Category: Waste
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Staying Local: A Sustainable Switch for Toronto’s Film Industry
This post includes information on The Sustainable Switch and its plans to transform Toronto’s TV and film industry. In 2022, The Sustainable Switch made a switch of its own. Our firm narrowed its scope to focus exclusively on the TV and film industry within the Greater Toronto & Hamilton Area (GTHA). More specifically, we are […]
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Fashion Innovators: One Woman’s Fight for Fairness
This article focuses on local business owner, Nurjahan Begum, and includes an exclusive interview with her. This is the debut article on The Switch for new writer Tasha White. The year 2022 is a big one for many reasons; The opening of the Ethical Local Market was one of them. It popped up in Toronto’s […]
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Ecological Cost of Screenwriting
The creation of paper waste in the TV and film industry is significant – from countless call sheets and budgets to the many rainbow-coloured script revisions. This brief article will focus on the paper waste created in the industry from screenwriting alone. When it comes to screenwriting, the process is not as wasteful as it […]
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A Look At Toronto’s TV & Film Industry (2019-2022)
This article provides a look at the Toronto TV & film industry from 2019 to what can be expected in 2022. This article will also discuss The Sustainable Switch’s shift into the industry, and what we hope to accomplish. The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) acts as a hub for TV & film production, hosting a […]
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Greenwashing Spotlight: Fashinza
This article focuses on a clothing manufacturer, Fashinza, and why it is guilty of greenwashing. This article also provides a brief explanation of what greenwashing is and why it has become more common. On Monday morning, my friend and sustainable fashion guru, Indra Bishnoi, shared a screenshot with me. This screenshot included an advertisement on […]
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National Secondhand Clothes Day: Thrifting
The Rise in Thrifting Over the course of the pandemic, second-hand store employees and owners in Canada have noticed a significant increase in thrift shoppers seeking ways to stretch their budgets, discover unique items, and avoid the creation of more waste. According to 2020 data from ThredUp, an online consignment and thrift store, while consumers […]
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Fast Fashion Culprit: Boohoo Group
This article focuses on the UK-based fashion collective the boohoo group. While the company has been making efforts to appear more sustainable – whether in their worker’s wages and conditions or in the materials they use – the company is still falling short when it comes to actual changes. Due to this severe disconnect, the […]
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Sustainable Product Spotlight: Mouche
As consumers become increasingly aware of climate change and their own environmental footprint, willingness to spend more money and more time looking for eco-conscious products has become the norm. One of these new products on the block is Mouche, a sustainable replacement for your traditional tree pulp tissues. Mouche is made of bamboo which brings […]
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Plastic-Free July: What You Need to Know
July has come, and with it has come so much talk about “Plastic-Free July”. While the name is pretty self-explanatory, this article will explore exactly what this means and how it began. Plastic Free July® is a key initiative of the Plastic Free Foundation, an independent, not-for-profit organization that was officially established in 2017. The […]
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Ocean Plastic
Continuing our content for Rivers to Oceans Week, this article dives into the issue of ocean plastics. Plastic debris in our oceans are continually increasing and causing a magnitude of problems throughout marine ecosystems. From Canva stock photos and macbook screensavers, to instagram videos and Netflix documentaries, many wonders of the ocean have been displayed […]