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Sustainable Travel Kit: 10 Essentials for Reducing Waste on Vacation

Sustainable Travel Kit: 10 Essentials for Reducing Waste on Vacation

8 Minute Read. On last week’s post, I talked about my Zero Waste Toiletry Kit, which eliminates waste while keepin’ it fresh and clean on vacay. But what about when we’re hangry after a day tour, checking out local street vendors, or face deep in […]

5 things you can do with your reusable coffee cup

5 things you can do with your reusable coffee cup

3 Minute Read. Multifunctionality. It’s one of the key principles of sustainability. However, we are often trained by excellent marketing ads to think we need the perfect tool for every job. To clean the house, we NEED: Windex for our windows, Lysol for our counter […]

Make Your Own Bentonite Clay Tooth Powder In Less Than 30 Seconds

Make Your Own Bentonite Clay Tooth Powder In Less Than 30 Seconds

6 Minute Read. “What’s in my toothpaste?” Survey Says! A TON! Additives such as sorbitol (sweetener), sodium laurel sulfate (skin irritant), and cellulose gum (filler) are prevalent in all of the major toothpaste brands. And most of them aren’t even needed to clean your teeth, so […]

Zero Waste (One-Ingredient) Nut Milk

Zero Waste (One-Ingredient) Nut Milk

4 Minute Read. ‘Nut Milk’. It has a certain Je Ne Sais Quoi . . . Don’t You Think? Even better is the term: ‘Nut Bag’, which in actuality, has the ability to do so much more than squeeze the juice out of your nuts. […]

What about the Broccoli Stalks?

What about the Broccoli Stalks?

2 Minute Read. Did you know that Americans throw out approximately 40% of their food every year? That’s not only a ton of money going down the drain (about $2,275 for every household of 4), but its also the largest contributor of waste in our […]