Zero Waste Blog

Whenever I start something new, be it a diet, job, class, or other change, I always give myself a little room to figure out how my zero waste lifestyle fits in. When a new change happens, I usually make mistakes. And I'm okay with that. I recently went through a LOT of new changes. I now live in a new city and attend a graduate program at a university that's consuming every waking minute I have (I'm literally staying up on finals week right now to write this post that is elev

Every zero waster has some hobbies from their "before" days that they don't want to give up but need to convert over to a zero waste routine. For me, that was donating blood. I got my gallon pin this month and won't be stopping nay time soon! As you can imagine though, anything involving the medical system usually also involves a lot of waste - with donating blood being no exception. So I have come up with a "Blood Donation Kit" I bring with me each time I give. This kit will

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

This September my goals were to bring my medical waste down and to reduce the “splurge” waste I produce when spontaneously buying treats that inevitably come with trash. In review, I could have done better with goal number one. Here’s how: To avoid medical waste I needed to be planning ahead. Anticipating what my body was going to need and heading it off before it called out longingly for a Band-Aid or plastic wrapped pill. The problem is, that needs a lot of foresight. Great