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Learn to Make Holiday Produce Bags with The Zero Waste Habit
This holiday season, think outside the box and try making your own holiday gifts! It can be really fun to make homemade lip balm, body...
Nov 28, 20182 min read
Homemade Lip Balm with Shea Butter
With winter quickly drawing near, my lips are starting to get chapped already! This easy lip balm recipe is thankfully something I can...
Nov 16, 20183 min read
Gift-Buying for the Zero Waste Inclined
With the holidays rolling around, I'm sure I am not the only one getting calls from relatives and parents asking what I want for...
Nov 16, 20184 min read
How to Shave with a Safety Razor
There are many reasons to switch from a disposable razor to a safety razor. First off, you'll avoid throwing plastic in the landfill...
Nov 16, 20183 min read
An Inside Look at the Business Creating the Perfect Reusable Produce Bag
Bringing your own produce bag is a simple and easy way to reduce plastic waste at the grocery store. But as Vanina Howan, a small...
Nov 12, 20183 min read
Homemade Dry Shampoo
If you haven't yet incorporated dry shampoo into your hair routine, it's time to start. Dry shampoo is a zero waster's and water...
Nov 9, 20182 min read
Waste Audit October 2018
This last month I ended up sorting through my old filing folders and recycled the documents I no longer need. In them I also found quite...
Nov 5, 20181 min read
The Solution to Plastic Hair Ties
We all know that feeling of putting up your hair only to have your hair tie snap, ricocheting off the wall and hurting your fingers....
Nov 1, 20182 min read
Trash Jar June 2018
I have finally gotten around to weighing my trash from June. I didn't originally weigh it because I left for Ecuador right at the end of...
Oct 25, 20181 min read
Trash Jar September 2018
Every month I gather up all the waste I made that will go to the landfill (excluding recycling and composting). It's all of my...
Oct 18, 20181 min read
9 Things I Learned from the Zero Waste PDX Conference
It was a four hour long conference with six different speakers discussing reusable container laws, zero waste in business, and getting to on
Oct 18, 20184 min read
How to Make Hairspray from Sugar
That's right, you read the title correctly. This post is all about how to make hairspray from sugar. It's much easier than you might...
Oct 17, 20182 min read
A Waste Free Life in PDX
When people think of Portland, Oregon, they think of bridges, bike paths, microbreweries, and coffee houses. The word “eco-friendly”...
Oct 13, 20184 min read
A Guide to Living Zero Waste in Quito, Ecuador
When I was first planning my visit to Quito, Ecuador this summer, I didn't have high expectations of my ability to live zero waste in the...
Oct 12, 20185 min read
5 DIY Makeup Recipes You Can Make All Yourself
DIY always seems like a fun option for skin care, house decor, or reinventing clothing. But what about makeup? Makeup is not the typical...
Sep 27, 20183 min read