Our world currently operates under a linear economic model, primarily based on the consumption of finite resources provided by the Earth. The resources are taken out of Earth and turned into products, which at the end of the cycle are disposed of (wasted) and never used again. Just think about all the products you have…
Biodegradable, Compostable, and Bioplastics: What’s the Difference?
Biodegradable products are made from materials that will decompose with the help of microorganisms, such as bacteria or fungi, with or without oxygen. In short, it means an item will decompose without leaving any pollution. In reality, every product that we use will ultimately break down. However, the question is how long it will take…
What Does Sustainability Really Mean?
In 1983, former Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland was appointed by the United Nations to run the World Commission on Environment and Development. After four years of research and consultations, the commission published a report titled “Our Common Future,” which defined sustainable development as “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising…
Rethink Your Bathroom Footprint
Over our lifetime, each of us creates, on average, 512 kgs of bathroom waste. Some of those items, such as contact lenses, will never decompose. I’ve been trying to ditch plastic from my bathroom products for years. Unfortunately, it feels like Sisyphus’s job, since most of my products come in plastic. I honestly try to…
Mindless Consumption: What It’s Really Costing Us
Take a deep breath and indulge in this visualisation for a few moments. When you feel ready to move on, imagine a world where mindless consumption isn’t rewarded with likes, hearts, thumbs, or spikes in sales. Can you see that? How does it make you feel? Mindless consumption is like indulging in the most horrifying…
What Is Your Relationship With Stuff?
I still keep clothes from my crazy 20s because they remind me of the fun I had and the important milestones I went through. I’m attached to those items because I loved those experiences so much that the thought of letting them go is too painful. Emotional attachment to things is real and can be…
How to Shop With Purpose in a World of Excess?
I generally consider myself an optimistic person, and, like most people, I think I had high hopes for 2021. The year didn’t start with a massive bang for us, but it did with two movies, which I always consider a good start of the year. However, four days into the New Year, Boris Johnson…
Sustainability in Film & TV: Cutting Energy and Water Waste on Set
In this post, I focus on sustainable solutions for energy and water consumption on film and TV sets, as well as in studio settings. Producing any film or TV show requires significant resources; however, to reduce CO2 emissions and dependence on fossil fuels, the entertainment industry must change its use of resources. To significantly reduce…
Greener Productions: Rethinking Sustainability in Film & TV (Production Materials)
Currently, most of the production materials used for film and TV productions aren’t fully recycled or reused. Synthetic foam and adhesives, which can be easily shaped with manual tools but can’t be recycled or reused, are still very popular within production departments. Digital fabrication could be a sustainable solution to replace traditionally used materials. As any filmmaker…
Shooting Sustainably: Greener Practices in Filmmaking
“The average tentpole film generates 2,840t of CO2e (carbon dioxide equivalent), the equivalent of 11 trips to the Moon” Screen New Deal Report, 2020. Most of us love visual entertainment, and nothing is better than immersing ourselves in a good film that works on all our senses. I also love Mother Nature, and I’m fully…