Sustainable Living Blog
![A Case for Making Producers Responsible](http://tradingpost.bearspringeco.ca/cdn/shop/articles/plastic_pollution_{width}x.jpg?v=1718250802)
After more than a decade of experience owning and operating a business that specializes in making use of recycled materials, I can honestly say, recent plastic waste reduction policy updates fall far short of making any sort of impact. In...
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![Kootenay RideShare, a part of the real sharing economy!](http://tradingpost.bearspringeco.ca/cdn/shop/articles/Rideshare_blog_image_{width}x.jpg?v=1713596170)
Forget Uber or Lyft, Kootenay Ride Share is where it’s at! If, for whatever reason, owning and operating a personal vehicle is not possible for you, your transportation options are going to be limited. This is especially true if you...
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![All about Bella, the star of the show!](http://tradingpost.bearspringeco.ca/cdn/shop/articles/bella_{width}x.jpg?v=1710820381)
I love animals. We had a hobby farm when I was kid growing up with cows, horses, pigs, chickens, goats, geese, a few cats and a dog. I encountered quite a few wild animals on our property as well, including...
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![Aggressively Pursuing Comfort](http://tradingpost.bearspringeco.ca/cdn/shop/articles/pursuit_of_comfort_blog_{width}x.jpg?v=1708185119)
“Ageing is the aggressive pursuit of comfort”. When I recently read these words for the first time, I had an aha moment! I had been thinking about this very concept but, I hadn’t quite figured out how to articulate it...
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![Solutions to Help Reduce Waste](http://tradingpost.bearspringeco.ca/cdn/shop/articles/cartoon_image_{width}x.jpg?v=1704179414)
“If it can't be reduced, reused, repaired, rebuilt, refurbished, refinished, resold, recycled, or composted, then it should be restricted, designed or removed from production.” - Pete Seeger I considered writing a blog about the importance of conserving water...
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