Reducing plastic isn’t new, but it’s something that should be consciously practiced! Canada is banning single use-plastics by the end of 2021, so you might as well start reducing plastic a little early.

1. Do you put your vegetables in plastic when shopping? Bring your own mesh bags, or better yet, skip the bag all together! You can wash the veggies when you get home.
2. Frustrated when recycling perfectly good cleaning bottles? Reuse them! Toss in a HopePodz and you’ll be part of the community saving 100’s of bottles per year.
3. Still drinking out of plastic water bottles? In 2021, better make the move to stainless steel.

Donating to an organization like The Encampment Support Network could help provide the over 1500 people sleeping outside in Toronto with tents, sleeping bags, food, and more. Or choose a charity like the Black Mental Health Matters Fund, which supports Black therapists across Ontario, enabling low/no-cost mental health care and ensures therapists are paid fairly. There are over 170,000 charitable and nonprofit organizations in Canada – donating to any of them (no matter how much) provides resources, funding, and support.