To tackle the challenges brought on by climate change—and the grassroots, zero-waste movement plays a role because it’s fundamentally about changing consumption—we women could use some help.
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How to Make Reusable Produce Bags [with Video]
Upcycle sheets, fabric remnants and scraps into reusable cloth produce bags for zero-waste and plastic-free shopping.
How to Create a Secondhand Store in Your School
Scrolling through Instagram recently, I came across a secondhand clothing swap that @labelle_eco_life (Monique Labelle-Wheeler) had organized at the school where she teaches in Ottawa, Canada. I thought to myself, “Every school needs to do this!” I asked Monique if she’d like to write a guest blog post about the exchange, explaining how it worked […]
How to Stop Receiving Unwanted Gifts
You have the zero-waste and plastic-free routine down but well-meaning friends and family constantly buy you unwanted gifts. Here’s how to decline them.
Why Change If No One Else Will?
You completely change your lifestyle on your zero-waste journey but those around you don’t seem to care. Why not simply throw in the paper towel?
Get Over the Ick Factor to Reduce Your Waste
The ick factor over dirt and germs leads us to buy stuff over and over and over rather than simply washing quality items we buy or make once an reuse over and over.
Party Season: Have Your Cake and Eat It Plastic-Free Too
Turn your next school function, picnic or barbecue into a plastic-free event with these simple steps.
Simple DIY Bread Slicing Guide
Cut smooth, even slices every time with this simple wooden bread slicing guide.
How to Live Zero-Waste on a Budget
A zero-waste lifestyle is by nature a frugal one. These 16 tips will help you adjust to the program on a budget.
Make Making Great Again
One of the many benefits of a zero-waste or low-waste lifestyle is the recovery of life skills. Let’s teach these in schools.
Okara Brown Sugar Biscotti
Homemade tofu renders an astonishing amount of soybean pulp, or okara. Better make biscotti to avoid food waste. All for the cause!