Zero Waste Blog

Ever heard of the saying "What would you do for a Klondike bar?" Well...apparently I would produce trash for one! I just couldn't resist one when my boyfriend brought them home :) This last month I produced 0.4 ounces of trash. It's a tie for my best month ever! In my trash audit, I've split it up into "purposeful" and "accidental" trash categories. There will always be times that I make an active decision to consume something that comes with trash. And there will always be m

For those of you who may have started following my journey more recently, I started out going zero waste by collecting my trash each month in a jar. At the end of each month, I inventoried what I had made and weighed it. Over time, the amount got smaller and I learned what types of things I'm a sucker for! I've kept it up as a reminder to myself to keep improving and a visual representation of what I can achieve with dedication. In April 2017, I produced 7.6 ounces! 1 broken

2016 has come to an end and it's time to take a look inside my last month of trash...1.8 ounces of trash. December brought with it a lot of house cleaning so many items you see in this photo were either found in some back, dark corner of my house or purposefully used up because they had just been sitting around for too long. I always like to end the year cleaning out any trash that might have been missed or dropped throughout the year. 10 Probiotic Plastic Containers 7 Envelo

There is always room for improvement! Even with minuscule amounts of trash in my jar each month, I made another record of just 0.5 ounces (half an ounce!). It’s not much. Like literally. It’s a tiny amount of trash. My trash jar: 4 bottle seals 3 tea bag wrappers 3 stickers from folders 1 Amazon package receipt 1 plant marker 1 butter wrapper 1 medicine bottle seal A handful of jar seals A few clothing tags So I should be cheering! But recently I have been feeling like what I

After my one stop trash pit in Mexico, !! , I was looking forward to having a month of relatively low trash production. And overall, it wasn’t too bad! As you can see in the photo and in my list, a fair amount was caused by medicine packages. You should be proud though, I am medication free now! Woohooo! August ended up totaling 3.4 ounces of trash! As I do every month, let’s take a look at what I produced and why. This helps me and everyone reading my blog learn from my mist

You might be asking yourself right now, “Wait, is June really over?” And you would be right. No. It’s not the end of June. But yes, I am doing my one month review right now. Why? Well, let me explain. I’m leaving for Mexico – tomorrow. I’ll be gone for exactly a month and I would like to keep track of the trash I produce while away. Therefore I am cutting June a little short and making July slightly longer to cover my entire trip. Don’t worry, I won’t push any trash under the

In May, I produced all of 0.6 ounces of trash. My record has been 0.7 ounces from September of 2015 and last month I finally did it one better! I know. One measly ounce doesn’t seem like much. But when you get to the point I am at, where every speck of trash makes a difference, an ounce can seem like a whole lot! So let’s take a look at what I produced: -1 straw -1 deodorant label -2 meat weight stickers -1 cheese wrapper -1 Ricola Cough Drop bag -4 jar seals (2 ice cream, 1

February 2016 Trash Detail: -2 Top Ramen Noodle Packets -2 Top Ramen Flavor Packets -6 Fruit Stickers -1 Straw -1 Facial Product Sticker -1 Hair Tie -A Month of Floss -1 Piece of Tape -1 Piece of String -3 Plastic Price Tag Attachments -1 Price Tag Sticker -1 Decorative Price Tag Attachment -1 Medical Container -4 Light Bulbs The total comes to 10.2 ounces of trash for a whole month. Not bad? Not my best either. I was really quite disappointed when I learned CFL lights aren’t