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Coffee Coconut Body Scrub
If you haven't heard about the microplastics in your body wash, it's time to do a little research. Many common bathroom products...
Jul 27, 20172 min read
Limiting Waste during Hotel Stays
Staying in a hotel can be so fun! I remember as a kid running in and jumping on the fresh bed and loving the millions of excessive...
Jul 14, 20174 min read
June 2017 Trash Audit
June rounded out six months for this year so I took stock on how my trash jar has developed. Adding the 2.8 ounces from June, it brings...
Jul 7, 20171 min read
Plastic Free July
Plastic Free July kicked off a few days ago and it's already in full swing! It's goal is to raise awareness around plastic use and...
Jul 4, 20173 min read
DIY Hairspray with Sugar
You're all heard me talk about my obsession with the lemon-vodka hairspray I make. I mean, come on. How cool is that to tell people? It's...
Jun 19, 20171 min read
A Zero Waste Shopping Guide to Bellingham, WA
Bellingham is a cute little town in the northwest corner of Washington State. With a population of 80,000 people it's small enough to...
Jun 13, 20174 min read
May 2017 Trash Audit
Ever heard of the saying "What would you do for a Klondike bar?" Well...apparently I would produce trash for one! I just couldn't resist...
Jun 12, 20171 min read
Road Trips without Waste
I've spent a while now perfecting my zero waste home life. But every time I need to take it on the road, it throws me for a loop!...
Jun 10, 20174 min read
Best Environmental Movies about Waste
We've all been reading through one of those two hundred page books and wondered if there wasn't a faster way to learn this...
May 28, 20174 min read
OLIO, a Food Sharing Revolution
Food Waste In the U.S. alone approximately 30-40% of food produced is wasted and never consumed. That averages out to wasting 20 pounds...
May 25, 20172 min read
A Spotlight on Be Zero
Over the last several years, I have been encouraged by the growing number of individuals and businesses that are taking on zero waste...
May 11, 20172 min read
April 2017 Trash Audit
For those of you who may have started following my journey more recently, I started out going zero waste by collecting my trash each...
Apr 30, 20171 min read
Living with Different Lifestyles
When you choose to start reducing the waste in your life, it tends to make you hyper aware of every bit of trash around you. Or at least...
Apr 25, 20174 min read
#OneJarChallenge - March 2017
Is it just me or are the months going by faster now? I've been so busy preparing to move to Portland, Oregon (more on that to come!) and...
Apr 14, 20172 min read
Compostable Bags: Choosing When to Use Them and What Kind
"Bioplastics" are a hot topic on the environmental front recently and honestly, they're quite confusing. There is no simple definition of...
Apr 5, 20174 min read