Plastic-Free(ish)

8 Zero Waste Swaps for Dining On-the-Go

Reducing waste while dining on-the-go can take a little planning, but once you get in the habit, it's easy to maintain. Today on the blog I have 8 ...

10 Healthy, Zero Waste Snacks To Keep You Going

When you're a snacker, it can be tempting to pick up some packaged sweet or salty treats when you're craving a little sustenance between meals. But...

10 Weird Things You Can Compost

If you're thinking about switching to a zero waste lifestyle, a good place to start is your trash. When I started noticed what I was throwing away,...

My Dad's Zero Waste Kitchen Makeover

Have you ever walked into a family member or friend's kitchen and itched to give them a zero waste makeover? I knew with a few easy swaps, my dad w...

6 Tips for a Zero Waste Valentine's Day

For many, Valentine's Day has become a high-stakes, trashy, exclusionary monster. In this post, I discuss ways to celebrate loved ones without crea...

Product Review: The Pros and Cons of Using a Menstrual Cup for a Zero Waste Period

It may be no surprise that your monthly flow produces a lot of trash. Tampons, pantyliners and pads are all designed to be disposable and are often...

15 Zero Waste Bathroom Swaps

Bathroom products have been designed to be "convenient" and disposable and are often packaged in wasteful plastic packaging. There are reusable and...

5 Tips for Hosting a Zero Waste Thanksgiving

Household waste in the Unites States increases about 25 percent in the period between Thanksgiving and New Years Day. If you're hosting Thanksgivin...

Planning A Zero Waste Wedding, Part 2

When planning a wedding, keeping zero waste can seem like an added challenge to an already stressful planning process. In reality, zero staying zer...

2-Ingredient Zero Waste Sink Cleaner

I used to think that nothing but harsh chemicals could get my dirty sink clean. But when I ran out of my last can of AJAX, I put baking a natural z...

5 Zero Waste Candy Alternatives for Trick-or-Treaters

Of all the holidays, Halloween is my favorite. But, what's a zero waster/Halloween lover to do? It's hard to find plastic-free alternatives for tri...

5 Tips for a Zero Waste Move

They say that two moves is as good as a fire. While moving is inherently chaotic, but it does provide the opportunity to minimize your belongings a...