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Lauren
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Guide To: Zero Waste Farmers Market Shopping
When I first started living a Zero Waste lifestyle I had never really shopped at a farmers market before. It seemed intimidating, scary, and overwhelming. But a few simple shopping hacks made it a lot easier and made buying food go from a super wasteful, time consuming process, to one that is easy and totally waste free! Check out this…
Zero Waste Toilet Paper?
Check out this video that talks about my Zero Waste bathroom adventures, yay! I use recycled toilet paper wrapped in paper instead of big packages wrapped in plastic. When the toilet paper is flushed it goes to a wastewater treatment plant where it naturally biodegrades (breaks down). 4589547618401 4553030762593
Extending the Life of Your Shoes
“When you look good you feel good” That is the motto that is hanging above the desk of Alex, my shoe guy. He has been repairing my shoes for three years now. When I bring him my shoes they typically look like straight trash. I procrastinate so much before taking them to him, they are basically at the point of…
Documentaries That Changed My Life
A shortlist of the documentaries that changed my mindset massively and helped to inform my opinion on many things.
My Ultimate Reading List
I am extremely grateful and thankful to have received a degree in Environmental Studies from NYU. It is where I got a lot of my foundational science education that really helped to shape the way I think about things from a systems perspective. However, most of my knowledge on sustainability came not from school, but from reading. I am a…
Shopping Secondhand in NYC
People ask me all the time how I shop Zero Waste. My answer: secondhand! I buy all of my clothing secondhand which helps me to save money and have a closet full of unique items. How do I do it? Well, I teamed up with Suitcase Magazine and Viber to create a video on why I love secondhand shopping…
5 Days of Zero Waste with Refinery29!
I coached Refinery29’s Lucie Fink on how to go 5 days without producing any trash and SHE KILLED IT!!!! Check out our video to learn about the tips I gave Lucie to live a life with a little less trash 🙂