Zero Waste Holiday Gift Guide
My favorite ways to gift zero waste so you can sleep stress (and trash) free this holiday season.
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How To: Zero Waste at Music Festivals
It’s festival season and from my experience, music festivals and trash go hand in hand. Don’t get me wrong, the people that organize music festivals are definitely working towards making them more sustainable (there are now water refill stations, compostable dishware and flatware for food, composting to name a few innovations)… but whenever you gather thousands of people somewhere, there will probably…
Zero Waste Valentine’s Day
Tomorrow is Valentines day. A day of EPIC consumerism. But my dad just did the most incredible thing for me. Instead of buying me cut flowers, he planted 50 trees in my honor. It is the most thoughtful valentines day gift I have ever received and totally Zero Waste. If you have a lover or friend that you are wanting…
Zero Waste Picnic
I’m so grateful to have friends that are passionate about lots of different things. Two of my friends, Anna and Kate, are passionate about healthy, Organic food and we decided to join forces and have a Zero Waste picnic. The planning was easy because we chose to make our picnic potluck style. We each made a dish and since I…
How I Celebrated Birthday Without Waste
I used to dread birthdays. Not the getting older part or the eating a lot part, but the idea of having all eyes on me for a day. I don’t love the attention and it has always freaked me out. This year I wanted to do something different and focus on a challenge instead of my birthday itself: a Zero Waste…
How To: Host a Zero Waste Dinner Party
I am starting a new job this week, so to celebrate I wanted to host a dinner party. The idea can seem a little daunting, and understandably so. The hours of preparation and the cleanup are tiresome enough. My solution? A potluck! It makes playing hostess so simple, affordable and fun. Everyone gets to bring something that they love to…
A Zero Waste Holiday Season
It’s Friday night and i’m feeling crafty. I was inspired by a light, well, more specifically a lightbulb that burned out today. WARNING: do not do this with CFL bulbs, if they break they could release mercury, I am using an incandescent bulb! After creating less than a palm full of trash over the past two months, I didn’t want…
Guide To: Zero Waste, No-Tape Gift Wrapping
My step mother had her birthday party over the weekend. Not only is she the amazing mother of my beautiful two year old sister, she is an aspiringmidwife who is a living encyclopedia of all things… well… anatomical. To celebrate her birthday and to play on her interests, I found this handmade pillow on Etsy which could not be a…