our inspiration: Denise Hughes mural

Grand Cayman's students are making art while keeping the island clean!

​Bottle Cap Drive

• Cayman Compass Article on March 23rd Bottle Cap Day
• Cayman Compass Article on Cayman Bottle Cap Drive
• Cayman 27 video and article on the Cayman Bottle Cap Drive
• bUneke January edition (beg. on page 19)
• Cayman Compass Article on Marc Laurenson's Jimi Hendrix bottle cap mural
• Collecting plastic bottle caps is an easy way to start building the idea and habit of cleaning up the environment around you.
• Most bottle caps are made of a type of plastic that is really great to reuse for art (whether kept intact or melted.)​ ​

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​Ecobricks 

• ​https://www.ecobricks.org/ 
• Cayman 27 video and article on the ecobrick movement
• A great way to dispose of plastic in your life that isn't recyclable - rather than leaving plastics to pollute and photodegrade in our environment, Ecobricks consolidate these plastics into one compact "brick", taking what would have been hundreds of small pieces of plastic and turning it into building material.

Upcycling Marine Pollution 

• ​Cayman 27 video and article on the Ghost Net being turned into art

Personal product recommendations...

These projects have led me to new realizations about sustainability:
#1 I don't have to be a farmer or hipster or environmentalist to live in a more sustainable way. 
#2 There are many small, simple changes I can make in my daily life.
#3 Each of my little choices is important

PRODUCTS TO USE ON THE GO!

• Bring bamboo utensils and metal straws in your bag or car
• Also bring a glass to use for drinks/smoothies and container to use for take-out
• Use fabric bags or even produce bags while grocery shopping (Colony Company is great!)
• Use beeswax wraps or reusable bags! (Itzy Ritzy, Green City Living, Full Circle Home, Eco Ditty, Lunchskins are all lovely)

PRODUCTS FOR LIFE

• Check to see if there are recycled alternatives to your regular products...recycled paper goods, all natural kitchen sponges, bamboo toothbrushes, razors made from yogurt containers...on and on! (Who Gives a Crap TP is a current favorite.)
• For ladies, look into reusable products for your cycles. Lunapads and GladRags are personal favorites for lightdays.
• Even upscale purchases like jewelry and loungewear can be more thoughtfully purchased. Companies like MADE , Know the Origin, TenTree, and Sudara are all fairtrade organizations that deliver high quality goods...some even adding extra goodness into the world via planting trees, helping those rescued from human trafficking, or putting money into developing villages.)

WAYS TO DEAL WITH WASTE

• Recycle your household waste responsibly through TerraCycle​

• Compost your food waste (https://ohmyapt.apartmentratings.com/apartment-composting-without-the-smell.html )

• Buy foods and products in tins/cans or glass jars (or plastic ones that you will reuse over and over)

WAYS TO CONSERVE/CONSUME RESPONSIBLY

• Keep a cup in the shower to use while shaving so you can turn off the water and conserve! You can also brush your teeth in the shower for bonus agua-conservation-points. 
• Go thrifting instead of buying clothes new.
• Watch great TED talks or try science-based tools at Clearer Thinking and try transformative living
• Find eco-aware companies who can lead you to better ideas, habits, and products. I've been happy to bump into The Good Trade and Package Free Shop (aka the Trash is for Tossers shop)
• Unsubscribe from unneeded emails (Who knew!?)
• Check out nonprofit media organizations to get the closest thing to unbiased news (Grist)