Scott & Ande's MEDITATIONS ON PLASTIC
ZERO WASTE BLOG #2: MEDITATIONS ON PLASTIC Monitoring our garbage disposal during this month made it pretty clear that plastic is our...
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A Truck for Zero Waste
As a household committed to the “Year to Zero” program, we chose October, designated as “Metal Month” to share our experiences. I cannot...
RePurposing— Our Favorite Way to Zero Waste with Liz and Kim
ZERO waste. . . not even close! Mind disturbing how much waste two “environmentally conscious” people can produce. We spent Sept 2018...
CAN TWO OLD RECYCLERS BE TAUGHT NEW TRICKS?
CAN TWO OLD RECYCLERS BE TAUGHT NEW TRICKS? THE FINLEYS PONDER ZERO WASTE About 25 years ago, a young, enthusiastic UW ecology student...
Reuse and repair with Joel & Jessica
Our Zero Waste month has proved to be an interesting exercise that has made us reassess our buying choices and has sparked a number of...
On Waste; My Experience of the ‘Year to Zero’ Challenge by Jessica Prince
“Time spent with cats is never wasted.” -Sigmund Freud This dubiously attributed quotation belongs to a refrigerator magnet in my home....
Amy Studzienko's "Want my advice on how to avoid trash?"
Amy Studzienko, July 22nd, 2018 Want my advice on how to avoid trash? It’s actually fairly straightforward. Don’t buy it. Nearly ALL my...
Kristina Moen takes Zero Waste Challenge
Day 0 of the Zero Waste Challenge Kristina Moen works at the Lopez Library and has lived on Lopez Island for four years. When she first...
Tips on Composting from Liz, Teri & Ashi
ZERO WASTE BLOG WEEK 2 Howdy folks. This past week was incredibly busy so I have not had time to update the Blog. I wanted to share some...
Ashi, Teri & Liz: May is the month of Compost!
ZERO WASTE BLOG - day two Let’s talk compost: We originally mixed all our compost together in a pallet bin, yard waste and kitchen waste,...
Leadership San Juan Islands Recycle at Tour de Lopez
Lopezians Brian Estey, Eric Blaser, Isaac Berg, and Jelte Endeavor, a quadruplet known as “The Plastic Pack”, describe their interest and...
Ashi, Teri & Liz take on May for their Zero Waste Challenge!
ZERO WASTE BLOG Day 1 – May 1, 2018 Our family consists of 3 individuals who are all dedicated to the 3 R’s –recycling, reuse and...
"Plastic Problems and Solutions" by Hazel Arden, Student
In 1907, Leo Baekeland created the first synthetic plastic our planet was never the same again( Knight). Today the oceans that were...
March 2018 Year to Zero Household Participant, Kay Keeler
I turned 82 on April 3 and have lately been reflecting on how America met the resource challenges of WWII. I was in kindergarten when...
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