The marketing industry has trained us well to buy products that will supposedly solve all of life’s problems. But with a little creativity and resourcefulness, you may find more sustainable and less expensive solutions to your predicaments than shoddy consumer goods designed to break quickly and languish in landfill for an eternity. Nothing is sometimes […]
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Plastic-Free Frozen Fruit
Follow these simple steps to freeze seasonal, local fresh fruit without the plastic.
No Excuses Utensil Roll
Whether you make or buy a utensil roll (Etsy has lots), you can easily stash it in your bag, wielding your real spoons everywhere you go, deflecting disposable cutlery left and right like Wonder Woman brandishing her bracelets, but for plastic junk instead of bullets. I made this utensil roll with some decor and drapery […]
Get Ready for Plastic Free July
Plastic Free July is here! Take the challenge and then follow these strategies for a successful month, free of single-use plastics.
Cope with Ecoanxiety Using These 12 Strategies
In its March 2017 paper, “Mental Health and Our Changing Climate: Impacts, Implications and Guidance,” the American Psychological Association defines ecoanxiety as “A chronic fear of environmental doom.” If you read the news at all or scroll through Instagram and Twitter or live in an area affected by climate change (i.e., the planet), I don’t […]
10 Zero-Waste Snacks for Kids (and Those Who Feed Them)
Fill little bellies, not big garbage bags, with these healthy and simple zero-waste snacks for kids.
But What Do We Do? Zero Waste for Beginners
At recent event, a few times after I explained one how I live plastic-free, an attendee asked, “But what do we do?” She needed easy tips.
14 Days to Zero Food Waste
Drastically reduce your food waste by following this fun and simple 14-day challenge.
Want to Combat Climate Change? Pick Up Your Damn Socks
To tackle the challenges brought on by climate change—and the grassroots, anti-consumer, zero-waste movement plays a role—we women could use some help.
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
Teachers and parents! Want to help the planet and save money? Organize a clothing exchange at school to keep secondhand clothes out of landfill.