Are you interested in reducing your trash or living more sustainably this year? Well, I’ve got to say you’re in the right place! My entire platform is dedicated to breaking sustainable living down into a super simple step-by-step process. I cover everything from basic eco-friendly swaps to more advanced and intermediate tasks like getting involved...
When you first start going zero waste, you probably want to get some quick wins under your belt. It can be pretty daunting to know where to start so I’ve rounded up 20 easy ways for you to get started! If you’re just starting out trying to live a more eco-friendly lifestyle then be sure...
Most beginner guides for going zero waste are full of simple swaps, but there’s so much more to zero waste living than replacing your household items. Don’t get me wrong, I love swaps too like The Ultimate Guide to Zero Waste Swaps and 3 Easy Ways to Cut your Trash by 80%, but I think...
Every Wednesday I publish a little YouTube video. I’ve decided I want to do a short (or long) blog post to accompany the video! This one is going to be a short run down of my 10 favorite zero waste swaps! If I decided to become super wasteful tomorrow, (which I won’t) but for the...
Last year I created a 31-Day Zero Waste Challenge that was all in video format. You can see the YouTube playlist attached below. This year, I thought it would be fun, to take that challenge and really flesh it out. I want to make it insanely comprehensive with blog posts, guide books, videos, even live...
Climate change is real, but not unsolvable. There are lots of actionable steps you can take to save the planet from an ever-changing climate. Here are five ways to reduce your carbon footprint. Reducing Your Carbon Foot Print 1. learn the 5 R’s: refuse, reduce, reuse, rot, recycle: Going zero waste is a great step...
To be honest with you, I needed to take a step back. After seeing the report from the UN by IPCC, I needed to spend some time grounding myself. If you’re not familiar with the report, basically a whole bunch of scientists got together and concluded we have 12 years before we’re going to see...
Just starting your zero waste journey? Let me be the first to welcome to the community! It can be a little overwhelming when you’re trying to figure out where to start. These 10 tips will help you figure out those first beginner steps. If you feel like you’ve mastered the beginning steps, make sure to...
Have you seen the news?? Lots of places are jumping on the “No Straw” train and it’s pretty exciting! It’s exciting to see something that you’ve been working to raise awareness on become a national topic! There are several things I hope come to fruition with this in the spotlight. 1. it’s about more than...
Happy World Ocean’s Day everyone! Today we’re also kicking off the G7 summit following World Environment Day whose theme was Beat Plastic Pollution. Plastic pollution has really been in the spotlight, and I’m loving it! I have been able to connect with so many people through the National Geographic article that just came out. It...
In order to reduce your waste, you have to know what you’re throwing away. Know thy enemy is like… rule number one. Trash/waste, you are the enemy, and we will vanquish you! So, that might be a tad dramatic, but other than starting with The Big Four and buying less, performing a trash audit is a great...
When looking to go zero waste, dip your toe into waste reduction, or being more eco-friendly, my first suggestion is always the Big Four! The Big Four are four simple, easy swaps popularized by Plastic Free July. These four items are easy to avoid and make-up a huge portion of waste in landfills and the ocean. ...
what is zero waste? The simple definition: to send nothing to the landfill. The more complex and accurate description: To completely redefine the system, to move to a circular economy and write waste out of existence. For those of you who enjoy listening to your blog posts, I have recorded this for you. It’s a...
When going zero waste it’s of utmost importance to remember the first couple of steps. First we refuse what we don’t need, we reduce what we do need, and then we reuse what we have. Buying something new is pretty low on the totem pole. As the green movement flourishes, marketers are going to try and...
Whenever I’m feeling blue, I have a rule. My rule is to always engage in a positive and actionable task. While I think it’s good to feel all emotions and to experience them fully, it can be easy to feel trapped in a funk. I find the best way to break that is with positive...
I wasn’t entirely sure what to call this post, because it’s more of a timeline. I get so many people asking me, what are the next steps after tackling the top 10 swaps? Living a zero waste lifestyle, isn’t like moving through a timeline. It’s more of a choose your own adventure. Which is a...
The most popular phrase you’ll see on this blog is “I hate food waste.” I do. I really, really, really HATE food waste. 40% of all the food in America is wasted. With all of that wasted food, we could feed 60 million people for a year! Food also makes up 20% of the solid...
compost: Starting a compost bin is one of the best things you can do for the environment. 25% of everything Americans throw out is compostable, and 16% of methane emissions are from organics unable to decompose in landfills. Starting a backyard compost is easy. Even if you’re bad at composting, it’s better than not composting...
What do you do with all of the plastic you accumulated before going zero waste????? I get asked this question all the time. Throwing all of your old plastic away and getting all brand new eco-friendly items would be contrary to the zero waste lifestyle. However, I completely understand wanting to ditch plastic around your...
The bathroom may be the smallest room in the house but man-oh-man can it be wasteful! The average woman puts on 12 products in the morning before she leaves the house, but we typically have a lot more in our cabinets, under our sinks, and in the shower. I’ve found one of the best ways...
