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  • Believe in Better - Stories of Hope #006

    by Sunta Sem
    The Huskee Cup Since Pela is all about using annually renewable agricultural "waste" byproduct (flax shive//Flaxstic) for our compostable phone ...

  • 5 Things Everyone Should Know About Compostable Plastics

    by Sunta Sem
    More and more people are looking for ways to avoid consuming plastic products and adding to the growing amount of plastic waste ending up in our l...

  • Believe in Better Tuesdays - Stories of Hope #005

    by Sunta Sem
    Escape the Bustle Not sure how many of you live in a big city, but I live in downtown Toronto, Canada. And let's just say, there are days the co...

  • Can You Guess What These Are Made With?

    by Sunta Sem
    1. Hint: This packaging should be called...portabella (pretty & portable) and is home compostable! (all answers at the bottom) 2. Hint: The...

  • Believe in Better Tuesdays - Stories of Hope #004

    by Sunta Sem
    Bios Urn/ Bios Incube I don't know a lot of people who *like* to think about death...but when I first saw this idea on Seeker, I was totally up fo...

  • Pela Versus The Competition

    by Sunta Sem
    If you've been researching eco-friendly iPhone cases, then I'm sure you've stumbled upon the options listed below. We see how Pela stacks up ag...

  • Believe in Better Tuesdays - Stories of Hope #003

    by Beth Ritchie
    #EmptyTheCages When I was a kid I BEGGED my parents to take me to Marineland because I wanted to see the whale and dolphin show. Within a minute ...

  • Have you heard about Plastic Free July?

    by Sunta Sem
      The concept is actually quite simple...but the impact could be huge. Plastic Free July (www.plasticfreejuly.org) is asking people from all over ...

  • Believe in Better Tuesdays - Stories of Hope #002

    by Sunta Sem
    Plastic Bathroom Swaps Gone Viral   When we were brainstorming a video project for Pela, one of the ideas we had was a simple swap concept jus...

  • I Was Made in Canada | #Canada150

    by Sunta Sem
    I recently listened to a great Invisibilia podcast called Frame of Reference: the idea that we all judge our experiences by highly nuanced and rela...

  • Believe in Better Tuesdays - Stories of Hope #001

    by Sunta Sem
    #5minutebeachcleanup photo credit: @darlingoftheorient Carolina Sevilla's story is making the round on all the viral Facebook pages (see her featu...

  • THE App For Ethical Shopping

    by Sunta Sem
    This blog originally appears on Sustainably Chic written by Natalie Kay Smith. Reposted with permission. Photos feature our eco-friendly iPhone Pl...