Anila Khatiyavong

I love shopping. I grew up going to the mall to hang out with friends and spent a lot of my free time scrolling through shopping sites. That began to change when I became an environmentalist. Protecting nature became a big part of my identity, and it was important to me to live according to my values. So I started to change some of my shopping habits. I bought reusable produce bags, reusable cotton pads and reusable cotton dryer balls. I even put a fast-fashion ban on my shopping habits.