Zero Waste Blog

In the United States, the average citizen throws away between four to nine pounds of trash per day. But what exactly fills up all those trash bins? Studies have shown that when asked about trash thrown out in homes, people drastically underestimate the quantity and types of garbage they make (which you can read about in the book Garbology!). The first step to reducing the waste in your life is understanding what exactly you throw away so you can look for solutions. For exampl