Zero waste living starts with simple steps to reduce the amount of waste you generate. Start small!
Read moreGo Green, Live Rich: Bring Your Own
Bringing your own shopping bags is probably the top tip when it comes to going green. Let's take this a step further. There is a community of people out there who try to eliminate waste from going to the landfill. You may see the hashtags #zerowaste floating around. The goal is to Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Rot. Now many of us may not be able to do this on a daily basis, but there are a few extra steps you can make to reduce your impact besides just using reusable shopping bags.
Read moreZero Waste Travel to Peru and the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
Zero Waste Travel: On the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, Peru
Tips and recommendations on how to reduce waste and plastic use on the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu in Peru.
Read moreGo Green, Live Rich: Stop Junk Mail
Despite the internet, mail marketing is still a very prevalent way of advertising to consumers. Couple this with America's shopping pastime, mail not only hurts the environment, but it wastes our time and money. Here are some tips to eliminate and reduce junk mail as part of zero waste.
Read moreThe Latte Factor to the Litter Factor
In "Go Green, Live Rich," David Bach introduces us to the "Litter Factor." It is a concept that further elaborates on how small things add up to big things. For example, buying coffee in a disposable single-use cup not only drains you a few dollars each day, it also contributes trash to the environment. Think about all of the coffee you consume, where do those cups go. Some days, you will see them pile up in the corner trash can, other days, you'll see one being swept by the rain and end up in the sewage system and eventually in the rivers. When you start thinking about what you consume, how much it costs you and how much it costs the environment, you start thinking differently.
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