About the Author: Leigh Williams
A New Way to Recycle?
Often, when people learn that I strive to live a near zero waste lifestyle, they assume we recycle a lot. In truth, when we started moving toward zero waste we actually decreased our recycling by about a third on average. I’m not a big fan of recycling for a myriad of reasons I can go [...]
International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
Happy International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste! That is a really long way to say it’s time for us to pay a bit more attention to the incredibly valuable resource of food! First the Facts In the United States, the EPA estimates that food waste represents between [...]
All That Holiday Wrapping! (don’t rush to recycle)
When all the gifts have been opened in a flurry of excitement, one can find oneself surrounded by a sea of crumpled wrapping paper, ribbons, boxes, packaging materials, and a question: what to do with all that mess?! Some of what you will be able to do with it comes [...]
Giving Thanks at Toward Zero Waste
Thanksgiving is about recognizing our blessings and being grateful for them! And in some ways, for many of us, this has morphed into extravagance in all things food and flourish. We pile our tables high with more food than any family can manage and purchase decorations, many of which won’t last longer [...]
Earth Day 2020
Don’t Miss Earth Day 2020! Toward Zero Waste had lots of plans for the month of April; it’s always a busy and exciting month for environmentalists! But with the Covid-19 crisis, those plans of documentary viewings, talks, classes and festivals have been altered. While some were cancelled, others were made virtual. We [...]
