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Zero-Waste Office Ideas, Tips & Supplies

Recently, we have become more aware of how to save our planet. Fossil fuels, carbon footprints, and ozone layers are no longer things we read about in books or on the news. We all need to do our share, making individual changes in our lives to collectively create a...

Types of Plastic You Can Recycle & Plastics You Cannot

If you are thinking of implementing more eco-conscious waste disposal procedures in your commercial building, you need to know which plastics can be recycled and which can’t. At Escape Waste, we know that the current recycling rate for plastic in America is only 8.7%,...

Zero-Waste Movement History, Definition

Products delivered in the millions by companies in the zillion are already on the double. Delivery happens via plane, train, or truck, to almost definitely generate waste in packaging, plastics, and/or styrofoam, and more. We simply accumulate way, way too much trash....

Waste Management Tips for Landlords and Tenants

At Escape Waste we’re all about cutting environmental impact and the ownership and management of rental properties involve a number of factors!  There are quite a few mandatory duties associated with managing rental properties, but one of the most important—and...

Zero-Waste Sunscreen

Want to smell like a can of Betty Crocker frosting after a break-up, or Dobrilo Nenadić on a sunny day in Arilje?  When traveling, bring a TSA-approved bottle of your own raspberry seed oil sunscreen. Highly water-resistant and spectrophotometrically calculated...

Zero Waste Mouthwash Recipe

Boil 500 mL water.Cool to room temperature.Add 30 drops of peppermint essential oil.Add 15 drops of clove essential oil.Shake well. Store in pharmaceutical-grade amber glass (mine's an old Aesop bottle). Swish using small glass beakers. Buy essential oil in your own...

Zero Waste Oral / Dental Hygiene

If you are a big fan of one ingredient solutions, then you want to make barely nothing.  Use baking soda with xylitol, a bar of soap.  Brush with a bamboo toothbrush.  We promise it won't cause you a cavity and your dental routine will be pretty much...