BY AILEEN ZANGOUEI Lauren singer dedicates her blog trashisfortossers.com and her YouTube channel to teaching people how to live a zero-waste lifestyle, therefore being eco-friendly. For five years, she saved her trash in a jar, and made a video exposing…
Zero-waste grocery stores are finally making their way to the U.S. and Canada
The average American creates 4.3 pounds of trash per day. That’s 1,569 pounds a year. With numbers like this, it’s no wonder our landfills are overflowing and our planet is suffering. One of the major pitfalls of living in a…
This zero-waste grocery store has no packaging, plastic or big-name brands
BY: KHADIJA KHAN Forget Whole Foods. The Germans have created a store with eco-conscious customers in mind. Well, at least in Berlin—the newest home of Original Unverpackt (Original Unpackaged). You won’t find any paper or plastic bags here—or any kind…
New pick ‘n’ mix bins for veggies eliminate home waste and healthy eating excuses
BY: JESSICA BEUKER A handful of New World grocery stores in New Zealand are now offering peppers, mushrooms, broccoli, cucumber, onions and an endless list of other veggies pre-cut in clear, plastic containers. The traditional pick ‘n’ mix formula, similar…
Google is preparing for a zero-waste economy where all products are 100% recyclable
BY: TYLER FYFE In nature, the earth is both a starting block and a finish line. So what if we thought about our factories the same way? Behold the most basic explanation of a circular economy. Imagine if instead of…