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The organisers say that this year’s Olympics will be the most eco-friendly ever and have been working hard to green the event. However, it has received criticism from environmental groups who are calling it a greenwash. What’s the real story?

Flow with us at the next #8ShadesBreakfastClub at Kerry Hotel on 31 July and 1 August, featuring a 50-min yoga class, healthy breakfast and inspirational talk.

Food waste is a huge issue, but one way to resolve that is by learning how to keep your produce from going rotten too fast. Read our guide to keeping your 5-a-day fresher for longer.

Did you know that up to one-third of all food globally that’s intended for human consumption is wasted? Food waste is a much bigger problem than most of us realise but the good thing is, most of it happens at the consumer level, meaning that we all have the power to do something about it! […]

Looking for something fun and eco to do this weekend? Then you'll love our latest series where we'll be giving you a weekly eco tip every Friday to green up your life.

Need ideas for sustainable things to do this summer? Look no further than 8Shades' Summer Bucket List featuring eight great ideas.

In the latest edition of “8Shades of…” – where we get up close and personal with new and known faces in the sustainability field – we caught up with Christian Yan, co-founder and COO of smart lighting company, Nanoleaf. You might recognise Nanoleaf as our most recent giveaway sponsor for the 8Shades 8 Week Challenge […]

Did you know that DEET can be harmful to the environment? Be kind to the earth with our list of five DEET-free insect repellents that actually work.

This week's 8Shades 8 Week challenge encourages you to reduce your energy usage at home – and if you're unsure about which appliances to unplug, we've broken it down for you.

8 Weeks  8 Challenges  8 Giveaways  Click here to enter Week 5 and find out more now! This week we’ve got something a bit different for our giveaway – a Nanoleaf LED light bulb that is going to help you save money, energy and basically the planet. Here’s Week 5’s challenge: Start saving electricity at home […]

Each year, Plastic-Free July empowers people to be a part of the solution to plastic pollution by eliminating single-use plastic from their daily lives. Here's how to do it in Hong Kong.

Cult yoga gear brand lululemon is planning to launch a line of yoga accessories made using Mylo, a vegan leather made entirely from mushrooms. The collection will feature a yoga mat, a yoga bag and a duffle bag.  Mylo is incredibly easy and eco-friendly to produce, taking just days to produce. According to developers Bolt […]

Undoubtedly one of the best parts of summer in Hong Kong are boat parties; swimming and feasting on your favourite foods and drinks with friends and family is a perfect day out. However, boating isn’t exactly an eco-friendly activity. Boats interfere with animals’ mating patterns and even worse, chemicals from boats leech into the water, […]

For our 4th week giveaway we are partnering with Everybody & Everyone to giveaway their pretty epic All Good Things bag. This aptly named bag is very literally made of “all good things”, E&E partner with a textile company called EcoAlf who produce the recycled fabric to make the bag from ocean recovered plastic bottles […]

It’s a universally-known fact that chocolate is the answer to just about everything. No matter the kind of day you’ve had, there’s little that chocolate can’t fix. However, our stomachs may disagree. Shockingly, around 70% of the world’s population is lactose intolerant; in Asia, this jumps to around 90%! Many people either brave the painful […]

FANTASTIC FUNGI (2019) In this third review of my Green Tomatoes series we go from broadly covering the land (with Kiss the Ground) and zoom our focus in on the fantastic world of fungi with the aptly-titled documentary Fantastic Fungi. Let’s start by analyzing the Rotten Tomatoes score for this film: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/fantastic_fungiFantastic Fungi has a […]

WELCOME RECYCLERS 8 Weeks  8 Challenges  8 Giveaways  Click here to enter Week 4 and find out more now! If you’re anything like us, you might be feeling a tad overwhelmed with the pressure to recycle but less of the know-how. This week we are partnering with Everybody and Everyone for your chance to win […]

If you missed our sold-out 8Shades Breakfast Club at Kerry Hotel last weekend, not to worry – we’ve got all the highlights in one place to get you all caught up: Psst… Our next 8Shades Breakfast Club takes place on 31 July and 1 August 2021 at Kerry Hotel – sign up here! Karina aka. […]

Indoor gardens are not ideal, but living in space-starved places like Hong Kong calls for some creativity! Growing your own food is empowering, you remove a bit of your dependency on grocery stores while enjoying a fresh, pesticide-free harvest. For families, it’s also a wonderful opportunity to teach kids how to grow their own plants. […]

“Laundry day” doesn’t mean you have to throw everything in the washing machine on a daily basis; some items should be washed after each wear, while others can last longer between each wash. Besides, washing clothes is very water and energy intensive, accounting for up to 40% of the overall water consumption of a typical […]