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how to reduce your carbon footprint: food edition

We hear a lot about reducing our carbon footprints. What exactly does this mean? carbon footprints explained What is a carbon footprint? It’s a way to estimate the total amount of greenhouse gas emissions you generate. But, the key thing to know is that your footprint...

how to reduce your carbon footprint: water edition

sustainability

When it comes to reducing your carbon footprint, a lot of attention is focused on direct sources of carbon emissions like cars. But you may not realize that just using water generates a lot of carbon as well! Since carbon emissions are the primary contributor to...

live a zero-waste life

lifestyle, sustainability

Interested in trying a zero-waste lifestyle but not sure how to start? Living zero waste means doing whatever you can to avoid sending things to the landfill. It is an adjustment, but one way to make it a little easier is to start small and swap out things that won’t...

spotlight: kamikatsu, japan’s ZERO-WASTE town

sustainability

Kamikatsu, Japan is a tiny town of just 1,500 residents – but looks can be deceiving. This small town covering 42 sq mi is known as Japan’s Zero-Waste town, and it’s so famous that it even gets upwards of 2,000 tourists a year! What’s special about...

how a zero waste champion fits a week’s worth of trash into a 2.5-inch jar

sustainability

You’re probably aware of the growing problem of too much trash, plastic, and pollution that is plaguing the globe. (If not, you can read more here and here.) More and more people are trying to live a “zero waste” life; i.e., one focused on creating as little trash as...