PLASTIKOPHOBIA (noun) / pronounced pla:ˈstɪkəʊˈfəʊbɪə: an extreme fear of or aversion to the use of plastic Last week, art activist and viral sensation Benjamin Von Wong, together with the High Commission of Canada, local impact strategist Laura Francois and fabricator Joshua Goh, debuted an art installation inspired by the growing levels of plastic pollution taking over our oceans. …
No More Plastic taking matters into their own hands by challenging Jeff Bezoz, CEO of Amazon. “Ocean is in danger. We are in danger. And we must act now, with your help, to serve the greater good of humanity and the world." Full disclosure, I’m a self-proclaimed Amazon addict with an Amazon Prime account despite …
Singapore's beloved Garden Beats music and picnic festival is #MakingGreenMoves in a big, big way this year with a series of sustainable steps for both the festival and you. Everyone loves a music festival. What we don’t love are the cringe-worthy piles of rubbish left behind, the copious amounts of energy that the bedazzled stages take …
By now we all know climate change is real. But what can we do about it? Here's a climate change guide and handbook we've prepared just for you, with tips that you just might not have heard before that picked up at the Talks by Green Is The New Black at EarthFest 2019. Step …
You've probably heard that EarthFest Singapore is BACK on the 20th of January this year in Singapore...but what can you actually do there? Fret not, we've rounded up the six best things worth doing and seeing at Earthfest Singapore 2019! 1. Catch the EarthFest Talks by Green Is The New Black That's right! We'll be …
We’re proud to announce that on the 29th of November 2018, The Final Straw has hit their target of displacing 100,000 plastic straws in Singapore. Founder Jonathan Tostevin, shares more below. We started The Final Straw to tackle the problem of plastic waste. Globally, we produce 300 million tonnes of plastic every year, half …
So, tell me what you want, what you really really want. The holidays are right around the corner and we are thrilled. Our friends are our chosen family, and we love taking every and any excuse to celebrate them. But... Do you actually know your friends well enough to know which GREEN SPICE they'd be? …
We've been waiting all year long for this, and we bet you have been, too: Our Green Warriors, photo series, exhibition and award is BACK and better than ever! In case you missed it last year, our Green Warriors campaign is a tribute and celebration of 30 Singapore and Hong Kong-based changemakers who're shaking up …
Singapore throws an estimated 2.2 million straws away every single day. That's more than enough plastic to circle our entire island...twice. And if that's not enough to shock you, here's another fact: Singaporean supermarkets alone give out 2 million plastic bags per day. That's over 820 million plastic bags from grocery stores, daily. We're …
Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything. -Plato It's no secret that we love music, and that our musicians are an integral part of The Conscious Festival, year after year. So here're the people who you've just got to hear this November at …
