Talking a Little Less Trash

Talking a Little Less Trash Follow my family in an effort to lead a zero-waste lifestyle. We will share our journey of trying to reduce our wasteful habits. I set aside my love for spontaneous shopping sprees. Now I have well thought out and executed trips to buy exactly what I set out to get. Impulse buying – gone. I started shrinking our family’s plastic footprint. We got into a relatively “green” groove, and I thought we were doing good… Until I read about the Zero-Waste family. WOW. So I talked to my husband and kids and we decided it’s time to step it up. Because sometimes, less really is more.

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Man’s Best Friend – Can We be Zero Waste With Our Pooch?

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May 15, 2013
Man’s Best Friend – Can We be Zero Waste With Our Pooch?

Exciting news from our home... We got a puppy!  Our sweet old cat passed away some weeks back.   Our house had a sad emptiness in it.  We've talked about adding a dog to our family for a long time, and decided it was time.   Me...

Upcycling Challenge 2013!

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May 2, 2013
Upcycling Challenge 2013!

I am so excited to announce this!  Time to roll up your sleeve and get busy!  POST your best upcycle project pictures here:  Win Valuable Prizes from ReCreate &  Beverly’s Fabric and Crafts. Upcycling (v):  to conv...

Cleaning Up Our Waste by Making Household Cleaner

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Apr 30, 2013
Cleaning Up Our Waste by Making Household Cleaner

Some weeks back we made laundry detergent.  It was incredibly easy t o make, and ended up washing our clothes just as well as store bought detergent.  So we declared that experiment a success, and we are about due to make a second batch.This ...

Drinking from a straw doesn’t have to suck

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Apr 10, 2013
Drinking from a straw doesn’t have to suck

For me, Earth Day is every day, But since Earth Day is "officially" in April, I wanted to celebrate  by giving away some reusable items that helped me create less waste.I'm a mom who runs a small nonprofit, has two kinds in elementary school and a...

Relish Reusable Blog Hop Giveaway

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Mar 31, 2013
Relish Reusable Blog Hop Giveaway

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Welcome to the Relish Reusable Giveaway Hop hosted by Measuring Flower and Eco Crazy Mom! I have teamed up with a group of other green bloggers to bring you a bunch of fun, eco-friendly, and reusable...

Happy Green Easter!

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Mar 29, 2013
Happy Green Easter!

I was unplugged for much of this week, hiking the beautiful central coast of California.  Today, my kids and I are catching up on our green crafting for Easter.  Here are some fun projects you might want to try at home.  Egg Carton Art f...

Reduce, Reduce, Reduce, Reuse and then Recycle

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Mar 22, 2013
Reduce, Reduce, Reduce, Reuse and then Recycle

In my position at reCREATE, we visit thousands of kids and talk to them about waste reduction.  As part of the presentation, we show them a video that explains how our garbage is processed here in Western Placer County at the Material Recovery Fac...

Art from Trash

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Mar 13, 2013
Art from Trash

I am the Executive Director of a Creative Reuse Center.  We have had an especially creative few weeks, so I wanted to share some of the art we make from what others might consider waste. We made this very large building structure in our after...

Washing… without all that pesky packaging

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Mar 11, 2013
Washing… without all that pesky packaging

Since we have revised the way we shop, our garbage has reduced dramatically.  Taking our own containers and bags (almost all the time - we do slip up on occasion), has really made a difference in our trash output.  The one area where we st...

Amazing Upcycle – Wine Cork Floor

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Mar 8, 2013
Amazing Upcycle – Wine Cork Floor

I came across this this image on Pinterest, and loved it.  What a beautiful way to reuse wine corks.  The image came from a story originally originally posted on MSN.  The handiwork is from Phoenix Commotion.  You can see ...