pae | luma - san francisco

Key things I have picked up on this research: San Francisco is rated one of, if not the top US city in terms of recycling.  "According to the EPA, the West Coast city diverts 80 percent of its waste from landfills – the highest rate of any major U.S. city. " SF actually has fines for not using the correct bins. It's not strictly...

The more people, particularly younger generations, spend on screens instead of outside, then the less value they hold for nature and the importance of protecting it. If only every social media post from a state/national park meant a donation to it's preservation, but instead it means more ignorant tourism and travel clout.

I recently finished up a documentary on Netflix called, "Kiss the ground".  It took two sittings to get through the whole thing, but it was actually pretty good. I learned the importance of soils and drawing attention to the health of the soil in agriculture, both in small farms and large scale farming.  The documentary shed light on...

The main thing I donate is clothing and I think for the first time ever, I don't have any clothing items on my wish list for Christmas (my family is celebrating early). Which I think is a step in the right direction regarding living with a more efficient and less wasteful closet.

Someone in my building let this pretty thing go. I walked by it a few days before I heard from the property manager that they'll just throw it away.  So finally after a few days, I decided to finally grab it and put it in my apartment.  The roots were kind of overgrown and a mess. The water was dirty. I had to clean everything out and put in...

I've been listening to BBC's Earth Podcast which highlights about three different stories per episode. The biggest thing I've learned is that there is a lot of value in what humans can learn from nature, whether it's something they can apply to their life/attitude or just understanding that they're a small part of a grand and complex system...

Oaklandish is a nice brand to share; for their history, what they represent, for the culture, for B corporations. Just read their about us page. https://www.oaklandish.com/pages/about-us I found them through a Bay Area B corp website. https://www.blocalbayarea.com/bay-area-b-corps (and yes that's PAE SF listed on the website, submitted in by...

3rd time joining the Ecochallenge since I started PAE. I've been enjoying the small steps and small progress not just in what I do but in the little things I find in groceries stores more and more. The first pic are the more recent replacements in my fridge. Big food corporation brands offering vegan options warms my heart in the fight. I don't...

I joined because living sustainably has been part of my DNA since being raised by a Ukrainian mother who grew up on a farm. We lived without creating waste, recycled, composted, gardened, canned food and worked to reduce our carbon footprint, all before it was the right thing to do. I credit my parents for bringing me up this sustainable way.