These articles are all about beginnings: beautiful, messy, exciting beginnings. Living zero waste may not be easy, but it’s sure full of adventure.
There are so many easy, low-stress, and time efficient changes you can make in your day-to-day life to reduce your waste. Composting is not one of them. In fact, I almost gave up zero waste because of composting. Dramatic? I think not. I nearly gave up because: 1. Composting is gross. Seeing worms eat your discarded scraps and poop …
Ok, so we know recycling is a good thing, right? Right. (Deep breath)…But it’s not good enough. When I talk about going zero waste to someone new, they usually bring up recycling. 9 times out of 10, I usually change the subject or don’t engage further, depending on how much I like the person. Here …
I come across this statement a lot when watching videos or reading blogs about zero waste: “You’ll save money with zero waste because blah blah blah.” Unfortunately as great as it sounds, it simply isn’t true. At least, not everyone will save money compared to how they lived before going zero waste. If you’re a shopping …