Here's something most people don't expect. The first documented "bring your own container" law wasn't a modern zero-waste policy. It was a butter regulation in a Massachusetts town in...
Zero Plastic Waste Shops: What Happens After Year One?
Most people stop going to their zero waste shop around month four. Not because they gave up on plastic-free living, but...
I bought all twelve at once. That was the mistake. I'd decided, somewhat dramatically, that the kitchen was getting a full plastic-free overhaul in a single weekend, and by...
Zero Plastic Waste or Plastic Free: Which Fits Your Home?
Every couple of weeks someone messages me asking why I use "zero waste" and "plastic free" almost interchangeably in one...
Plastic-Free Gift Wrapping Guests Actually Notice
Last December I watched someone unwrap a present, glance at the paper for exactly one second, and drop it...
Plastic Free Shopping Costs More Some Weeks, Less Overall
I started tracking my grocery receipts about four months into going plastic free, mostly out of...
Plastic Free Living Picks the Bulk Stores Worth the Drive
There's a specific kind of disappointment that comes from driving twenty minutes to a "bulk...