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What is the impact of your smartphone?

26 September 2022

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Almost every Dutch person has a mobile phone, usually a smartphone. We can hardly live without it! But such an electrical device is incredibly environmentally unfriendly to...

Why vegan lipstick is not necessarily a sustainable choice

29 August 2022

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‘A beautiful red lipstick and vegan too, that totally fits with a sustainable lifestyle.’ We regularly receive great tips from readers. But...

Native plants: why are they important?

12 August 2022

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A few years ago, nobody seemed to be talking about it and now you fall over this word: native plants. But what are they? And why...

Cobalt: it's in every battery, but what do you know?

22 July 2022

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You may not think about it very often, but our handy gadgets are made of all kinds of scarce resources. Cobalt is one such controversial metal, a...

Palm oil: it's not as black and white as you think

24 June 2022

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Palm oil is a tricky issue. There are people (and companies) trying to eliminate palm oil from their lives, but there is also a current that...

The truth about plastic packaging

1 June 2022

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‘Plastic is bad!‘, ’Too bad about that plastic packaging‘, ’That's not very sustainable of you'. Plastic and people who use plastic can regularly - especially...

Local and seasonal food: Chef Flang does his shopping in nature

16 May 2022

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Green beans from Africa, asparagus from Peru, strawberries in mid-winter. These days, we can get almost anything year-round. But of course that is not true for any...

Sustainable coffee: how to drink a bakkie pleur more consciously?

29 April 2022

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A cup of coffee is a great start to the day. Or you go for a nice coffee break with your friend or colleague. But behind that coffee...

Sustainable oil for cooking: which one to choose?

15 April 2022

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You probably stand with it in your hand every day when you stand behind the pans: a bottle of oil for frying and...

Help nature, buy poison-free garden plants

28 March 2022

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With beautiful garden plants, you bring a piece of nature into your garden. At least that's what you think, right? Not for nothing are there massive calls for tiles to...

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