Green Bin Challenge Update: February
Green Bin Challenge Update: February - By - Leigh Williams February 28, 2019 If you read my last entry, you will know that I have decided to take a One Green Bin Challenge for 2019, and in so doing, it is already clear to me some of [...]
My 2019 Green Bin Challenge
My 2019 Green Bin Challenge - By - Leigh Williams January 16, 2019 For 2019, I have decided to challenge myself! Actually, maybe it’s not so much a challenge, as an assessment. For the last 3 years, I have been chipping away at how much garbage my [...]
Zero Waste/Zero Regrets Black Friday
A good friend of mine recently lost her father. On his deathbed he told her his biggest regret was not having more time with his young grandchildren. Time. Something that is limited for all of us and our most precious gift to give. My friend took these words to heart and they have [...]
Crosstown
Crosstown Pub makes our list mainly for making huge steps in the right direction. They joined our Straw-free July Pledge and had this to say afterward: ...thank you for putting on the STRAWS event at the Cary Theater last Thursday. Watching the documentary and listening to the panel discussion afterwards has [...]
Hosting an Activist
Sometimes my zero waste journey leads me to something quite unexpected! That's what happened when I found myself inviting one of the most fascinating people I have ever met, Baptiste Dubanchet, into our home. I was introduced to Baptiste through Anne Gaudin, Executive Director of our local [...]