Trash Audit #2
Trash Audit Stats: . Name: Chris . Living Situation: Family of 4 (+ 2 cats and 1 dog/dinosaur) . Waste that showed up the most?: Non-Recyclable Plastic . Biggest Surprise: Eco-friendly food doesn’t automatically = eco-friendly packaging . First off, a little bit...
Trash Audit #1
Trash Audit Stats: . Name: Mo . Living Situation: Lives Alone (+ 1 cat) . Waste that showed up the most: Non-recyclable plastic . Biggest Surprise: Broken glass can’t be recycled . Hello friends! It’s been a week since I last chatted with you about our...
Reducing Waste with Imago
The last few weeks have been, to put it lightly, wacky. We’re all feeling unsure, nervous, stir-crazy, [insert every other emotion here]. I know that I am personally seeking out anything that can stop me from constantly checking the news and feeling hopeless for a...
Curbing Consumerism Wrap-Up and Repair Fair Roundup
Our Curbing Consumerism theme is coming to a close. In November, we kicked off our first sustainability theme with the 5th Annual Plaid Friday Hike. Over 50 people showed up to take a 5 mile hike in Downtown Cincinnati instead of going out to shop on Black Friday....
Sharing about Sharing (Economies)
Sharing is something we are always encouraged to do as children, but it isn’t emphasized as much as we grow up and become more independent. Sharing builds trust and creates new relationships. It can bring us together even if we don’t agree on everything. And, right...
The Hidden Costs of Clothes
So, we’ve survived the hustle and bustle of the holiday season. A new year is beginning, resolutions are being made, changes are happening all around, but here at Imago, we’re still focusing on reducing consumerism. We worked on ways to be better consumerisms during...Imagoans Share Their Ideas for Curbing Consumerism this Holiday Season
This goes without saying, but, dang, the holidays are stressful. You want to be a responsible consumer but you still want to participate in holiday fun, so what do you do?? Companies do a really good job of making us think that we absolutely HAVE to buy gifts for...
The Environmental Effects of Holiday Shopping (and what you can do to shrink your own holiday footprint)
The holiday season is upon us, which means people are buying stuff and companies want you to be buying stuff too! At Imago, we are trying to figure out ways to curb consumerism this holiday season which is pretty tough considering we’re being inundated with...
Curbing Consumerism with Imago
Hello friends and happy almost Thanksgiving! We are thankful for all of you and want to share a new project we are getting off the ground at Imago. For the next few months, we are going to be focusing on consumerism. We want to educate ourselves and any of you...Council and Staff Log In
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