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DIY Activated Charcoal

Activated carbon is a porous substance derived from organic material. For centuries, Japanese artisans burned plant matter to yield activated charcoal, renowned for its purifying properties. With the right equipment, you can easily make a zero-waste version of this...

How To Reduce E-Waste

How many phones have you had in your lifetime?  Three, four, five or ten? You buy, you use it, it gets old and you grow dissatisfied with and dumped for a newer model within a year? Eventually, you realize the impact my quest for a socially acceptable phone, from...

Zero-Waste Food Storage & Options

Accepting food with whatever trappings were offered.  We opted to forgo the freezer in this apartment, and I'm hoping our next home will skip the refrigerator.  Until then, everything is organized according to Cornell's guidelines for storing organic...

Zero-Waste Fridge Home Organization

Here's what our groceries look like this month. I shop once a week now, at the market. Returning rubber bands to the stalls and putting produce directly in my own bags.  Not eating cheese or meat, and choosing fresh nuts instead of bulk, simplifies zero-waste...

TIPS: How to Make Grocery Shopping Zero-Waste

Wicker shopping trolleys are beautiful but…  Week after week, haul reusable totes everywhere, look like a hunchback hobo with a bindle. A wicker shopping cart with ugly white plastic wheels? Table Of ContentsshowUse Glass Jars NowCarry Metal Or Glass...