Is the COP a flop? Though it has been almost two months since the end of COP26, we still find it important to report on it. After all, climate-related news will only become more significant with time, rather than less. Most of you probably saw the COP26 headlines on the […]
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Self-care the Sustainable Way
Self-care the Sustainable Way As a young teen, I was obsessed with buying new and cheap self-care products. Of course, the market never disappointed, with new products rolling in almost daily. Being older, and (hopefully) wiser now, I understand how detrimental the environmental impacts of fast-moving consumer goods can be. […]
Wearing Sustainable
Wearing Sustainable With the fashion industry being one of the most successful and easily accessible to its consumers, it can be quite enticing to occasionally splurge on something trendy. Especially now that multiple big apparel companies have started to adapt the sustainable label on some of their items. Admittedly, most […]
Green Talk : Honoring the unsung heroes from the fight against plastic pollution
Green Talk : Honoring the unsung heroes from the fight against plastic pollution The Green Office Wageningen successfully conducted the first circularity talk on Thursday, November 4th 2021, at the Impulse building, WUR. This talk centred on the recycling problem in developing countries and the role of informal and independent […]
Eating seasonal: Fall Fruit Guide
Eating seasonal: Fall Fruit Guide Autumn has started so our seasonal food guide is back! Last year we highlighted the autumn veggies, so this time we will help you find fruits that are in season. Seasonal eating will reduce the environmental impact of the food you eat, because seasonally grown […]
Sustainability on campus: ATES
Sustainability on campus: ATES The academic year has started, and the sustainability blog is back! As a continuation of our last post of the Wageningen Sustainability Guide, we want to dive a little deeper into sustainability on campus, with special attention to the new Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage (ATES). The […]