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- Oct 13, 2018
- 4 min
A Waste Free Life in PDX
When people think of Portland, Oregon, they think of bridges, bike paths, microbreweries, and coffee houses. The word “eco-friendly”...
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- Oct 12, 2018
- 5 min
A Guide to Living Zero Waste in Quito, Ecuador
When I was first planning my visit to Quito, Ecuador this summer, I didn't have high expectations of my ability to live zero waste in the...
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- May 24, 2018
- 3 min
Oregon's Bottle Take-Back Program
As a relatively recent "Oregonian", it's taken me a little while to figure out the whole bottle take-back program they have going on...
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- May 20, 2018
- 3 min
Why You Need to Conduct a Waste Audit
A waste audit is, in simple terms, just a way to document the quantity of waste someone produces. Waste audits often appear on college...
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- Jan 21, 2018
- 3 min
One Year of Waste
In 2017, I decided to collect all of my household waste for an entire year in a jar. As I have written about consistently on this blog,...
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- Nov 4, 2017
- 1 min
Trash Audit September 2017
I'm a little behind in writing this, but don't worry! I still have accurate details of my trash production from back in September. It was...
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- Aug 9, 2017
- 2 min
Trash Audit July 2017
Plastic Free July is up and it's time to do my monthly waste audit. This time however, I also collected the plastic recycling in addition...
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- Jun 12, 2017
- 1 min
May 2017 Trash Audit
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...
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- Apr 26, 2017
- 4 min
Living with Different Lifestyles
When you choose to start reducing the waste in your life, it tends to make you hyper aware of every bit of trash around you. Or at least...
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- Feb 26, 2017
- 3 min
Recycling Isn’t the Cure
I grew up knowing the words to Jack Johnson’s version of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and carrying every plastic bottle I used to the nearest...
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- Apr 23, 2016
- 3 min
Styrofoam: The Trap
Styrofoam – oh boy! It’s basically a zerowasters nightmare! If you haven’t jumped on the band wagon and ditched this stuff, let me give...
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