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3 weeks ago | 
sustainablejungle.com | Joy Mcconnochie
Healthy skin and a healthy planet are not mutually exclusive. With zero waste lotion, you can replenish your largest organ while leaving plastic out of the planet’s pores. There are plenty of ingredients to avoid in skincare and plenty of reasons to avoid plastic skincare products. Like the fact by , there could be more plastic in the ocean than fish. Or that up to 1 million seabirds and 100,000 marine animals are killed by plastic waste every year.
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1 month ago | 
sustainablejungle.com | Joy Mcconnochie
Join over 14,000 other subscribers to the Sustainable Jungle newsletter here. About us We share sustainability focused ideas, tips, tricks, products, brands and stories about people & organizations living meaningfully to better our planet.
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2 months ago | 
sustainablejungle.com | Joy Mcconnochie
Accessories don’t have to scream tacky, “planetary excess”. By prioritizing our collective well-being, these sustainable accessories prove you don’t have to skimp on style to be more conscious. Accessories can be super fun, elegant, eye-catching and in many cases important to make an outfit really pop.
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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.
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
sustainablejungle.com | Joy Mcconnochie |Molly Willows |Kate Fletcher
You’ve probably heard the term buzzing around sustainability circles and responsible runways, but what is sustainable fashion? It’s more complicated than fashion simply marketed as “sustainable”—especially given the environmental destruction, human rights abuses, and rampant greenwashing that make it difficult to discern truly sustainable and ethical fashion.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
sustainablejungle.com | Joy Mcconnochie
We’re putting human-centered stuff on paws because we’ve gone doggone crazy about eco-friendly dog beds. Happily, we’re not the only ones wanting to provide a sustainable place for our pups to curl up and adorably bark mid-dream. Dog beds can be especially high impact, since, as most dog owners know, they can get destroyed—a lot—so durable beds with better (i.e. non-landfill) end-of-life outcomes are key.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
sustainablejungle.com | Joy Mcconnochie |Jenny Bell
Trash jars are trending. Plastic-free is popping. Reusables are all the rage. Even composting is downright cosmopolitan. The zero waste movement has got a lot of press, but what is zero waste and are these lifestyle choices having an impact? Quite simply, living zero waste means sending nothing to the landfill. Zip. Zilch. Zero.
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Jul 16, 2024 | 
sustainablejungle.com | Joy Mcconnochie
July 16, 2024Do you love a sustainable bargain? Rhetorical question, we know. There’s not much better than updating your ‘robe with thrifted threads, knowing it helps to curb the truckload of clothes that hits the landfill every. Single. Second. And with bustling markets, chic boutiques, and reworked vintage brands, London thrift stores and charity shops are the houndstooth blazer to the skinny blue jeans—or rather the slow fashion solution to the eco-conscious fashionista. New to thrifting?
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Jun 10, 2024 | 
sustainablejungle.com | Joy Mcconnochie
Cue Maclemore’s 2012 hit because… we’re about to go thrift shopping. Thrift stores may be the best place for all things worn and weathered, you yourself might become the same if you head in without a plan. As wonderful as they are, hey can be overwhelming and under organized. Part of the magic, yes, but a challenge when making shopping at thrift stores a sustainable first resort for needed “new” things.
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Jun 7, 2024 | 
sustainablejungle.com | Joy Mcconnochie
Looking for the best thrift stores in Dallas? You aren’t a-lone (star). Fortunately, everything’s bigger in Texas—and this goes for their impressive range of secondhand steals, too. The cultural hub has a bustling thrift store presence, with everything from vintage apparel and everyday essentials, to high-end homewares and one-of-a-kind Southwest jewelry pieces. Holster up with our arsenal of thrift shopping tips and you’ll be slipping on gently-used cowboy boots and a Stetson in no time.
