Category: Recycling
Make E-Waste Your New Year’s Resolution
Another set of holidays has come and gone. Thinking back on this holiday season, did you receive any electronic gifts? Maybe you received a “smart” device for the first time, or perhaps you got an upgrade on an older device. If so, this is an excellent time to decide what your priorities will be [...]
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 into [...]
College – how to be a waste-conscious student
College brings change, and with the changes to classes and scenery also comes a change in living and learning how to care for yourself. Living in dorms, joining a food plan, and flexible classes and schedules, are all day-to-day changes that will have a big impact on your life in college. You may have been [...]
Toward Zero Waste Moving Tips
Congratulations! You are moving to a new home! Your offer has been accepted, the home has passed inspection and now you are just waiting to sign all those documents on closing day. While moving into or out of a new place can be exciting, it can also get [...]
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 down [...]
