achieve a circular economy to the ways the plastic problem distracts us from other things like biodiversity loss.

Sep 30, 2024 | sustainablejungle.com | Amber McDaniel |Heather Seely

We don’t want to sound like a nagging parent, but did you remember to wash your hands with eco-friendly hand soap? Mixed materials, difficult-to-recycle plastic pumps, synthetic ingredients: traditional hand soaps may kill germs but they’re also killing our skin and planet. And the demonstrable increase in handwashing over the last few years hasn’t helped either. Fortunately, foaming hand soap doesn’t need to come with plastic waste.