Three years ago I put a "certified compostable" coffee cup lid in my backyard bin, marked the date on a scrap of paper, and forgot about it. Eight months...
The first zero waste purchase I ever made was a $38 stainless steel straw set with a canvas carry pouch and a tiny brush shaped like a bottle cleaner....
Zero Plastic Waste Lessons Coral Reefs Teach Better Than Cities
The first time I surfaced from a dive with a plastic bottle cap wedged in my glove, I wasn't thinking...
Zero Plastic Waste: The Real Reason Recycling Alone Fails
There's a belief that shows up in almost every conversation about plastic, and it's wrong in a way that quietly wastes...
Zero Plastic Waste: What the Data Actually Shows
Nine percent. That is roughly how much of the plastic ever produced has actually been recycled, according to OECD figures that have...
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...