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May 1, 2017
1 min

April 2017 Trash Audit

For those of you who may have started following my journey more recently, I started out going zero waste by collecting my trash each...

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Apr 15, 2017
2 min

#OneJarChallenge - March 2017

Is it just me or are the months going by faster now? I've been so busy preparing to move to Portland, Oregon (more on that to come!) and...

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Mar 4, 2017
1 min

#OneJarChallenge - February 2017

Ready to peek inside my trash jar this month? It's quite a big surprise! Or should I say "little" surprise? My previous best for an...

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Feb 2, 2017
2 min

OneJarChallenge - January 2017

I had big dreams of producing a tiny jar of trash this year but the truth is, life often has other plans. Hit with the worst flu I have...

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Jan 8, 2017
1 min

#OneJarChallenge - December 2016

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...

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Dec 5, 2016
1 min

#OneJarChallenge - November 2016

Well let’s take a look shall we? 1.0 ounces for the month of November. 1 salad dressing seal 7 vitamin/spice seals 2 vegan butter...

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Nov 13, 2016
2 min

#OneJarChallenge - October 2016

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...

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Oct 11, 2016
2 min

OneJarChallenge - September 2016

This September my goals were to bring my medical waste down and to reduce the “splurge” waste I produce when spontaneously buying treats...

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Sep 3, 2016
3 min

#OneJarChallenge – August 2016

After my one stop trash pit in Mexico, !! , I was looking forward to having a month of relatively low trash production. And overall, it...

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Aug 24, 2016
8 min

Why My Plastic Free July Failed: Basura Cero Parte 2

Plastic Free July is supposed to be a month raising awareness around plastic consumption and production and encouraging people to try new...

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Jun 24, 2016
2 min

#OneJarChallenge - June 2016

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...

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Jun 5, 2016
3 min

#OneJarChallenge - May 2016

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...

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May 1, 2016
3 min

#OneJarChallenge - April 2016

This month I produced 1.5 ounces of trash: 2 cheese packages 2 broccoli tags 1 tea wrapper 1 band aid 1 blister pad 1 vitamin jar seal 2...

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Feb 29, 2016
3 min

#OneJarChallenge - February 2016

February 2016 Trash Detail: -2 Top Ramen Noodle Packets -2 Top Ramen Flavor Packets -6 Fruit Stickers -1 Straw -1 Facial Product Sticker...

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Jan 31, 2016
1 min

#OneJarChallenge - January 2016

Let's take a look at what I produced in the start of 2016. This month, after all, could foreshadow into how my entire year will do!...

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Jan 18, 2016
2 min

One Year Under My Belt...

One year ago on January 1st, 2015 I first started my zero-waste challenge. When I thought of the #onejarchallenge originally, I never...

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Oct 6, 2015
2 min

#OneJarChallenge - September 2015

This last month, September, I only produced 0.7 ounces of trash! Everything, besides what is featured in this photo, was reused,...

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Sep 3, 2015
2 min

#OneJarChallenge - August 2015

Another month has gone by so it’s time for me to weigh my waste! This is actually one of my favorite parts of my zero-waste challenge...

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