One family's journey to zero waste in Chattanooga, TN
I love giving birth! We have three children and each of their births were absolutely beautiful and precious. Next to my wedding day, the births of my children are the best days of my life. But you don't follow this blog for gushing posts about the beauty of birth, but for insight on zero waste… Continue reading Zero Waste Birth
Our family's zero waste dental routine.
https://youtu.be/7xfswhEQdRU Glass is a big problem for single stream recycling. A few years ago, Chattanooga decided to stop accepting glass in the curbside recycling bins. This is because glass shatters. The small pieces of glass embed themselves into other things in the recycling bin, particularly paper, and render them unusable and bound for the landfill.… Continue reading Recycling glass in Chattanooga
When we started our zero waste journey about 3 years ago, I'm ashamed to say it, but neither Sadie or I could even tell you the names of our Tennessee state representatives/senators (Yusuf Hakeem / Todd Gardenhire, respectively) -- so we certainly had never made a phone call, written an email, or met with any… Continue reading 6 tips for taking zero-waste political action
Advice from our own experience about how to get started on zero waste living.
