There are plenty of ways we can reduce our waste and be more sustainable during the holidays. From thinking about and reflecting on how we can reduce waste in our kitchens and at the dining table to sharing our love of zero waste and sustainability with our friends and families. For those of us who want to give gifts but don’t like the waste it can create, this article is for you! Sections 1. Reusable Gifts 2. Consumables 3. Experiences From here, there are many paths we can take, be it sharing some of the zero waste products we’ve started to use in our own life, giving consumable items like ..read more

Hopefully by now you’ve at least heard the term “greenwashing”. But what is it? Why should you care and why is it important to your zero waste journey? Sections 1. What is greenwashing and why should you care? 2. Examples of Greenwashing 3. How can you tell when something has been greenwashed? 4. What were our biggest lessons learned when trying to identify greenwashing? 1. What is greenwashing and why should you care? Greenwashing is a PR tactic and marketing tool used by corporations to make people believe that a company is more environmentally responsible than it actually is. According to ..read more

Going zero waste is one of the most important and gratifying choices you can make for the world’s well-being on a personal level. Did you know that the typical home in the United States generates 4.4 pounds of garbage per day? This adds up to more than a ton of waste per home each year! Zero Waste is a concept based on a set of behaviors taken to minimize as much waste as possible. Trying to figure out a few fast and simple methods to go toward zero waste and be a bit more environmentally conscious? You could try these simple zero waste solutions! Sections 1. Begin Composting Your Food, Plant ..read more

Sustainable travel has become necessary for respectful travelers who live at the crossroads of richer travel experiences and concern for our world and its inhabitants. As many have already seen, global tourism’s massive development in recent years has given rise to serious concerns, including increased pollution, overtaxed cities, and environmental damage. This is a voyage of self-awareness and travel choices aimed at respecting and protecting the local environment, culture, and economy. Here are four things to consider for your future sustainable holiday! Sections 1. Sustainable Travel Desti ..read more

Looking for inspiration to revitalize your unsustainable bathroom into a zero waste bathroom? It’s easy to get into convenience-based habits in our bathroom routine, but all it takes is a few easy swaps to get you started on your zero waste journey. Even if you replace just one item in your bathroom with a sustainable alternative, you’re off to a great start. Sections 1. Soap → Zero waste soap 2. Toilet paper and facial tissues → Recycled toilet paper and facial tissues 3. Toilet paper → Bidet 4. Synthetic towels → Bamboo or hemp towels 5. Regular faucets → Water efficient faucets 6. Mouthwas ..read more

Living Zero Waste means minimizing waste in your everyday life – usually by recycling, reusing items, and reducing use of material items. Once good habits are established, it’s something that both individuals and corporations can do easily and affordably. It may sound like an overwhelming task at first, but it is quite achievable when broken down into categories. So, what areas of life are best to start? Let’s start with plastic, one of the most notorious materials. Plastic comes from oil, a fossil fuel. It takes thousands of years to decompose, releasing toxins in the process, which poll ..read more

Climate change and carbon footprint Making good choices for the environment means, at first, trying to make the right choices to protect our local environment by reducing our carbon footprint. If everyone of us would be more thoughtful about how and what we conserve, the sustainable practices we adopt, the amount of waste we reduce and the size of carbon our carbon footprint, we would start to notice significant effects both locally and globally. Human activities are increasing greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere causing the most significant impacts of global warming, with carbon d ..read more

In one of our first posts, we wrote what zero waste is and what a zero waste lifestyle can look like. Since then, we've made many swaps in our daily lives and simple changes that have reduced our waste output and improved the quality of the products we use day-to-day. Our goal was never to only produce a single jar's worth of waste for the year but rather to find easy ways to have a marked impact on our life and our waste streams. In this article, we want to revisit the definition of zero waste, why you should care about it and what it could mean to start living a more sustainable, zero waste ..read more

We really loved these upcycling home projects we recent look on - house projects can be a lot of fun, but they can also end up costing a lot of money and producing a lot of waste. Over the past year we found ourselves getting creative to update our living space on a budget all while sending fewer items to the landfill. While some of these ideas are big DIY projects, some are as simple as adding a coat of paint, and others can be hired out if you prefer. We actually did a mix of all three. Each of these items can be considered an upcycling home project. Upcycling is giving an old item a new and ..read more

Snacks at the store are typically wrapped in plastic and full of preservatives – finding and making zero waste snacks at home was a great step in our journey. Going zero waste in the kitchen has been one of our biggest successes and it’s been a ton of fun! It started by eliminating plastic baggies and getting hooked on beeswax wraps and then transitioned into learning to ditch single-use paper products. Not only have we reduced plastic and waste in our kitchen, but we have made it less toxic by using our favorite plastic free and non-toxic cleaning products – Meliora dish soaps and all-purpose ..read more