Do you know that plastics don’t fully breakdown? Over time, plastics become smaller and smaller in size until pieces about the size of a sesame seed are labeled “microplastics”. Microplastics can come from larger plastic pieces, plastic in our synthetic clothing, and other sources. These microplastics are so small that they easily pass through water filtration […]
Sustainability
Zero Waste Ice Tea Recipe
It’s summer and temperatures are climbing. With COVID-19 causing limitations in socialization and venturing out to bars and restaurants is a risk I am choosing not to take, I am indulging in a sweet summer drink that I can enjoy on my patio with my husband. Ice tea is a wonderful summer drink. It is […]
How to Reduce Your Waste in College
I started down the zero waste path in February 2017, long after I completed my studies in undergrad and graduate school. Throughout this journey, I have been contacted by lots of college students with questions about low waste or zero waste living while being a student. I understand the challenge of being a monetarily-challenged college […]
Moving towards a zero waste bathroom
I am slowly making my way through each room in my house, doing everything I can to make each room be more sustainable by eliminating potential waste. For some reason, I have been avoiding doing this to my bathroom. I think I am scared. I am scared that I will need to start making all […]
Zero Waste Yogurt in the Crockpot
When I started my zero waste grocery shopping challenge back in February, I challenged myself to go totally package-free for the entire month. My goal was to contribute nothing to my trashcan or my recycling bin. Once the challenge had been completed (watch my YouTube video about my experience here) I didn’t want to return to my […]
Zero Waste Overnight Travel Tips
If you are anything like me, you love to travel and want to do it sustainably. Often overnight travel requires car rides and flights, two modes of transportation the emit greenhouse gases into our atmosphere and are major contributors to climate change. But thanks to improvements in technology, global travel has become more “green” than […]
Zero Waste Local Travel Tips
Do you love to travel? I am obsessed with travel! I love road trips, exploring a new area, and exotic adventures abroad. As I learn more about waste I am making it my mission to travel more sustainably. And over the last month I have really been focused on zero waste traveling on a local scale. I define […]
Zero Waste Breakfast Bites
I absolutely LOVE breakfast. I could happily eat breakfast for any meal of the day. But during the work week I often don’t have time eat a quality breakfast; usually I am eating and simultaneously gathering my scattered belongings and running out the door to work. These Zero Waste Breakfast Bites are the perfect to-go […]
A Zero Waste Valentines Day
I love my husband. He is sweet, kind, thoughtful, attentive, and very good looking. Over the five years we have been together he has become an excellent gift giver. He has bought and made me items that I love. He is pretty much the best. Now that we are transitioning to a zero waste lifestyle, I […]