Category: Zero Waste
Challenges of Moving Toward Zero Waste in a Rural Small Town
The Zero Waste lifestyle is a passion of mine and I'm hoping to raise awareness and bring the movement to my rural community of Richmond County. I grew up in a small town called Rockingham near the NC/SC state line. In 2003, I moved to Greensboro, which is a much larger city, to attend [...]
Green Bin Challenge Update: March
Green Bin Challenge Update: March - By - Leigh Williams March 31, 2019 We are entering month four and we have filled two 8 gallon bags of trash. Those two bags take up quite a bit of space in the bottom of my bin, though, and I struggle [...]
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 the [...]
In Search Of A Zero Waste Tea
Back in March 2018, we conducted a survey through our Toward Zero Waste Facebook Groups regarding tea packaging. One of our members had begun to find tea packaging sized plastic in her finished compost and realized that some her tea packaging waste was clearly not zero waste! Remains of composted tea envelopes (bottom [...]
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 family [...]
