Environment

The Solution Is Simple

Strategies for fighting the climate crisis are easier than you think.

What I Learned from My Trash Audit

Many Zero Waste experts advise people to do a trash audit before they start trying to eliminate…

Plastic Free Round-Up, Part 2

In my forty days of exploring the Zero Waste lifestyle, I came across a lot of products and ideas that I…

My Plastic Free Round-Up, Part 1

Easter morning, my family roused early to go to the neighbor’s house for coffee and bagels and an…

A Hierarchy of Was

This week was incredibly busy. I did a terrible job planning meals, which resulted…

Plastic Free: Day 35

Travel might be the most wasteful activity I engage in. From the fuel emissions to the food accroutements, everything is…

Plastic Free: Week 4

I’m switching to a week overview. Although I will post more frequently than that if I can, (a) I’m super busy all of a…

Plastic Free: Day 23

Today I successfully avoided upstream plastic. What do I mean by that? By “upstream,” I mean plastic that isn’t sold…

Plastic Free: Day 22

Remember the Ozone Layer?

Plastic Free (Not): Day 19–20

The day I had to buy plastic storage containers